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  ooBdoo
The FV101 Scorpion is a British light tank, part of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) or, CVR(T) family.
Intended to be a fast and air-transportable reconnaissance vehicle, the Scorpion is built from mainly aluminium armour and mounts a L23A1 76 mm gun firing HE, HESH, Smoke, and Canister rounds.
The Scorpion has been withdrawn from service (the chief reason being that the 76mm gun had no fume extractor and could suffocate the crew if the vehicle was closed down for NBC protection).
www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=FV101_Scorpion   (427 words)

  
 Military Factory - Scorpion (FV101)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Scorpion series of light tank has seen many major variants produced both for local use and for export.
The Scorpion chassis can be fitted to utilize a variety of weapon systems and interior setups, increasing it's lifespan in the inventories of major armies around the world.
The original Scorpion showcased the smaller caliber 76mm main gun, which saw later variants install a more powerful Belgium Cockerill MK III 90mm main gun.
www.militaryfactory.com /armor/popup.asp?armor_id=185   (229 words)

  
 Armored PC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The basic vehicle for what is known as the Scorpion family.
Scorpion is powered by a militarized version of the Jaguar 4.2 liter engine, derated to 195bhp to accept military fuels.
Scorpions transmission is capable of 7 speeds in either direction.
www.military-vehicle.net /vcls/scorpion.htm   (100 words)

  
 Missing Links AFV Club British CVR(T) FV101 Scorpion Review
The Scorpion is now available from AFV Club, and is basically the same kit as the Revell version with the advantage of being priced the same as the Scimitar and noticeably cheaper than the Revell version which usually costs UK modellers £23.50 or so at full price.
AFV Club's Scorpion kit does include two types of sprocket and idler, and apart from the box it has a new instruction sheet which is similar to but not identical to the Scimitar version, even where the construction is the same.
Scorpion, Scimitar and Sabre by John Prigent (Museum Ordnance Special 23) has many useful photos of all three vehicles, mostly in their later forms and not with the early style of bins as in the kit.
www.missing-lynx.com /reviews/modern/afvscorp.htm   (1394 words)

  
 Scorpion (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Akrabbim (Hebrew for Scorpion), a mountain in the Bible infested with scorpions
Scorpions (Iraq), a paramilitary organization of Iraqi exiles funded by the CIA
CSS Scorpion, a torpedo boat of the Confederate Navy
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scorpion_(disambiguation)   (317 words)

  
 viewdetail
The FV101 Scorpion was designed as a replacement for the six wheeled Saladin Armoured Car to provide forward reconnaisance.
Two of the design criteria were that it should be light enough to be carried in a Hercules aircraft and narrow enough to travel between the rubber trees in Malaya.
After the war it was considered that the amount of smoke produced in the turret when the gun was fired was a health and safety risk.
www.pg-models.com /viewdetail.aspx?id=70   (192 words)

  
 Khaki Corps Imports - Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance(Tracked) Series
The CVR(T) Scorpion, FV101, was the first in the series to be developed.
The Scorpion was designed to replace the Saladin armoured car in the reconnaissance and fire support role.
The Scorpion was taken out of service with the British Army and replaced with the Scimitar and Sabre.
www.khakicorpsimports.com /cat-track-cvrt.htm   (399 words)

  
 Scorpion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Scorpion is armed with a 76mm gun, which can fire cannister, HE or HESH.
Scorpions most came to note in the Falklands war, being (apart from some Centurion Beach RVs) the only armor brought by the Task Force (Two Scorpions and two Scimitars (30mm Rarden)).If memory serves, the Scorpion holds the record for the worlds fastest tank.
The original 76mm Gun Scorpion is now out of service with the British Army, they took the turrets off the Fox armored cars (Which were too top-heavy), put them onto the Scorpion chassis, and gave them the thermal imagers of the withdrawn Chieftan tanks.
www.clubi.ie /exalted/scorpion.htm   (243 words)

  
 Khaki Corps Imports - CVR(T) Scorpion Tank
The Scorpion was the first of a series of armoured vehicles built on similar chassis.
The driver is located in the lower hull while the commander and gunner are situated in the 360 degree traverse turret.
Many Scorpions were converted into Sabres when the British Army took the Scorpion and Fox out of service thus reducing the number sold off.
www.khakicorpsimports.com /cat-track-scorpion.htm   (377 words)

  
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One vehicle was to be a light reconnaissance vehicle designed to replace the FV101 Scorpion (especially the FV107 Scimitar member of the FV101 family).
The mast-mounted sensor package of the first vehicle was retained, but three electro-optical viewing systems were integrated in the front of the vehicle to enable it to be operated when closed up.
The second vehicle was based on the Alvis Stormer, a vehicle heavily based on the FV101 Scorpion technology.
www.forecastinternational.com /archive/mv/vv0775.doc   (3267 words)

  
 CVR(T) - ARRSEpedia
The Sabre is the Scorpion fitted with old Fox CVR(W) turret.
The 76mm gun in the Scorpion was a development of a 3" weapon originally developed for gunboats; possibly the same ones from the bowels of which the predeccesor of the Chieftain engine was hauled.
Export-only variants include Scorpion 90, with a 90mm Belgian Cockerill AT gun, and various tweaked and rearmoured variants of Scorpion and Scimitar.
www.arrse.co.uk /wiki/CVR(T)   (661 words)

  
 FV721 Fox - Archived 8/1998
As the British Army retires its Fox inventory, the complete turret will be taken from some of the vehicles, refurbished and integrated with an as yet unspecified number of re-engined and upgraded chassis of the FV101 Scorpion.
The new vehicle is called Sabre; further details will be found in the FV101 Scorpion report in Tab B of this book.
The only activity in the program is the aforementioned removal, refurbishment and retrofit of some of the turrets with some FV101 Scorpion vehicles.
www.forecastinternational.com /archive/mv/vv0285.htm   (1974 words)

  
 FV107 Scimitar Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle
It has a lot of similarities with the FV101 Scorpion light tank, except the high velocity Rarden 30-mm cannon instead of 76 mm cannon.
The FV107 played an important role during the Falklands War, just like the Scorpion.
It's 30-mm cannon has a rate of fire in 90 rpm and can defeat vehicles and lightly armored targets.
www.enemyforces.com /apc/fv107_scimitar.htm   (188 words)

  
 The Cavalry (2) - 9th/12th Royal Lancers
Its light weight is achieved by the use of welded aluminium armour.
Its main armament is a 76mm gun which has a 7.62mm machine gun co-axially mounted with it.
The Scorpion is used mainly as an armoured reconnaissance vehicle.
www.collections.co.uk /postcards/modern/white/army/pages/m010.html   (315 words)

  
 Chilean Armor
Most of the old M24 and M50 tanks fitted with the IMI HVMS60 high speed cannon and the modernized 105mm upgunned M-51 Ishermans were retired and stored in operational conditions because of their potential fighting power.
Other items in the operational inventory include revamped M-41 light tanks, Scorpions and IFV based on upgunned M113 and the locally produced Mowag Piraña wheeled platform.
Like most former Dutch Leopards, it was upgraded with the Honeywell/Zeiss EMES-12A3 AFSL-2 computarized fire control system with laser rangefinder coupled with an improved Honeywell 2 axis gun stabilization system and optionally also to the TEM-2A stereoscopic/coincidence rangefinder.
www.angelfire.com /mi4/armania/armor/rch/armor_rch.html   (657 words)

  
 Scorpion tank - Muckleburgh Collection on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
FV 101 Scorpion light tank was produced as a recce vehicle for the British Army.
The similar Scimitar is armed with a 30mm Rarden cannon instead.
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www.flickr.com /photos/barryslemmings/273386864   (111 words)

  
 British Land Weapons and Vehicles
It is a lightweight, compact, breech loading, pump action, single shot launcher.
Originally designed as fully amphibious with preparation but this ability was removed from British Army Scorpions.
Hull shape emphasizes a low, compact silhouette with a glacis that is almost horizontal.
britains-smallwars.com /Falklands/b-weapons.htm   (1538 words)

  
 Tosan Light Tank - Page 4 - Iran Defence Forum
You're thinking about the FV101 Scorpion, which weighs ~8 tonnes.
Nevertheless, to put that into perspective the Stryker APC weighs 6.95 tonnes.
Any Iranian variant will probably weigh more, as instead of something like the post-WWII Scorpion they'll want something closer to an actual modern light tank, like the ASCOD Pizarro light tank variant.
www.irandefence.net /showthread.php?p=62429   (906 words)

  
 bodogs.com
The Challenger 2 is equipped with a 120 mm rifled tank gun produced bodogs.com by BAE Systems Systems Royal Ordnance.
Warrior IFV Warrior CVR - Scorpion family Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance
Mine-protected APCs Mamba APC, RG-31 Nyala and the RG-32 Artillery and Air Defence MLRSThe Lockheed M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is a self-propelled artillery system with a range in excess of 30km.
www.x-pokerparty.com /party_poker/bodogs.com.html   (755 words)

  
 Explosive History
These vehicles are part of the "Scorpion" (FV101) family of
Designed in the 1950's To be fast and light, (two can be fitted inside a C-130!)
The casualty suffers a death from "Drowning" as told by the casualties of WW1
www.box-of-frogs.co.uk /explosivehistory.htm   (777 words)

  
 Post war British AFVs without FV numbers
Jane's video of Challenger 2 firing (Realplayer format)
CVR(T) replacement for FV101 Scorpion using a 30 mm L21A2 Rarden gun (similar to FV107 Scimitar, but with 7.62 mm L94A1 coaxial chain gun).
Upgunned Scorpion with 90 mm main armament (export model, not in British Army use)
www.geocities.com /gpmatthews/nonfv.html   (118 words)

  
 Item #: EDU35186 - EDU35186 FV101 Scorpion Detail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 British CVR(T) FV101 Scorpion Model Tanks AFV Club 1\35 Scale
British CVR(T) FV101 Scorpion Model Tanks AFV Club 1\35 Scale
British CVR(T) FV101 Scorpion Model Tanks AFV Club 1\35 Scale Plastic model kits are an ideal way to interest youngsters in the modeler's hobby, and to rekindle skills for anyone returning to the hobby.
From model cars to airplane kits, model ships and model tanks, even the starship Enterprise are all available as snap-together or glue-together model replicas.
www.hobbytron.com /model/BritishCVRTFV101ScorpionAFVClubModelTanks.html   (498 words)

  
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 AFV CLUB
AFV- 35S02 1/35 British CVR T FV101 Scorpion Tank (w/Photo-Etched)
1/35 British CVR T FV101 Scorpion Tank (w/Photo-Etched)
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