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The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle and light tank. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), CVR(T), family of seven armoured vehicles. Manufactured by Alvis, it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and was withdrawn in 1994.
Scorpion advancing across the desert during the first Gulf War. The FV101 Scorpion was originally developed to meet a British Army requirement for the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked). Scorpion was accepted by the British Army in May 1970, with a contract for 275, which later rose to 313 vehicles. [2]
FV702: Orange William test vehicle; FV703: Scout Car Reconnaissance/GW, Ferret Mk. 2/6; FV704: Scout Car Liaison Ferret Mk. 1/2; FV711: Scout Car Reconnaissance, Ferret Mk. 4 (Big-wheeled) FV712: Scout Car Reconnaissance/GW, Ferret Mk. 5 (Big-wheeled) FV720: Series of vehicles based on CVR(W) FV721: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled), Fox ...
It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion, but mounts a high-velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a low-velocity 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps armoured regiments in the reconnaissance role. Each regiment originally had a close reconnaissance squadron of five troops, each containing eight FV107 Scimitars.
Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph) Sabre is a variation of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) , featuring the turret from a wheeled Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle mounted on the hull of a tracked FV101 Scorpion .
The Tosan's design is based on the British FV101 Scorpion; [4] the tank is fitted with a 90 mm gun, Toophan missile launchers (some were mounted), [5] and improved firing and targeting systems. [ citation needed ] The tank can drive long distances on its tracks and does not need to be carried on trucks.
The Warrior has the speed and performance to keep up with a Challenger 2 main battle tank over the most difficult terrain. The vehicle is fitted with a two-man GKN Sankey turret, armed with a non- stabilised L21A1 30 mm RARDEN cannon capable of destroying some APCs at a maximum range of 1,500 m (1,600 yd), and an L94A1 EX-34 7.62 mm Hughes ...
The Charioteer Tank, or FV4101 Tank, Medium Gun, Charioteer was a post-world-war II British armoured fighting vehicle. It was produced in the 1950s to up-gun units of the Royal Armoured Corps continuing to use the Cromwell tank during the early phases of the Cold War.