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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 Manufactured by Alvis, it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and was withdrawn in 1994.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 ]
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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 .
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The development of a second tranche of FSVs began in 1972, when a requirement for further such AFVs was issued. It was decided that the new AFV would use the turret of a FV101 Scorpion fitted to the chassis of a M113A1 APC. [60] This turret was armed with a 76 mm L23A1 gun.
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The ARV was fitted with the two-man turret from the FV101 Scorpion armed with a 76 mm gun. The commander sat on the left and the gunner on the right. Traverse was manual but an electric drive could be installed. Timoney designed, built and tested two prototypes of the armoured reconnaissance vehicle in Ireland.