FV104 Samaritan

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The FV104 Samaritan is a British tracked armored ambulance vehicle derived from the CVR(T) light tank family, designed to evacuate and treat casualties on the battlefield.

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FV104 Samaritan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armoured ambulance ⓘ
armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ
military vehicle ⓘ
armourType aluminium armour ⓘ
basedOn Scorpion family hull design ⓘ
category light tracked armoured vehicle ⓘ
chassisLayout tracked ⓘ
combatWeight about 8.7 tonnes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
defensiveArmament 7.62 mm machine gun (optional) ⓘ
derivedFrom CVR(T) chassis ⓘ
designedBy Alvis design team ⓘ
designedFor front-line medical support ⓘ
operation in high-threat environments ⓘ
designedRole armoured battlefield ambulance ⓘ
casualty evacuation ⓘ
medical treatment vehicle ⓘ
drive rear drive sprockets ⓘ
engineModel Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel ⓘ
enginePower 190 hp ⓘ
engineType diesel engine ⓘ
enteredService 1970s ⓘ
hasVariant upgraded powerpack versions ⓘ
height about 2.4 m ⓘ
length about 5.1 m ⓘ
manufacturer Alvis Vehicles ⓘ
maximumSpeedOnRoad about 72 km/h ⓘ
medicalEquipment basic life-support equipment ⓘ
stretcher racks ⓘ
numberOfRoadWheelsPerSide 5 ⓘ
operationalRange about 500 km ⓘ
operatorType medical corps units ⓘ
partOfFamily CVR(T) ⓘ
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) ⓘ
passengerCapacity up to 10 seated casualties ⓘ
up to 4 stretchers ⓘ
primaryArmament none ⓘ
protectionFeature NBC protection (on some variants) ⓘ
armoured protection for medical staff and casualties ⓘ
relatedTo FV101 Scorpion ⓘ
FV103 Spartan ⓘ
FV105 Sultan ⓘ
status in service with some armed forces ⓘ
suspension torsion bar ⓘ
transmission David Brown TN15 automatic ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ
Royal Army Medical Corps ⓘ
various export customers ⓘ
width about 2.2 m ⓘ

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

FV101 Scorpion → familyVariant → FV104 Samaritan ⓘ
CVR(T) family → includesVariant → FV104 Samaritan ⓘ