Saracen armoured personnel carriers
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Saracen armoured personnel carriers are British six-wheeled, lightly armoured military vehicles designed for troop transport and internal security operations, notably used in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FV603 Saracen (some variants) | 1 |
| Saracen armoured personnel carriers canonical | 1 |
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured personnel carrier
ⓘ
internal security vehicle ⓘ |
| armament |
0.303 inch Bren light machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm machine gun ⓘ smoke dischargers ⓘ |
| armourDescription | light armour ⓘ |
| armourType | welded steel ⓘ |
| combatWeight | 11 tonnes ⓘ |
| configuration | 6×6 wheeled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designer | Alvis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Alvis Saladin armoured car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drive | all-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | 8-cylinder inline ⓘ |
| engineType | Rolls-Royce B80 petrol engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| height | 2.6 m ⓘ |
| length | 4.8 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Alvis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
British Army operations in Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban internal security patrols ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 1800 ⓘ |
| operatorType |
army
ⓘ
gendarmerie NERFINISHED ⓘ police ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 9 infantry soldiers ⓘ |
| primaryRole | troop transport ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1972 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1952 ⓘ |
| range | 400 km ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Alvis Salamander fire tender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | internal security ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1952 ⓘ |
| successor | FV432 armoured personnel carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | independent torsion bar ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
45 mph
ⓘ
72 km/h ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Abu Dhabi Defence Force
NERFINISHED
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Abu Dhabi Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahrain Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Belgian Gendarmerie NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army ⓘ Brunei Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyprus National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyprus Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Dubai Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiji Military Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong Police Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuwait Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Libyan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigerian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Oman Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Qatar Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodesian Security Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Ulster Constabulary NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzanian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations peacekeeping forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen Arab Republic Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | 2.5 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
FV603 Saracen (some variants)