Samaritan armoured ambulance
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The Samaritan armoured ambulance is a British tracked battlefield medical evacuation vehicle designed to transport and treat wounded soldiers under armored protection.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stormer ambulance | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured ambulance
ⓘ
armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| armourProtectionLevel |
shell splinters
ⓘ
small arms fire ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | CVR(T) family ⓘ |
| canCarry |
up to 10 seated casualties
ⓘ
up to 4 stretchers ⓘ |
| combatWeight | about 8 tonnes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Alvis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
battlefield medical evacuation
ⓘ
casualty evacuation ⓘ treatment of wounded soldiers ⓘ |
| designedToOperateWith | armoured and mechanised units ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scorpion light tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePower | 190 hp ⓘ |
| enteredServiceIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| hasArmament | usually unarmed ⓘ |
| hasArmour | aluminium armour ⓘ |
| hasConfiguration | rear compartment for casualties ⓘ |
| hasEngine | Jaguar J60 petrol engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
NBC protection system
ⓘ
medical equipment storage ⓘ radio communications equipment ⓘ |
| hasLayout |
driver front-left
ⓘ
engine front-right ⓘ medical compartment at rear ⓘ |
| hasMobility | tracked ⓘ |
| height | about 2.1 m ⓘ |
| isVariantOf |
CVR(T)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 5.1 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Alvis Vehicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedOnRoad | about 72 km/h ⓘ |
| mayMount | 7.62 mm machine gun for self-defence ⓘ |
| operator | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British armoured medical services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
armoured casualty evacuation
ⓘ
front-line medical support ⓘ |
| provides | armoured protection ⓘ |
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| typeDesignation | FV104 Samaritan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Cold War period
ⓘ
post–Cold War operations ⓘ |
| width | about 2.2 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stormer ambulance