FV721 Fox
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The FV721 Fox is a British light armored reconnaissance vehicle developed in the late 1960s, known for its high speed, mobility, and relatively heavy armament for its size.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FV721 Fox canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| armourType | aluminium alloy armour ⓘ |
| chassisUsedFor |
FV105 Sultan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FV106 Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ |
| designedAsSuccessorTo | Ferret armoured car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air-portability
ⓘ
high speed reconnaissance ⓘ |
| developmentStartDate | late 1960s ⓘ |
| drive | 4x4 ⓘ |
| engine | Jaguar 4.2 litre petrol engine ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | 6-cylinder inline petrol ⓘ |
| enginePower | about 190 hp ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1970s ⓘ |
| height | about 2.1 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1973 ⓘ |
| length | about 5.1 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Alvis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRoadSpeed |
about 104 km/h
ⓘ
about 65 mph ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high speed for an armoured vehicle
ⓘ
relatively heavy armament for its size ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon ⓘ |
| range | about 430 km ⓘ |
| retiredFromBritishArmy | 1990s ⓘ |
| role |
internal security
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
7.62 mm L37A1 machine gun
ⓘ
smoke grenade dischargers ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | independent coil spring suspension ⓘ |
| transmission | automatic ⓘ |
| turretType | two-man turret ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ Brunei NERFINISHED ⓘ Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 6.7 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | about 2.24 m ⓘ |
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