FV107 Scimitar CVRT (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked)

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Engine fitted is the Cummins 5.9 6BTA Turbo Diesel

Body type is a tracked armoured personnel carrier

Tracks are rubber padded steel live tracks.

Latest version - Dieselised CVRT (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) Scimitar Armoured reconnaissance vehicle

The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) used by the British Army, manufactured by Alvis in Coventry. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps, Armoured Regiments in the Reconnaissance role. Each Regiment had a Close Reconnaissance Squadron of 5 Troops of 8 FV107 Scimitar.

The chassis and suspension of the Scimitar are shared with all other members of the CVRT family. Initially the engine was the Jaguar J60 4.2-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine, the same as used by several Jaguar cars. This has now been replaced by a Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel engine in British Army Scimitars, under the CVR(T) Life Extension Program (LEP).

The Scimitar lifespan has once again (as of middle 2009) been extended to accommodate the shift in timeframe with the FRES (Future Rapid Effect System) program which would have seen new armoured vehicles introduced which would have replaced the CVR(T) range of vehicles. With new modifications, air filtration units and gearbox upgrades (late 2009) as well as hull alterations (late 2009)

It features:

Engine: Cummins BTA 5.9lt Turbo diesel engine

Engine: power 195 hp

David Brown TN15e Epicyclic Semi-Automatic Gearbox with Neutral turn capability.

Mobility

Maximum road speed 72 km/h

Range 750 km

Manoeuvrability

Gradient 60%

Side slope 35%

Vertical step 0.5 m

Trench 2 m

Fording 1 m

Dimensions and weight (Approx.)

Weight 9.17 t

Length 5.12 m

Width 2.13 m

Height 2.26 m

Additional specification:

Ground clearance: 0.35 m

Main armament: 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon. (Removed & not available, there is a dummy Barrel fitted)

Ammunition types: High Explosive Incendiary (HEI)

High Explosive (HE)

Armour Piercing (AP)

APSE (Armour Piercing Secondary Effects)

Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APDS-T)

Additional defence: 2 x 4-barrel smoke launchers (These will be removed before release)

Ammunition stores: 30 mm — 165 rounds

7.62 mm — 2,000 rounds

As with all UK Armoured vehicles, it is equipped with a forced air system, so the crew can lock down in a CBRN environment.

Please note -

This vehicle runs and drives very well with good track, sprockets and road wheels.

The main armament has been removed and is replaced with a dummy barrel.