FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light tank used by the British Army. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion.
Specification
- Crew: 3
- Length: 4.9 m
- Height: 2.1 m
- Width: 2.24 m
- Ground clearance: 0.35 m
- Combat weight: 8,070 kg
- Engine: Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel engine developing 190 hp (142 kW)
- Maximum speed: 80 km/h on roads
- Main armament: 1 x 30 mm L21 Rarden cannon. Firing at up to 90 rounds per minute. Ammunition types High Explosive Incendiary (HEI), High Explosive (HE), Armour Piercing (AP), APSE, Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot- Tank (APDS-T)
- Secondary armament: Coaxial 7.62 mm L37A1 GPMG, 2 x 4 barrel smoke launchers.
- Ammunition carried: 160 rounds of 30 mm, 3,000 rounds of 7.62 mm.
History
Scimitar entered service in 1971.
Initially the engine was the Jaguar J60 4.2 litre 6 cylinder pertrol engine.
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