FV107 Scimitar
Type	Armoured reconnaissance vehicle
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
Wars	Falklands War, Gulf War, Bosnia, Kosovo, 2nd Gulf War, Afghanistan
Production history
Manufacturer	Alvis
Specifications
Weight	7. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, commonly known as the Bosnian War, was an international armed conflict that took place between March 1992 and November 1995 The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, 8 tonnes
Length	4. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 9 m
Width	2. 2 m
Height	2. 1 m
Crew	3
Armour	appliqué armour
Primary armament	30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon
Secondary armament	Coaxial 7. For body armour see Armour, for armoured forces see Armoured warfare, for other uses see Armour (disambiguation. For body armour see Armour, for armoured forces see Armoured warfare, for other uses see Armour (disambiguation. The L21A1 Rarden is a British 30mm Autocannon used as an armoured vehicle weapon A coaxial weapon is a weapon system that is mounted side-by-side with the main weapon system usually on a Tank. 62 mm L37A1 MG
Engine	Cummins BTA 5. The MAG is a Belgian 762 mm General purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale (FN by Ernest Vervier 9 diesel 190 hp (142 kW)
Suspension	Torsion bar
Operational range	450 km
Speed	80 km/h (50mph)

FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) used by the British Army. Armoured warfare or tank warfare is the use of Armoured fighting vehicles in Modern warfare. Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information Vehicles, derived from the Latin word vehiculum, are non-living Means of transport. Tank classification is a Taxonomy of identifying either the intended role or weight class of Tanks The classification by role was used primarily during The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm cannon. The FV101 Scorpion is a British light Tank, part of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked or CVR(T family The L21A1 Rarden is a British 30mm Autocannon used as an armoured vehicle weapon | NOTE Throughout this article "cannon" is used as BOTH the || singular and plural 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.

Development

The FV107 Scimitar is one of the CVR(T) series of vehicles and entered service in 1971. The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked &mdashor CVR(T &mdashis a family of Armoured fighting vehicles in service with the British Army and others Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

Initially the engine was the Jaguar J60 4. Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business 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). Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum

As with the FV101 Scorpion, the Scimitar saw active service with the Blues and Royals in the Falklands War of 1982. The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons (RHG/D is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

Additional specification

• Ground clearance: 0. 35 m
• Main armament: 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon. The L21A1 Rarden is a British 30mm Autocannon used as an armoured vehicle weapon (Fires at up to 90 rounds per minute)
• 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. An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied An armor-piercing shell is a type of Ammunition designed to penetrate Armor. The Armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS is a type of kinetic energy projectile fired from a gun to attack armoured targets
• Ammunition stores:
  • 30 mm — 165 rounds
  • 7.62 mm — 2,000 rounds (official but in practice as many 200 round boxes as can be stored). 30 mm ammunition refers to one of several Autocannon rounds the 30 x 173 mm 30 x 113 mm or 30 x 164 mm the first two of which are used by the armed forces of NATO The 762x51mm NATO is a Rifle cartridge developed in the 1950s as a standard firearm cartridge among NATO countries
  • As with all UK Armoured vehicles, it is equipped with a forced air system, so the crew can lock down in a CBRN environment, for this reason they are equipped with a boiling vessel BV, to cook and make hot drinks, it also has a hole in the center of the commander's seat that can be used as a toilet.

Operators

•  United Kingdom: 325^[1]

The Scimitar is used by the five formation reconnaissance regiments of the British Army. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Formation Reconnaissance Regiment is one of two organisations currently provided by Cavalry regiments of the British Army. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Each regiment has three squadrons each of 12 Scimitars, The Household Cavalry Regiment has an extra squadron to support 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and is one of two Regiments that are formed from the Household Cavalry

It is also used by the Royal Air Force, in the Bomb Disposal role, giving protection to crews clearing unexploded ordnance. Unexploded ordnance (or UXO s/ UXB s sometimes acronymized as UO) are explosive Weapons ( Bombs Bullets shells In this employment, the 30mm Rarden gun is used for "projectile attack" (shooting at unexploded bombs to destroy them). A projectile is any object propelled through space by the exertion of a force which ceases after launch

• Belgium: 141, ^[2] withdrawn from active service in 2005. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those ^[3]

See also

• CVR(T) (combat vehicle reconnaissance - tracked) family of vehicles. The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked &mdashor CVR(T &mdashis a family of Armoured fighting vehicles in service with the British Army and others

References

Further reading

• http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/current_equipment/the_infantry_armoured_fighting_vehicle.htm The Infantry - Armoured Fighting Vehicle], British Army
• http://www.armyrecognition.com/europe/Angleterre/vehicules_legers/Scimitar/Scimitar_Angleterre_diaporama.htm ArmyRecognition Scimitar pictures]
• FV107 Scimitar

Footnotes