Editing Armored car (military) (section)

=== Scout cars ===
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In the 1930s, a new sub-class of armored car emerged in the United States, known as the ''scout car''. This was a compact light armored car which was either unarmed or armed only with machine guns for self-defense.<ref name=Green>{{cite book|last=Green|first=Michael|title=Allied Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the Second World War|date=2017|page=17|publisher=Pen & Sword Military Press|location=Barnsley|isbn=978-1473872370}}</ref> Scout cars were designed as purpose-built reconnaissance vehicles for passive observation and intelligence gathering.<ref name=Green/> Armored cars which carried large caliber, turreted weapons systems were not considered scout cars.<ref name=Green/> The concept gained popularity worldwide during [[World War II]] and was especially favored in nations where reconnaissance theory emphasized passive observation over combat.<ref name="Knox1">{{cite journal| last =  Van Oosbree| first = Gerard| title = Dutch and Germans Agree to Build "Fennek" Light Reconnaissance Vehicle| journal = [[Armor magazine]]| page = 34| publisher = US Army Armor Center| location = Fort Knox, Kentucky| date = July–August 1999}}</ref>

Examples of armored cars also classified as scout cars include the Soviet [[BRDM|BRDM series]], the British [[Ferret armoured car|Ferret]], the Brazilian [[EE-3 Jararaca]], the Hungarian [[D-442 FÚG]], and the American [[Cadillac Gage Commando Scout]].<ref name="Compendium">{{cite book | last = Chant |first =Christopher | title = A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware | location = New York | publisher = Routledge & Kegan Paul | year = 1987 | isbn = 0-7102-0720-4 | oclc = 14965544 | pages = 28–38 }}</ref>