4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1940–45
NAMED MODELMilitary · United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Wasp Mark I flamethrower carrier.

The Universal Carrier with the Flame-thrower, Transportable, No. 2: a fixed projector on the front fed from two fuel tanks holding 100 gallons between them. 1,000 were produced.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEUniversal Carrier (1940–60)BUILT BYVickers-ArmstrongsIN SERVICE1940–45OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTION1,000LAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The Mark I was succeeded by the Mark II, which moved the projector to the co-driver's position. The sources consulted give no dates for either mark.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERVickers-Armstrongs ↗
Universal Carrier (Vickers-Armstrongs design), converted by the British carrier builders
MANUFACTURED1940–45
ENGINEFord flathead V8 petrol, 239 cu in (3.9 L), 85 hp at 3,500 rpmFord flathead V8
PRODUCTION RUN1,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEUniversal Carrier
FAMILYUniversal Carrier
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEopen
CATEGORYMilitary · United Kingdom

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Service Colour Standard brown
  • Olive Drab
  • Khaki Green No. 3
  • Dark Brown
  • Black
  • Dark Olive Green
  • Light Stone
  • Portland Stone
  • Desert Pink
  • Light Mud
  • Deep Bronze Green

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Universal Carrier ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: draft