Alvis Saladin
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| Alvis Saladin General characteristics | |
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| Length | 4.93 m |
| Width | 2.54 m |
| Height | 2.39 m |
| Weight | 11.6 t |
| Suspension | 6 x 6 wheel |
| Speed | 72 km/h road 32 km/h off-road |
| Range | 400 km |
| Primary armament | 76 mm |
| Secondary armament | 2 x machine gun |
| Armour | 32 mm |
| Power plant | Rolls-Royce B80 Mk.6A, 8 cyl petrol 170 hp ( kW) |
| Crew | 3 |
The Saladin (FV601) was a six-wheeled armoured car built by Alvis and used by the British army. It replaced the AEC Armoured Car that had been in use during World War Two
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History
The Saladin was the armoured car of Alvis' FV600 series, similar in construction to Alvis Saracen armoured personnel carrier and the Stalwart High Mobility Load Carrier.
Combat History
Operators
- UK,
See also
| Modern (post WW2) UK armoured fighting vehicles |
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| Wheeled vehicles |
| Ferret Scout Car | Fox Reconnaisance Vehicle | Saladin Armoured Car | Saracen APC |
| FV1611 "Pig" | Saxon |
| Armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles |
| FV430 series | Warrior | FV103 Spartan Stormer | FV104 Samaritan | FV105 Sultan |
| Light tanks and anti-tank vehicles |
| FV101 Scorpion | FV107 Scimitar | Sabre | FV102 Striker | FV438 Swingfire |
| Self-propelled artillery |
| FV433 Abbot | AS-90 |
| Main battle tanks |
| Centurion | Conqueror | Chieftain | Challenger 1 | Challenger 2 |
| UK unarmoured or non-fighting vehicles |
| 4 x 4 AML | BRDM-2 | Ferret | FV 721 Fox | Piranha
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