Armored Vehicles

Staghound Mk I

The Staghound Mk I was the British service designation for the Chevrolet-built T17E1 armored car, a 4x4 reconnaissance vehicle fielded from 1943. Weaponsystems.net lists the Mk I with a 37 mm M6 cannon, a coaxial and bow .30 M1919A4 machine gun, a roof-mounted .30 M1919A4, and a 51 mm smoke mortar.

Staghound Mk I, 4x4 reconnaissance armored car, Armored Vehicles

Image source: T17E1 Staghound Armoured Car.jpg

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: Chevrolet
Type: 4x4 reconnaissance armored car
Service note: World War II
Designed: 1941 - 1942
Produced: October 1942 - December 1943
Number built: 2,844 T17E1; 100 to 300 converted to Mk III

wheeled reconnaissancearmored car

Specifications

Crew: 5
Weight: 13.9 t combat load
Armament: 37 mm M6 cannon, two fixed .30 M1919A4 machine guns, one roof-mounted .30 M1919A4, and a 51 mm M3 smoke mortar
Mobility: 4x4 wheeled chassis; 89 km/h road speed; 720 km road range with external fuel
Protection: Steel welded hull and cast turret; 16 to 22 mm hull front; 45 mm turret front

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Entered service in 1943 and remained in use with British and Commonwealth operators after the war.
Used by: United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Israel

Carried Weapons

Weaponsystems.net lists three Browning M1919A4 machine guns on the Staghound Mk I in bow, coaxial, and roof mounts.

Carried item

Item type

Carriage evidence

.30-Caliber Machine Gun

Crew-served medium machine gun

The Staghound Mk I carried three .30 M1919A4 machine guns: one bow mount, one coaxial with the 37 mm cannon, and one on the roof.

Sources: Staghound Mk I | Weaponsystems.net

Staghound Mk I Images

Staghound Mk I, 4x4 reconnaissance armored car, Armored Vehicles - view 1 — Source: T17E1 Staghound Armoured Car.jpg

Staghound Mk I, 4x4 reconnaissance armored car, Armored Vehicles - view 2 — Source: T17e1 staghound elbeuf.jpg

Staghound Mk I, 4x4 reconnaissance armored car, Armored Vehicles - view 3 — Source: T17e1 staghound seine.jpg

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Sources

Staghound Mk I | Weaponsystems.netPublisher: Weaponsystems.net | Note: Supports background, manufacturer, service dates, technical specifications, and the Staghound Mk I's three Browning M1919A4 machine guns. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 T17E1 Staghound Armoured Car.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a restored Staghound Mk I photographed at Bovington Tank Museum. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 T17e1 staghound elbeuf.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a wartime T17E1 Staghound photographed crossing a Bailey bridge at Elbeuf, France. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 T17e1 staghound seine.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a wartime T17E1 Staghound crossing the Seine. | Accessed: 2026-06-23