Scorpion (tank)
FV101 Scorpion | |
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Scorpion in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm 1991 |
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General properties | |
crew | 3 (driver, commander, gunner) |
length | 4.9 m |
width | 2.2 m |
height | 2.1 m |
Dimensions | 8.07 tons |
Armor and armament | |
Armor | 12.7 mm |
Main armament | 1 × 76 mm L23A1 cannon (40 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 1 × 7.62 mm L37A1 machine gun (coaxial, 3000 rounds) |
agility | |
drive |
Jaguar 6-cylinder petrol engine with a displacement of 4.2 liters 190 hp (142 kW) |
suspension | Torsion bar |
Top speed | 80 km / h |
Power / weight | 24 hp / ton |
Range | 644 km |
The Scorpion is a light reconnaissance tank manufactured by Alvis in England from 1972 . In addition to Great Britain , Belgium and a number of other countries introduced the Scorpion in 1974 , especially in the Third World .
History and technology
The Scorpion replaced the Saladin armored car . Its curb weight is only about eight tons, as the armor is made of an aluminum-zinc-magnesium alloy. In the Falklands War , the British regiment Blues and Royals fought with four Scorpion and four Scimitar tanks.
Scorpion family
On the basis of the CVR (T) Scorpion, a family of tanks was created from different models for different tasks.
- FV101 Scorpion: reconnaissance and infantry support tank with a 76 mm cannon
- FV102 Striker: anti-tank missile tank destroyer, armed with swingfire anti-tank missiles
- FV103 Spartan: armored personnel carrier
- FV104 Samaritan: medical tank
- FV105 Sultan: command post and command tank
- FV106 Samson: armored recovery vehicle
- FV107 Scimitar: Reconnaissance and infantry support tank with 30 mm rare rapid fire cannon
- Scorpion 90: reconnaissance and infantry support tank with a Belgian Cockeril 90 mm cannon (Mk3M-A1)
- FV 721 Fox Combat Vehicle: Conversion of the Scimitar to a wheeled tank
Use in various armies
- Belgium ( Belgian Army ) (701 Scorpions)
- Botswana (36 Scorpions)
- Brunei ( Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei ) (19 Scorpions + 2 Sultans)
- Chile (Infantería de Marina) (30 Scorpions)
- Honduras (15 Scorpions + 3 Scimitars)
- Indonesia (121 Scorpions)
- Iran (80 Scorpions)
- Ireland ( Irish Army ) (14 Scorpions)
- Jordan (80 Scorpions)
- Latvia ( Latvian Army ) (123 Scorpions)
- Malaysia ( Tentera Darat Malaysia ) (26 Scorpions)
- New Zealand (26 Scorpions)
- Nigeria (100 Scorpions + 5 Scimitars)
- Oman (60 Scorpions)
- Philippines (42 Scorpions)
- Spain (17 Scorpions)
- Tanzania (40 Scorpions)
- Thailand (154 Scorpions)
- Togo (12 Scorpions)
- Venezuela (80 Scorpions)
- United Kingdom (1500 Scorpions + 318 Scimitars)
Web links
Commons : FV101 Scorpion - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Repaircraft PLC
- Pictures and information ( Memento from December 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )