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Morris CS9
Krajiny	Uk
Úlohu	Ľahké obrnené auto
Obdobie	1936+
Postavený	Neznáme

Vozidlo bolo založené na Morris Commercial C9 4×2 15 long cwt (760 kg) truck chassis. On this chassis, a riveted hull was mounted with an open-topped two-man turret. The armament consisted of either Boys anti-tank rifle and Bren light machine gun or Vickers machine gun. The vehicle carried a No. 19 radio set. The prototype was tested in 1936. A further 99 cars were ordered and were delivered in 1938. Thirty-eight of these cars were used by the 12th Royal Lancers in the Battle of France, where all of them were destroyed or abandoned. Another 30 served with the 11th Hussars in the North African Campaign. It was found that, when fitted with desert tyres, the vehicle had good performance on soft sand. However, its armour and armament were insufficient. The vehicle was retired halfway through the North African Campaign.

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Komisia Morris CS9 bol ľahký obrnený automobil, ktorý bol vyvinutý spoločnosťou Morris Commercial Cars, dcérskou spoločnosťou Morris Motors, v roku 1936. Bol založený na podvozku nákladného vozidla Morris C9 4×2 a mal nitovaný trup s otvorenou vežou. Veža bola vyzbrojená buď protitankovou puškou Boys, ľahkým guľometom Bren alebo ťažkým guľometom Vickers. Vozidlo malo aj odpaľovač dymových granátov a rádio.
The Morris CS9 entered service with the British Army in 1939 and saw action in the Battle of France and the North African Campaign. It had good mobility on soft sand when fitted with desert tyres, but its armour and armament were inadequate against enemy tanks and anti-tank guns. The vehicle was retired from service by 1943 and some were captured and used by German and Italian forces.
The Morris CS9 was one of the first British armoured cars to be designed for modern warfare and paved the way for more advanced models such as the Daimler Dingo and Humber Scout Car.