Other projects were considered using obsolete tank chassis, including the Valentine for its reliability and low profile and the Crusader for its good power-to-weight ratio.

The rear mounting combined with its low silhouette made the Archer an excellent ambush weapon, allowing its crew to fire, then drive away without turning round.

)[citation needed] Post-war, the Egyptian Army received 200 ex-British Archers after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

[7] The Archer served with some units of the Royal Armoured Corps in the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in the early 1950s.

[citation needed] Jordanian Arab Legion and National Guard were supplied with 36 ex-British Archers in 1952.