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Encyclopedia > Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle

The FV 721 Fox Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (wheeled) was a 4x4 armoured car deployed by the British Army as a replacement for the Ferret scout car and the Saladin Armoured Car. The Fox was introduced into service in May 1973 and withdrawn in 1993/4. Military armored cars A French VBL reconnaissance vehicle. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... General characteristics Length 12 ft 2 in, 3. ... General characteristics Length 4. ...


It had a crew of three and was armed with a 30mm L21 Rarden cannon and a coaxial L7A2 7.62mm machine gun mounted in a low profile rotating turret. This turret was also equipped with a set of smoke dischargers. The vehicle had a combat weight of 6.75 tonnes and was designed to be air-portable. 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 multifuel engine, the Fox was one of the fastest vehicles of its type. Turret (highlighted) attached to a tower on a baronial building in Scotland In architecture, a turret (from Italian: torretta, little tower; Latin: turris, tower) is a small tower that projects from the wall of a building, such as a medieval castle or baronial house. ...


The turret of the Fox has been remounted on the chassis of the Scorpion tank to create a new tracked reconnaissance vehicle, the Sabre, that is cheaper to produce than the similar FV107 Scimitar. The FV101 Scorpion is a modern British light tank, part of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) or, CVR(T) family. ... Sabre is a variation of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), featuring the turret from a Fox reconnaisance vehicle mounted on the hull of a Scorpion. ... FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light tank used by the British Army. ...


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Modern (post WW2) UK armoured fighting vehicles
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FV430 series | Warrior | FV103 Spartan
Stormer | FV104 Samaritan | FV105 Sultan
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The BRDM-2 (Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle †) is an armored scout car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union. ... General characteristics Length 12 ft 2 in, 3. ... Piranha-derived LAV25 in USMC service Canadian Piranha-derived, six-wheeled Cougar AVGP, with Scorpion tank turret (76 mm gun) Prototype of a Mobile Gun System derivative of the Piranha, mounting a 105mm tank gun Piranha-derived Stryker, clad with a supplementary anti-HEAT shell slat armour Canadian Forces Piranha... AMX 10 RC on a trailer The AMX 10 RC is a wheeled light tank in service in the French Army. ... The EE-9 Cascavel is a 6x6 armoured car developed in the seventies by ENGESA of Brasil. ... Piranha-derived LAV25 in USMC service Canadian Piranha-derived, six-wheeled Cougar AVGP, with Scorpion tank turret (76 mm gun) Prototype of a Mobile Gun System derivative of the Piranha, mounting a 105mm tank gun Piranha-derived Stryker, clad with a supplementary anti-HEAT shell slat armour Canadian Forces Piranha... General Characteristics (ERC 90 Sagaie) Length: 7,70m Width: 2,50m Height: 2,25m Mass: 8,3t Speed: 90km/h Range: 730km Primary armament: 1 cannon 90mm Secondary armament: 2 7,62 machine guns Power plant: hp Crew: 3 The ERC 90 SAGAIE is a six-wheeled light tank. ... General characteristics Length 4. ... The VBC-90 is a light armoured vehicle armed with a 90 mm gun. ... The Centauro is a wheeled tank-destroyer developed by a consortium of manufacturers, the Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara. ... The Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle is an armoured fighting vehicle built by General Motors of Canada for the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Mobile Gun System is an eight-wheeled armoured fighting vehicle mounting a 105 mm tank gun, derived from the Mowag Piranha. ... Piranha-derived LAV25 in USMC service Canadian Piranha-derived, six-wheeled Cougar AVGP, with Scorpion tank turret (76 mm gun) Prototype of a Mobile Gun System derivative of the Piranha, mounting a 105mm tank gun Piranha-derived Stryker, clad with a supplementary anti-HEAT shell slat armour Canadian Forces Piranha... The Rooikat is a wheeled armored fighting vehicle built in South Africa for the South African Army. ... Piranha-derived LAV25 in USMC service Canadian Piranha-derived, six-wheeled Cougar AVGP, with Scorpion tank turret (76 mm gun) Prototype of a Mobile Gun System derivative of the Piranha, mounting a 105mm tank gun Piranha-derived Stryker, clad with a supplementary anti-HEAT shell slat armour Canadian Forces Piranha...


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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle (314 words)
The FV 721 Fox Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (wheeled) was a 4x4 armoured car deployed by the British Army as a replacement for the Ferret scout car and the Saladin Armoured Car.
The turret of the Fox has been remounted on the chassis of the Scorpion tank to create a new tracked reconnaissance vehicle, the Sabre, that is cheaper to produce than the similar FV107 Scimitar.
A small number of Fox turrets were added to modified FV 432s in the mid-1970s, but this project was abandoned after 13 were converted.
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