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The Sri Lanka Army used Mark 1 and Mark 2 Ferrets from 1955 to 1999, with the last decade in a non-front line role. The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps still retains a few operational Ferret Mark 1 for ceremonial use, while some Mark 2s are gate guardians or in museums. [4] According to the US Military, 20 national armies were operating the Ferret in ...
The Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (Wheeled), abbreviated to CVR(W), was a line of vehicles to replace the Ferret Armoured Car in British Army service. Two variants were planned: Fox (FV721) – fitted with a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon , the same as fitted to the FV107 Scimitar Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle a member of the Combat ...
Military vehicles include all land combat and transport vehicles, excluding rail-based, ... FV711 Ferret 4×4 armoured car (United Kingdom; Cold War)
FV434: Armoured Carrier, Maintenance, Full-tracked also known as Armoured Repair Vehicle; FV435: Wavell communications vehicle; FV436: Trial version of FV432 variant fitted with Green Archer radar, did not enter service. Number subsequently used for brigade and division HQ staff vehicles. FV437: Pathfinder recovery vehicle with snorkel gear
In the 1960s preeminent armoured vehicle of the period was the Ferret, a pre-independence contribution from the British Forces Aden. Although 30 Ferrets had once been maintained by the Southern Rhodesian Armoured Regiment some of these were passed on to other successor states after the breakup of the Federation. [11]
The first British vehicle of this type to enter service was the Daimler Dingo. [6] After the war, this role was filled by the Daimler Ferret. [7] Scout cars were gradually superseded by more heavily armed vehicles for light reconnaissance, such as the FV721 Fox armored car. [8]
The vehicle had a combat weight of 6.75 tonnes and was designed to be air-portable. [2] The Fox had aluminium armour and was fitted with a flotation screen. It lacked protection against nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Powered by a Jaguar 4.2-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine, the Fox was one of the fastest vehicles of its type.
Smaller caliber weapons help reduce the vehicle's profile and noise signatures. [1] In contrast, French, and British doctrine was to fit reconnaissance vehicles, such as the AEC, EBR and the AMX 10 RC, with the heaviest weaponry possible on their light chassis, so as to allow them a further role for defence of the flanks.