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Scorpion
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| Scorpion Fv101 | |
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| Function | Tracked Reconnaissance Vehicle |
| Crew | 3 |
| Weight | 8.07 tonnes |
| Height | 2.1m |
| road speed | 80kph |
| Engine | Cummins BTA 5.9 litre (diesel) |
| Power | 190bhp |
| Range | 644km |
| Primary Armament | 76 mm gun L23A1 (40rnds) |
| Secondary Armament | 7.62 mm coax MG (3000rnds) |
FV 101 Scorpion
A member of the CVR(T) family. Its full design name is Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) Fire Support (Scorpion). It was intended to be a fast, air-transportable reconnaissance vehicle and was built from mainly aluminium armour.
Introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and served until 1994. More than 3,000 were produced. It is also one of the fastest tanks in the world. Eventually it was phased out after concerns about the fumes from the main armament.
The hulls were converted to the Sabre by fitting the 30mm Rarden equipped turret from the Fox armoured car.
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