FV101 Scorpion

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The FV101 Scorpion is a British light reconnaissance tank and combat vehicle known for its high speed, aluminum armor, and use as part of the CVR(T) family during the Cold War.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
FV101 Scorpion canonical 1
FV102 Striker 1
Scorpion I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armoured reconnaissance vehicle
combat vehicle
light tank
armorLayout welded aluminium hull
armorType aluminium alloy
category British light tank
Cold War armoured fighting vehicle
tracked reconnaissance vehicle
combatUse Falklands War
Gulf War
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 3
crewPositions commander
driver
gunner
designedBy Alvis design team
designedFor air portability
strategic mobility
drive tracked
engineConfiguration 6-cylinder inline
enginePower 190 hp
engineType Jaguar J60 4.2-litre petrol engine
enteredService 1973
exportedTo Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Chile
Indonesia
Iran
Nigeria
Oman
Philippines
Thailand
Venezuela
familyVariant FV102 Striker
linked to: FV101 Scorpion

FV103 Spartan
FV104 Samaritan
FV105 Sultan
FV106 Samson
FV107 Scimitar
introduced early 1970s
mainArmament 76 mm L23A1 gun
manufacturer Alvis Vehicles
maximumRoadSpeed about 50 mph
about 80 km/h
notableFeature lightweight aluminium construction
low silhouette
very high speed for a tracked armoured vehicle
operator British Army
Royal Air Force Regiment
linked to: RAF Regiment
partOf Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
primaryRole reconnaissance
retiredFromBritishArmyService 1990s
secondaryArmament 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
secondaryRole fire support
shortName CVR(T) Scorpion
successorInBritishService Scimitar and upgraded CVR(T) variants
suspension torsion bar
usedInConflict Cold War

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

FV101 Scorpion familyVariant FV102 Striker
linked to: FV101 Scorpion
Scorpion II predecessor Scorpion I
linked to: FV101 Scorpion