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December 2010 a contract was awarded for the development, testing and management of an upgraded Scimitar. This was undertaken by the Vehicles Military & Technical Services team, BAE Systems Telford, which co-ordinated the build of 50 vehicles at the
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instead of a low-velocity 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal
Armoured Corps armoured regiments in the reconnaissance role. Each regiment originally had a close reconnaissance squadron of five troops, each containing eight FV107 Scimitars. Each Main Battle Tank Regiment also employed eight
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British Army during the conflict. At least one Scimitar was seriously damaged by an Argentinian landmine, but the crew were unscathed, and the vehicle was salvaged by a
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Support Group), Donnington, to be completed in early 2012. The Scimitar Mark 2 combat vehicle is one of five enhanced CVR(T) types. It was created in early 2010, and continues in service.
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Christopher J.; Gordon, Colonel Daniel B.; Delong, Colonel Mark D.; Jaquish, Colonel Douglas W.; McAllum, Colonel Robert S. (February 2011). "Appendix C: Nigerian Military Forces".
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engagements with Iraqi units while calling in air and artillery strikes to support an attack by the division's 7th
Armoured Brigade. A troop of Scimitars engaged and knocked out Iraqi
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series of vehicles. The first prototype was completed in 1971. After being accepted for service in 1973, deliveries to
Belgium and the UK commenced in 1974.
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and Scimitar. In 1996 the U.S. joined in on the project. In 2001, both the UK and U.S. dropped out of the joint programme.
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composite troops, in which role they provided additional firepower to complement the Jackal's high mobility.
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Improved armour fitted to enhance resistance to blasts and ballistic threats
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Scimitars of C Squadron, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, were used in the
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in British Army Scimitars under the CVR(T) Life Extension Program (LEP).
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1096:"British Army vehicle procurement: headlights at the end of the tunnel?"
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995:"Britain Seeking Information On Off-The-Shelf Vehicles For FRES Program"
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cannon. The Scimitar was retired from British service in 2023. The
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Scimitar performing a firepower demonstration on Salisbury Plain
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helicopter and soon brought back into service by the attached
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851:– Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of vehicles.
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Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement
897:"Alvis FV107 Scimitar: Armed Reconnaissance Vehicle (1971)"
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1393:(Technical report). Center for Strategy and Technology at
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of the beaches; instead, they crossed into Iraq by land.
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Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV)
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Rehulled to give better mine-blast protection for troops
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Transforming the British Army: An Update - July 2013
1333:"Latvian army purchases UK armoured combat vehicles"
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Reconnaissance vehicles of the post–Cold War period
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1360:"A Cuppa For Conquest: UK Military Aid To Ukraine"
644:Additional defence: 2 Ă— 4-barrel smoke launchers.
1246:Andrew Jones, "British Armor in the Falklands",
547:(QDG). On 26 February 1991, the regiment fought
310:tracked, with 14 lbf/in (0.98 kg/cm)
2388:Reconnaissance vehicles of the United Kingdom
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1527:"Belgian armed forces: trends in development"
1100:International Institute for Strategic Studies
820:Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010
609:cannon. (Fires at up to 90 rounds per minute)
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1534:Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
1267:. Osprey Publishing Ltd. pp. 19–24.
1265:Scorpion Reconnaissance Vehicle 1972–1994
57:Learn how and when to remove this message
716:infantry brigade mechanization program.
633:APSE (Armour Piercing Secondary Effects)
555:, penetrating their frontal armour with
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1525:Ondrejka, Jan; Stojar, Richard (2004).
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969:Jane's Armour and Artillery 2011–2012
925:Goldthorpe, Sarah, ed. (April 2023).
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1151:Jane's International Defence Review
855:M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
810:The Scimitar was used by the three
770:5. Apparently acquired from Jordan.
686:FV107 Scimitar in desert camouflage
2072:FV434 Armoured Maintenance Vehicle
1387:Failed State: Nigeria-A Case Study
1094:Tong, Michael (6 September 2019).
812:formation reconnaissance regiments
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2145:Modern armoured fighting vehicles
1596:ArmyRecognition Scimitar pictures
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1120:Allison, George (21 March 2023).
993:Baumgardner, Neil (8 June 2001).
397:The FV107 Scimitar is one of the
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1429:Lionel, Ekene (12 July 2022).
1315:"Doug's 'HEAVY METAL' GALLERY"
545:1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
404:Initially, the engine was the
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503:An overturned CVR(T) by the
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2031:Combat engineering vehicles
1807:Armoured personnel carriers
999:Defense Daily International
739:Russian invasion of Ukraine
566:in the opening days of the
157:Russian invasion of Ukraine
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1892:Infantry mobility vehicles
1788:Fox reconnaissance vehicle
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1142:Foss, Christopher (2015).
605:Main armament: 30 mm
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1937:Internal security vehicle
1714:Infantry fighting vehicle
1407:. Occasional Paper No. 67
616:High Explosive Incendiary
589:Additional specifications
416:. This was replaced by a
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2086:Experimental, prototype,
1984:Self-propelled artillery
602:Ground clearance: 0.35 m
462:The Scimitar Mk II was:
431:(TRACER) to replace the
361:(sometimes classed as a
2039:Terrier Armoured Digger
2007:Self-propelled anti-air
1732:Reconnaissance vehicles
1563:"La DĂ©fense au rapport"
1195:www.armyrecognition.com
577:In Afghanistan, during
365:) formerly used by the
29:Some of this article's
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1337:UK Ministry of Defence
1250:, March 1983 pp. 26–27
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1945:Shorland Armoured Car
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1395:USAF Air War College
1321:on 26 December 2008.
406:Jaguar J60 4.2-litre
2062:Centurion ARV Mk II
1543:on 27 December 2004
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927:"SCIMITAR BOWS OUT"
708:In September 2014,
647:Ammunition stores:
2100:FV4401 Contentious
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1462:on 14 January 2013
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2015:Alvis Stormer HVM
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1335:(Press release).
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1167:(Press release).
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678:Current operators
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622:High Explosive
619:
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541:First Gulf War
515:served in the
496:
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454:Scimitar Mk II
452:
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351:FV107 Scimitar
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2067:FV106 Samson
1832:FV105 Sultan
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1704:Challenger 3
1699:Challenger 2
1694:Challenger 1
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691:
653:– 165 rounds
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557:sabot rounds
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526:Chinook HC.1
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367:British Army
350:
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170:Manufacturer
68:
53:
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33:
2105:Vickers MBT
2044:Trojan AVRE
1992:FV433 Abbot
1913:Mastiff PPV
1900:Panther CLV
1863:Saracen APC
1369:1 September
1012:17 February
806:– 325 units
704:– 123 units
549:direct-fire
414:Jaguar cars
408:6-cylinder
393:Development
327:Operational
321:Torsion bar
187: built
137:Bosnian War
34:may not be
2372:Categories
2095:FV301 tank
1907:variants:
1868:Humber Pig
1679:Charioteer
1491:(Report).
1079:8 February
1045:8 February
906:11 October
882:References
733:– 23 units
607:L21 RARDEN
495:Combat use
363:light tank
318:Suspension
265:30 mm L21
142:Kosovo War
2214:AMX 10 RC
1922:Husky TSV
1689:Chieftain
1684:Conqueror
1674:Centurion
1577:9 January
1547:9 January
1466:9 January
1299:15 August
1007:217294908
673:Operators
357:military
277:Secondary
2280:Centauro
2019:tracked
1927:Foxhound
1652:post-war
1646:British
1232:21 March
1205:21 March
1074:24819092
1040:43979553
1003:ProQuest
843:See also
754:Honduras
639:(APDS-T)
420:BTA 5.9
375:Coventry
288:L37A1 MG
286:7.62 mm
279:armament
261:armament
147:Iraq War
132:Gulf War
36:reliable
2340:Tracked
2331:Piranha
2324:10 Ă— 10
2315:Stryker
2310:Rooikat
2305:Piranha
2295:LAV III
2249:Saladin
2239:Piranha
2183:Piranha
1962:FV1620
1856:Wheeled
1847:Warthog
1837:Stormer
1815:Tracked
1771:Wheeled
1740:Tracked
1722:Warrior
1650:of the
1567:page 55
1506:12 July
1343:13 July
1175:13 July
1127:16 July
1105:16 July
943:15 July
835:Belgium
814:of the
768:Nigeria
730:Ukraine
657:7.62 mm
534:Skyhawk
521:CVR(T)s
448:Warrior
418:Cummins
355:tracked
298:Cummins
284:Coaxial
2290:Coyote
2285:BTR-80
2259:VBC-90
2173:Ferret
2168:BRDM-2
2120:MBT-80
2088:export
2021:Rapier
1905:Cougar
1842:Viking
1793:Jackal
1440:11 May
1411:11 May
1401:
1358:Oryx.
1271:
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710:Latvia
701:Latvia
698:
583:Jackal
572:mining
410:petrol
399:CVR(T)
386:cannon
383:RARDEN
333:450 km
294:Engine
269:cannon
267:RARDEN
249:Armour
227:Height
211:Length
205:tonnes
2268:8 Ă— 8
2229:Fuchs
2207:6 Ă— 6
2162:Eland
2151:4 Ă— 4
1997:AS-90
1878:Boxer
1873:Saxon
1822:FV432
1757:Sabre
1669:Comet
1661:Tanks
1541:(PDF)
1530:(PDF)
1513:(SV).
1500:(PDF)
1489:(PDF)
1391:(PDF)
1248:ARMOR
1147:(PDF)
1070:JSTOR
1036:JSTOR
862:Notes
651:30 mm
618:(HEI)
553:T-62s
433:Sabre
371:Alvis
329:range
307:Drive
230:2.1 m
222:2.2 m
219:Width
214:4.9 m
174:Alvis
2254:Puma
2234:Pasi
2219:AVGP
2188:Puma
1762:Ajax
1579:2008
1549:2008
1508:2024
1468:2008
1442:2024
1413:2024
1399:ISBN
1371:2023
1364:Oryx
1345:2024
1301:2024
1269:ISBN
1234:2016
1207:2016
1177:2024
1129:2023
1107:2023
1081:2022
1047:2022
1014:2022
974:ISBN
945:2023
908:2021
666:CBRN
630:(AP)
624:(HE)
530:REME
444:CT40
440:Ajax
349:The
259:Main
235:Crew
203:7.8
200:Mass
121:Wars
96:Type
2300:MGS
2275:AMV
2198:VBL
2193:VAB
2178:Fox
2158:AML
1654:era
373:in
185:No.
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