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.

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FV721 Fox canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ
armourType aluminium alloy armour ⓘ
chassisUsedFor FV105 Sultan ⓘ
FV106 Samson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
crewPositions commander ⓘ
driver ⓘ
gunner ⓘ
designedAsSuccessorTo Ferret armoured car ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Alvis Vehicles
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 ⓘ
suspension independent coil spring suspension ⓘ
transmission automatic ⓘ
turretType two-man turret ⓘ
usedBy Belgium ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ
Brunei ⓘ
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Malawi ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
usedIn Cold War ⓘ
weight approximately 6.7 tonnes ⓘ
width about 2.24 m ⓘ

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