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'{{This|the armoured vehicle|Scimitar (disambiguation)}} <!--SCROLL DOWN IN ORDER TO EDIT THE ARTICLE--> {{Infobox Weapon |name=FV107 Scimitar |image=[[Image:FV107 Scimitar IFV.JPEG|300px]] |caption= |origin={{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} |type=Armoured reconnaissance vehicle <!-- Type selection --> |is_vehicle=yes |is_UK=yes <!-- General specifications --> |weight=7.8 [[tonnes]] |length=4.9 m |width=2.2 m |height=2.1 m |diameter= |crew=3 |manufacturer=Alvis |service= |wars=[[Falklands War]], [[Gulf War]], [[Bosnian war|Bosnia]], [[Kosovo]], [[2nd Gulf War]], [[Afghanistan]] <!-- Vehicle/missile specifications --> |armour=aluminium armour |primary_armament=30 mm L21 [[RARDEN]] cannon |secondary_armament=[[Coaxial weapon|Coaxial]] 7.62 mm [[L7 (machine gun)|L37A1 MG]] |engine=Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel |engine_power=190 hp (142 kW) |pw_ratio= |suspension=Torsion bar |vehicle_range= 450 km |speed=50mph (80km/h) |guidance= |Ground Pressure= 14lbs Square inch }} '''FV107 Scimitar''' is an [[armoured]] [[reconnaissance]] [[vehicle]] (sometimes classed as a [[Tank classification#Light tank|light tank]]) used by the [[British Army]]. It is very similar to the [[FV101 Scorpion]] but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 [[RARDEN]] [[cannon]] instead of a 76 mm cannon. 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]]. Initially the engine was the [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] J60 4.2 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 This has now been replaced by a Cummins BTA 5.9 [[diesel engine]] in British Army Scimitars, under the CVR(T) Life Extension Program (LEP). As with the FV101 Scorpion, the Scimitar saw active service with the [[Blues and Royals]] in the [[Falklands War]] of [[1982]]. It was also used by British forces on UN and NATO [[peacekeeping]] duties in the [[Former Yugoslavia]], Iraq and is currently being used in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/InPicturesHouseholdCavalryHoneTheirSkillsInHelmand.htm |title= Household Cavalry hone their skills in Helmand |accessdate=2008-07-01 |month= July | year= 2008 |publisher=UK MoD}}</ref> ==Additional specification== * Ground clearance: 0.35 m * Main armament: 30 mm [[RARDEN|L21 RARDEN]] cannon. (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. * Ammunition stores: ** [[30 mm caliber|30 mm]] — 165 rounds ** [[7.62×51 NATO|7.62 mm]] — 2,000 rounds (official but in practice as many 200 round boxes as can be stored). ** 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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorpion.html |title=Doug's 'HEAVY METAL' GALLERY}}</ref>. ==Operators== [[Image:FV107 CVR(T) Scimitar.png|thumb|right|Scimitar in desert camouflage]] *'''{{UK}}''': 325<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.european-defence.co.uk/uk_army06.html |title= UK Defence: British Army estimated operational armoured vehicle fleet |accessdate=2008-01-09 |month= January | year= 2008 |publisher=european-defence.co.uk}}</ref> The Scimitar is used by the five [[formation reconnaissance regiment]]s of the [[British Army]]. Each regiment has three squadrons each of 12 Scimitars, The [[Household Cavalry Regiment]] has an extra squadron to support [[16 Air Assault Brigade]]. It is also used by the [[Royal Air Force]], in the Bomb Disposal role{{fact|date=July 2008}}, giving protection to crews clearing [[unexploded ordnance]]. In this employment, the 30mm Rarden gun is used for "[[projectile]] attack" (shooting at unexploded bombs to destroy them). *'''{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]''': 141, <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.cz/mo/obrana_a_strategie/2-2003eng/ondrejka.pdf |title=Belgian armed forces: trends in development |accessdate=2008-01-09 |last=Ondrejka |first=Jan |coauthors=Stojar, Richard |date=8.3.2004 |publisher=[[Military of the Czech Republic|Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic]]|format=PDF}}</ref> withdrawn from active service in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mil.be/def/doc/viewdoc.asp?LAN=fr&FILE=&ID=568 |title=La Défense au rapport {{fr}}|accessdate=2008-01-09 |date=January 2006 |work=page 55 |publisher=Belgian Ministry of Defence}}</ref> ==See also== *[[CVR(T)]] (combat vehicle reconnaissance - tracked) family of vehicles. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== {{Commonscat|FV107 Scimitar}} *[http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/fighting-vehicles/1481.aspx FV107 Scimitar on [[British Army]] website] *[http://www.armyrecognition.com/europe/Angleterre/vehicules_legers/Scimitar/Scimitar_Angleterre_diaporama.htm ArmyRecognition Scimitar pictures] *[http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/7413/fv107scimitar.html FV107 Scimitar] {{ModernUKAFVsNav | style= wide }} [[Category:Light tanks]] [[Category:Armoured fighting vehicles of the Cold War]] [[Category:Reconnaissance vehicles]] [[Category:Armoured fighting vehicles of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Falklands War vehicles]] [[de:Scimitar]] [[fr:FV-107 Scimitar]] [[ko:FV107 시미터]] [[hu:FV107 Scimitar]] [[pl:FV107 Scimitar]] [[fi:FV107 Scimitar]]'