Судя по несколько туманной формулировке у Залоги, скорее это британцы башню переставили. Что до пушки, то AEC Mk III изначально был вооружён QF 75 mm.
Besides Staghound transfers to European allies, during the late 1940s and early 1950s Britain exported surplus Staghounds to the Middle East. This included supplies to Egypt (50), Syria (52), Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Transjordan. The Staghound III had not proved a particularly good solution to the firepower problem, and after World War II another alternative version was constructed in a bid to make the Staghound more attractive in the export market. Turrets from the AEC Mk III armored car were substituted for the normal Staghound turret; 16 were built for Lebanon in 1955, A total of 56 Staghounds of various types served with the Lebanese army, but were later used by the police. The availability of demilitarized Staghounds for the export market led to some other odd armament choices; for example, some Staghounds sold to Lebanon and Syria were armed with surplus 2-pdrs, The Lebanese Staghounds eventually fell into the hands of militias during the civil wars in the 1980s and remained in service until recently, Sudan acquired a few Staghounds with an even more unusual conversion, consisting of a an AEC Mk III turret modified to accommodate the M34 gun mount and 75mm gun from the Sherman tank. There were a number of other attempts to modify the armament. (Zaloga - Staghound Armored Car 1942-62)
Besides Staghound transfers to European allies, during the late 1940s and early 1950s Britain exported surplus Staghounds to the Middle East. This included supplies to Egypt (50), Syria (52), Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Transjordan. The Staghound III had not proved a particularly good solution to the firepower problem, and after World War II another alternative version was constructed in a bid to make the Staghound more attractive in the export market. Turrets from the AEC Mk III armored car were substituted for the normal Staghound turret; 16 were built for Lebanon in 1955, A total of 56 Staghounds of various types served with the Lebanese army, but were later used by the police. The availability of demilitarized Staghounds for the export market led to some other odd armament choices; for example, some Staghounds sold to Lebanon and Syria were armed with surplus 2-pdrs, The Lebanese Staghounds eventually fell into the hands of militias during the civil wars in the 1980s and remained in service until recently, Sudan acquired a few Staghounds with an even more unusual
conversion, consisting of a an AEC Mk III turret modified to accommodate the M34 gun mount and 75mm gun from the Sherman tank. There were a number of other attempts to modify the armament.
(Zaloga - Staghound Armored Car 1942-62)
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