Alvis Saladin
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FV 601 Saladin in Yad la-Shiryon museum, Israel. |
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| Alvis Saladin | |
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| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 3 |
| Length | 4.93 m |
| Width | 2.54 m |
| Height | 2.39 m |
| Weight | 11.6 t |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | up to 32 mm |
| Main armament | 76 mm gun |
| Secondary armament | 2 x machine gun |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | Rolls-Royce B80 Mk.6A, 8 cyl petrol 170 hp (127 kW) |
| Suspension | 6x6 wheel |
| Road speed | 72 km/h |
| Power/weight | 15.5 hp/tonne |
| Range | 400 km |
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 II.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Operators
- Portugal
- Kuwait
- United Kingdom
- Indonesia
- Jordan
- German Federal Police
- Yemen
- Lebanon
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka[1]
The Saladin was used by B sqn 16/5 lancers during their defence of Nicosea airport in 1974 and subsequent armed recce operations under the banner of the UN.
In Indonesia, TNI-AD use Saladin for Cavalry Bn (Batalyon Kavaleri), KOSTRAD Recon Company (Kompi Kavaleri Intai-KOSTRAD) and Armoured Car Company (Kompi Panser).
The Australian Army mounted Saladin turrets on M113A1 APCs to produce the Fire Support Vehicle. This was later renamed as the Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle after the somewhat unreliable turret was replaced by the turret from the FV101 Scorpion Light Tank. RAAC personnel referred to them as "Beasts".
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| Modern (post WW2) UK armoured fighting vehicles |
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| Wheeled vehicles |
| Ferret Scout Car | Fox Reconnaissance Vehicle | Saladin Armoured Car | Saracen APC |
| FV1611 "Pig" | Saxon | Mastiff PPV |
| Armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles |
| FV432 | 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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