Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle

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armoured fighting vehicle reconnaissance vehicle tracked vehicle

The Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle is a British light tracked armored fighting vehicle designed for high-speed battlefield scouting and surveillance missions.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
CVR(T) Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle	1
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)	1
FV107 Scimitar	1
Scimitar Mk 2	1
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles (historical)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ tracked vehicle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ surface form: FV107 Scimitar
armourType	aluminium armour ⓘ
chassisSharedWith	FV101 Scorpion ⓘ other CVR(T) variants ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
crew	3 ⓘ
crewRole	commander ⓘ driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ
designedBy	Alvis Vehicles ⓘ surface form: Alvis
designedFor	high-speed battlefield scouting ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ surveillance ⓘ
engine	Jaguar J60 4.2-litre petrol engine ⓘ
enginePower	190 hp ⓘ
fuelType	petrol ⓘ
height	2.1 m ⓘ
introducedAs	replacement for Saladin armoured car in reconnaissance role ⓘ
length	4.9 m ⓘ
manufacturer	Alvis Vehicles ⓘ
maximumSpeed	80 km/h ⓘ about 50 mph ⓘ
mobility	high ⓘ
notableFeature	high power-to-weight ratio ⓘ low silhouette ⓘ
partOfFamily	Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
primaryArmament	30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon ⓘ
range	about 450 km ⓘ
role	armoured reconnaissance ⓘ
secondaryArmament	7.62 mm L37A1 machine gun ⓘ 7.62 mm L8A1 machine gun ⓘ
serviceEntry	1971 ⓘ
successor	Ajax family (in British Army service) ⓘ Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Scimitar Mk 2
suspension	torsion bar ⓘ
turretType	two-man turret ⓘ
usedBy	Belgium ⓘ British Army ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Oman ⓘ RAF Regiment ⓘ surface form: Royal Air Force Regiment
usedInConflict	Falklands War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan
weight	about 8 tonnes ⓘ
width	2.2 m ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle → alsoKnownAs → Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ

this entity surface form: FV107 Scimitar

Life Guards → equipment → Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles (historical)

Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle → partOfFamily → Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)

Ajax armoured fighting vehicle → replaces → Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ

this entity surface form: CVR(T) Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle

Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle → successor → Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scimitar Mk 2

Royal Armoured Corps → usesEquipment → Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ