For firing at night, there is a low-light sight.Ī 6-cylinder carborated engine serves as the power source. The commander's and gunner's positions are equipped with the necessary observation and sighting devices. To the right and left of the cannon, there are mounted two 3-tube grenade launchers. For combat with light armor targets and personnel, there is a fragmentation round. The basic load principally consists of HE plastic rounds. This tank has a 76-mm cannon and a coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun. The engine and transmission are located in the front part of the vehicle. It protects the crew from small arms and artillery fragments. The SCORPION light reconnaissance tank's armor is made from aluminum alloy. A whole family of light armored vehicles was developed on its chassis: the SCIMITAR cavalry vehicle, the STRIKER self-propelled launcher for the SWINGFIRE ATGM, the SPARTAN APC, the SULTAN command vehicle, SAMARITAN ambulance, and the SAMSON recovery vehicle. SCORPION LIGHT RECONNAISSANCE TANK was produced by Alvis in 1982. (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance, Tracked). This role was eventually spilt into two and the resulting vehicles were the Fox armoured car and the Scorpion CVR(T) range of vehicles. In the late 1950s the British Army issued a requirement for an Armoured Reconnaissance vehicle. Scorpion itself went out of service in 1994 due at least partially to asbestos! However, turrets from Fox armoured cars, which had not been as successful, were mated with redundant Scorpion hulls to produce Sabre which has the same armament and is very similar to Scimitar. Scorpion was the flagship of the range which included Scimitar (turreted 30mm Rarden cannon), Spartan (APC), Sultan (command vehicle) and Samson (recovery). The downside is that the vehicle resembles a tank and there are always those tempted to use it as such. The 76mm gun means it is powerfully armed for a reconnaissance vehicle and the all tracked design and high power/weight ratio give excellent speed and mobility. The Scorpion was unusual for the time for a light tank, in being made of all-welded aluminium armour.
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