| FV106 Samson |
| Type |
Armoured recovery vehicle |
| Place of origin |
United Kingdom |
| Specifications |
| Weight |
8. 7 tonnes |
| Length |
4. 8 m |
| Width |
2. 4 m |
| Height |
2. 2 m |
| Crew |
Commander, driver and crew |
|
Primary
armament |
1 x 7. 62 mm L7 GPMG |
| Engine |
Jaguar 4. The MAG is a Belgian 762 mm General purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale (FN by Ernest Vervier 2 litre petrol
|
| Speed |
72 km/h |
FV106 Samson is a British Army armoured recovery vehicle, one of the CVR(T) family. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV is a type of Armoured fighting vehicle used to repair battle- or mine-damaged as well as broken-down armoured vehicles during combat The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked &mdashor CVR(T &mdashis a family of Armoured fighting vehicles in service with the British Army and others
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