Stallion 1

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Stallion 1
A Stallion 1 in the Royal Tank Museum in Amman, Jordan

A Stallion 1 in the Royal Tank Museum in Amman, Jordan
General properties
crew 3 (commander, driver, gunner)
length 4.00 m
width 1.88 m
height 2.41 m
Dimensions 5.0 tons
Armor and armament
Armor Rolled armor steel
Main armament 1 × 7.62mm machine gun or
1 × 12.7mm machine gun
Secondary armament Smoke throwing system
agility
drive 4-cylinder diesel engine
108 kW
Top speed 100 km / h (road)
Power / weight 29.63 hp / t
Range 600 km

The Stallion 1 ( English : Stallion 1 ) is a small armored car from the Jordanian manufacturer KADDB , which was developed as a lightly armored reconnaissance and liaison vehicle. The vehicle is used by the Jordanian armed forces .

Development history

The Stallion 1 reconnaissance vehicle was developed in 2005 by the Jordanian state arms company King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) and presented a few years later at armaments fairs, especially at the local SOFEX trade fair . The vehicle is essentially based on the British Ferret from the 1950s, 180 of which were introduced into the Jordanian army. In order to extend the useful life of these vehicles, the decision was made to fundamentally revise these combat vehicles in the 2000s. Since 2007, 50 Stallion 1 are said to be in service with the Jordanian military.

Technology and armament

The all-wheel-drive vehicle (4 × 4) uses the chassis of the Ferret, but the armored cabin has been completely redesigned, in which three crew members can now be accommodated. Instead of the original 6-cylinder gasoline engine from Rolls-Royce , a 4-cylinder diesel engine from Toyota is installed, which meets modern requirements in terms of consumption and performance. A front cable winch is installed on the chassis , with which high gradients can be mastered or heavy loads can be moved. The armament consists of either a light machine gun with a caliber of 5.56 or 7.62 mm or a heavy machine gun in the .50 BMG caliber . For self-protection, the crew has a smoke-throwing system with six throwing cups at their disposal, in order to be able to hide the vehicle from the view of the attacker with smoke or smoke grenades.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Technical data from deagel.com (English)
  2. ↑ armyrecognition.com: SOFEX 2008 Daily NEWS
  3. ↑ SIPRI Arms Transfers Database (English)
  4. ↑ Jordan . In: inss.org.il . January 20, 2009 (PDF file; English)
  5. ↑ Mark Rutherford: Royal mount with optional 50 caliber - Jordanian Stallion ready for peacekeeping duty . In: cnet.com (English)
  6. ^ Armored Cars - An Encyclopedia of the World's Wheeled Fighting Vehicles. David R. Haugh, 2006 (English)

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