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{{Infobox weapon
|name=FV107 Scimitar
|image=File:Scimitar Light Tank MOD 45149231.jpg
|image_size = 300
|caption= Scimitar performing a firepower demonstration on Salisbury Plain
|origin= [[United Kingdom]]
|type=[[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 Car and Engineering Company Ltd|Alvis]] / [[BAE Systems Land & Armaments]]
|number=over 600 (for UK)<ref>{{citation |author=Staff Writer |title=Alvis FV107 Scimitar: Armed Reconnaissance Vehicle (1971) |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.php?armor_id=188 |website=Military Factory |access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref>
|service=
|wars=
* [[Falklands War]]
* [[Gulf War]]
* [[Bosnian War]]
* [[Kosovo War]]
* [[Iraq War]]
* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]
<!-- Vehicle/missile specifications -->
|armour=aluminium armour
|primary_armament=30 mm L21 [[RARDEN]] cannon<br> A.P.D.S. (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot). H.E. (High Explosive). D.S.R.R. (Discarding Sabot Reduced Range) (training) Prac. (H.E. Practice) (training)
|secondary_armament=[[Weapon mount#Coaxial|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=50 mph (80.5 km/h)
|guidance=
|Ground Pressure=14lbs Square inch
}}
The '''FV107 Scimitar''' is an armoured [[Continuous track|tracked]] military [[reconnaissance vehicle]] (sometimes classed as a [[light tank]]) used by the [[British Army]]. It was manufactured by [[Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd|Alvis]] in [[Coventry]]. It is very similar to the [[FV101 Scorpion]], but mounts a high-velocity 30 mm L21 [[RARDEN]] [[cannon]] instead of a 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps armoured regiments in the reconnaissance role. Each regiment originally had a close reconnaissance squadron of five troops, each containing eight FV107 Scimitars. Each Main Battle Tank Regiment also employed eight Scimitars in the close reconnaissance role.
==Development==
The FV107 Scimitar is one of the [[CVR(T)]] series of vehicles. It entered service in 1971.
Initially, the engine was the [[Jaguar XK6 engine#4.2-litre|Jaguar J60 4.2-litre]] 6-cylinder [[petrol]] engine, the same as used by several Jaguar cars. This was replaced by a Cummins BTA 5.9 [[diesel engine]] in British Army Scimitars under the CVR(T) Life Extension Program (LEP).
The UK initiated the [[Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement]] (TRACER) to replace the [[Sabre (tank)|Sabre]] and Scimitar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baumgardner |first1=Neil |title=Britain Seeking Information On Off-The-Shelf Vehicles For FRES Program |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/217294908 |access-date=17 February 2022 |work=Defense Daily International |date=8 June 2001|id={{ProQuest|217294908}} }}</ref> In 1996 the U.S. joined in on the project.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S., U.K. Sign Letter of Intent for Work on Future Scout Vehicle |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43979553 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Inside the Army |issue=42 |publisher=Inside Washington Publishers |date=21 October 1996 |volume=8 |page=5|jstor=43979553 }}</ref> In 2001, both the UK and U.S. dropped out of the joint programme.<ref name="Canceled">{{cite news |last1=Winograd |first1=Erin Q. |title=But Technology Will Not Be Abandoned: British, U.S. Officials Announce an End to Joint Future Scout Program |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24819092 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Inside the Army |issue=42 |publisher=Inside Washington Publishers |date=22 October 2001 |volume=13 |pages=1, 9–11|jstor=24819092 }}</ref>
== Scimitar Mk II ==
Following a risk mitigation programme, in December 2010 a contract was awarded for the development, testing and management of an upgraded Scimitar.<ref>{{Cite journal|last = Foss|first = Christopher|date = 2015|title = On the mend: British Army looks to refreshed AFVs|url = http://www.janes360.com/images/assets/586/53586/British_Army_looks_to_refreshed_AFVs.pdf|journal = Jane's International Defence Review}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This was undertaken by the Vehicles Military & Technical Services team, BAE Systems Telford, which co-ordinated the build of 50 vehicles at the nearby DSG (Defence Support Group), Donnington, to be completed in early 2012. The Scimitar Mark 2 combat vehicle is one of five enhanced CVR(T) types.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/up-armoured-vehicles-begin-afghanistan-operations|title=Up-armoured vehicles begin Afghanistan operations|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> It was created in early 2010, and continues in service.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.armyrecognition.com/united_kingdom_british_army_light_armoured_vehicle/scimitar_mk_2_mk2_mark_ii_cvrt_technical_data_sheet_description_information_specifications_pictures.html|title = CVRT Scimitar Mk 2 Mark 2 Light reconnaissance armoured vehicle|website = www.armyrecognition.com|access-date = 21 March 2016}}</ref>
The Scimitar Mk II was:
* Rehulled to give better mine-blast protection for troops
* Improved armour fitted to enhance resistance to blasts and ballistic threats
* Provide mine-protected (suspended and piston-mounted) seating in every crew position
* Improve available space and improve crew conditions
* Mitigate repairs while reducing maintenance and life-cycle costs, and extend in-service life.
The resulting vehicles have since been re-engined with a Cummins BTA 5.9 litre diesel engine and David Brown TN15E+ automatic gearbox.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mod-sales.com/direct/vehicle/related/76124/CVRT_Scimitar_.htm|title = Whitham Specialist Vehicles Limited|last = Gelley|first = David|date = 21 March 2016|website = www.mod-sales.com|publisher = Whitham Specialist Vehicles Limited|access-date = 21 March 2016}}</ref> In addition to providing power for an air conditioning system, the new more fuel-efficient engine extends the vehicle's operational range, while the re-designed internal layout allows better-protected fuel tanks to be repositioned for reduced vulnerability to blast and ballistic threats.
The new engine and transmission package promised straightforward servicing and support for the Mk II during its in-service life, refurbished dampers simultaneously improving crew comfort - and hence reducing fatigue - while extending the life of vehicle components and maintaining the tactical mobility of the original vehicle despite an increase to an operation weight of c12,000 kg.
BAE Systems have proposed improved road wheels, new conventional metal tracks with guaranteed mileage (which could reduce the vehicle's running costs) and continuous 'rubber' band tracks, which significantly decrease both vibration and noise, allowing crew to operate more effectively and for longer, even in the harshest environments, while reducing the vehicle's acoustic signature.
==Additional specifications==
[[File:FV107 Scimitar COLD WINTER '87.JPEG|thumb|right|The Scimitar in arctic conditions in 1987.]]
* 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 × 4-barrel smoke launchers.
* Ammunition stores:
** [[30 mm caliber|30 mm]] – 165 rounds
** [[7.62×51 NATO|7.62 mm]] – 2,000 rounds
* As with all UK armoured vehicles, Scimitar is equipped with a forced air system, so the crew can lock down in a [[CBRN]] environment. For this reason, the vehicle is equipped with a boiling vessel (or "BV"), to cook and make hot drinks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorpion.html |title=Doug's 'HEAVY METAL' GALLERY |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226164508/http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorpion.html |archive-date=26 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
==Operators==
[[File:Map of FV107 Operators.jpg|thumb|Map of FV107 operators in blue with former operators in red]]
===Current operators===
[[File:FV107 CVR(T) Scimitar.png|thumb|FV107 Scimitar in desert camouflage]]
* '''{{UK}}''' – 325 units<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.european-defence.co.uk/uk_army06.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114070132/http://www.european-defence.co.uk/uk_army06.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-14 |title= UK Defence: British Army estimated operational armoured vehicle fleet |access-date=2008-01-09 |date=January 2008 |publisher=european-defence.co.uk}}</ref>
The Scimitar is used by the three [[formation reconnaissance regiment]]s of the [[British Army]].
After the [[Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010|Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010]], some regiments are seeing their Challenger 2 tanks replaced with CVR(T) Scimitars.<ref>http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/20130703-A2020_Update.pdf{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the two regiments "reduced" from armoured regiments to armoured cavalry are the Royal Dragoon Guards and the Royal Scot Dragoon Guards</ref>
As of March 2020, the out-of-service date of the Scimitar is expected to be 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-03-02/23454|title=Armoured Fighting Vehicles:Written question - 23454|last=Quin|first=Jeremy|date=9 March 2020|website=UK Parliament|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref>
* '''{{LAT}}''' – 123 units
In September 2014, [[Latvia]] signed a contract with Great Britain for the purchase of 123<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/latvian-army-purchases-uk-armoured-combat-vehicles|title = Latvian army purchases UK armoured combat vehicles}}</ref> armoured combat vehicles as part of the [[Latvian National Armed Forces]] infantry brigade mechanization program.
===Former operators===
* '''{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]''' – 153 units,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.cz/mo/obrana_a_strategie/2-2003eng/ondrejka.pdf |title=Belgian armed forces: trends in development |access-date=2008-01-09 |last=Ondrejka |first=Jan |author2=Stojar, Richard |date=2004 |publisher=[[Military of the Czech Republic|Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227040100/http://www.army.cz/mo/obrana_a_strategie/2-2003eng/ondrejka.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2004 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> withdrawn from active service in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mil.be/def/doc/viewdoc.asp?LAN=fr&FILE=&ID=568 |title=La Défense au rapport |language=fr |access-date=2008-01-09 |date=January 2006 |work=page 55 |publisher=Belgian Ministry of Defence |archive-date=31 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731141137/http://www.mil.be/def/doc/viewdoc.asp?LAN=fr&FILE=&ID=568 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Combat use==
Two troops from B Squadron, [[Blues and Royals]] served in the [[Falklands War]]. One troop was equipped with four Scorpions, the other with four Scimitars. These [[Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)|CVR(T)]]s were the only armoured vehicles used in action by the British Army during the conflict.<ref>Foss & Sarson, p. 21</ref> At least one Scimitar was seriously damaged by an Argentinian landmine, but the crew were unscathed, and the vehicle was salvaged by a [[CH-47 Chinook|Chinook HC.1]] helicopter<ref>Andrew Jones, "British Armor in the Falklands", ''ARMOR'', March 1983 pp. 26–27</ref> and soon brought back into service by the attached [[REME]] section. Scorpions and Scimitars also provided air defence support with machine guns and 30 mm guns; on 23 May 1982, a Scimitar claimed a 30 mm hit on a Skyhawk at 1,000 m.<ref>War Machines, Limited publishing, Italian version De Agostini, 1983, p.235</ref>
[[First Gulf War]], [[1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards]], with attached reinforcements, fought as a regiment during this war and was equipped with Scimitar. A troop of Scimitars engaged and knocked out Iraqi [[T-62]]s, penetrating their frontal armour with [[sabot rounds]]. One Scimitar was engaged and hit by an Iraqi T-55 and the penetrating round passed through the thin aluminium armour without injuring the crew.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
Scimitars of C Squadron were used in the [[Battle of Al Faw (2003)|Battle of Al Faw]] in the opening days of the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]]. Plans for an amphibious landing by Scimitars were abandoned due to extensive [[land mine|mining]] of the beaches; instead, they crossed into Iraq by land.
In Afghanistan, during [[Operation Herrick]], Scimitars were deployed either in standard troop organisations or as part of [[Jackal (vehicle)|Jackal]] composite troops, in which role they provided additional firepower to complement the Jackal's high mobility.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
==See also==
* [[CVR(T)]] (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance – Tracked) family of vehicles.
* [[M3 Bradley|M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle]] - similar role
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
{{Commons category|FV107 Scimitar}}
* [http://www.armyrecognition.com/europe/Angleterre/vehicules_legers/Scimitar/Scimitar_Angleterre_diaporama.htm ArmyRecognition Scimitar pictures]
* [http://armour.ws/fv107-scimitar/ FV107 Scimitar]
* [https://rokuth.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/the-old-made-new-cvrt-mkii-scimitar-mk2/ Scimitar MkII]
* [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/33823/20110927desider_41_Oct2011WebU.pdf DESider Magazine (Defence Equipment and Support) MOD Issue 41 October 2011]
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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '{{Unreliable sources|date=December 2022}}
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{{Infobox weapon
|name=FV107 Scimitar
|image=File:Scimitar Light Tank MOD 45149231.jpg
|image_size = 300
|caption= Scimitar performing a firepower demonstration on Salisbury Plain
|origin= [[United Kingdom]]
|type=[[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 Car and Engineering Company Ltd|Alvis]] / [[BAE Systems Land & Armaments]]
|number=over 600 (for UK)<ref>{{citation |author=Staff Writer |title=Alvis FV107 Scimitar: Armed Reconnaissance Vehicle (1971) |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.php?armor_id=188 |website=Military Factory |access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref>
|service=
|wars=
* [[Falklands War]]
* [[Gulf War]]
* [[Bosnian War]]
* [[Kosovo War]]
* [[Iraq War]]
* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]
<!-- Vehicle/missile specifications -->
|armour=aluminium armour
|primary_armament=30 mm L21 [[RARDEN]] cannon<br> A.P.D.S. (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot). H.E. (High Explosive). D.S.R.R. (Discarding Sabot Reduced Range) (training) Prac. (H.E. Practice) (training)
|secondary_armament=[[Weapon mount#Coaxial|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=50 mph (80.5 km/h)
|guidance=
|Ground Pressure=14lbs Square inch
}}
The '''FV107 Scimitar''' is an armoured [[Continuous track|tracked]] military [[reconnaissance vehicle]] (sometimes classed as a [[light tank]]) used by the [[British Army]]. It was manufactured by [[Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd|Alvis]] in [[Coventry]]. It is very similar to the [[FV101 Scorpion]], but mounts a high-velocity 30 mm L21 [[RARDEN]] [[cannon]] instead of a 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps armoured regiments in the reconnaissance role. Each regiment originally had a close reconnaissance squadron of five troops, each containing eight FV107 Scimitars. Each Main Battle Tank Regiment also employed eight Scimitars in the close reconnaissance role.
==Development==
The FV107 Scimitar is one of the [[CVR(T)]] series of vehicles. It entered service in 1971.
Initially, the engine was the [[Jaguar XK6 engine#4.2-litre|Jaguar J60 4.2-litre]] 6-cylinder [[petrol]] engine, the same as used by several Jaguar cars. This was replaced by a Cummins BTA 5.9 [[diesel engine]] in British Army Scimitars under the CVR(T) Life Extension Program (LEP).
The UK initiated the [[Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement]] (TRACER) to replace the [[Sabre (tank)|Sabre]] and Scimitar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baumgardner |first1=Neil |title=Britain Seeking Information On Off-The-Shelf Vehicles For FRES Program |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/217294908 |access-date=17 February 2022 |work=Defense Daily International |date=8 June 2001|id={{ProQuest|217294908}} }}</ref> In 1996 the U.S. joined in on the project.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S., U.K. Sign Letter of Intent for Work on Future Scout Vehicle |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43979553 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Inside the Army |issue=42 |publisher=Inside Washington Publishers |date=21 October 1996 |volume=8 |page=5|jstor=43979553 }}</ref> In 2001, both the UK and U.S. dropped out of the joint programme.<ref name="Canceled">{{cite news |last1=Winograd |first1=Erin Q. |title=But Technology Will Not Be Abandoned: British, U.S. Officials Announce an End to Joint Future Scout Program |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24819092 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Inside the Army |issue=42 |publisher=Inside Washington Publishers |date=22 October 2001 |volume=13 |pages=1, 9–11|jstor=24819092 }}</ref>
== Scimitar Mk II ==
Following a risk mitigation programme, in December 2010 a contract was awarded for the development, testing and management of an upgraded Scimitar.<ref>{{Cite journal|last = Foss|first = Christopher|date = 2015|title = On the mend: British Army looks to refreshed AFVs|url = http://www.janes360.com/images/assets/586/53586/British_Army_looks_to_refreshed_AFVs.pdf|journal = Jane's International Defence Review}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This was undertaken by the Vehicles Military & Technical Services team, BAE Systems Telford, which co-ordinated the build of 50 vehicles at the nearby DSG (Defence Support Group), Donnington, to be completed in early 2012. The Scimitar Mark 2 combat vehicle is one of five enhanced CVR(T) types.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/up-armoured-vehicles-begin-afghanistan-operations|title=Up-armoured vehicles begin Afghanistan operations|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> It was created in early 2010, and continues in service.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.armyrecognition.com/united_kingdom_british_army_light_armoured_vehicle/scimitar_mk_2_mk2_mark_ii_cvrt_technical_data_sheet_description_information_specifications_pictures.html|title = CVRT Scimitar Mk 2 Mark 2 Light reconnaissance armoured vehicle|website = www.armyrecognition.com|access-date = 21 March 2016}}</ref>
The Scimitar Mk II was:
* Rehulled to give better mine-blast protection for troops
* Improved armour fitted to enhance resistance to blasts and ballistic threats
* Provide mine-protected (suspended and piston-mounted) seating in every crew position
* Improve available space and improve crew conditions
* Mitigate repairs while reducing maintenance and life-cycle costs, and extend in-service life.
The resulting vehicles have since been re-engined with a Cummins BTA 5.9 litre diesel engine and David Brown TN15E+ automatic gearbox.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mod-sales.com/direct/vehicle/related/76124/CVRT_Scimitar_.htm|title = Whitham Specialist Vehicles Limited|last = Gelley|first = David|date = 21 March 2016|website = www.mod-sales.com|publisher = Whitham Specialist Vehicles Limited|access-date = 21 March 2016}}</ref> In addition to providing power for an air conditioning system, the new more fuel-efficient engine extends the vehicle's operational range, while the re-designed internal layout allows better-protected fuel tanks to be repositioned for reduced vulnerability to blast and ballistic threats.
The new engine and transmission package promised straightforward servicing and support for the Mk II during its in-service life, refurbished dampers simultaneously improving crew comfort - and hence reducing fatigue - while extending the life of vehicle components and maintaining the tactical mobility of the original vehicle despite an increase to an operation weight of c12,000 kg.
BAE Systems have proposed improved road wheels, new conventional metal tracks with guaranteed mileage (which could reduce the vehicle's running costs) and continuous 'rubber' band tracks, which significantly decrease both vibration and noise, allowing crew to operate more effectively and for longer, even in the harshest environments, while reducing the vehicle's acoustic signature.
==Additional specifications==
[[File:FV107 Scimitar COLD WINTER '87.JPEG|thumb|right|The Scimitar in arctic conditions in 1987.]]
* 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 × 4-barrel smoke launchers.
* Ammunition stores:
** [[30 mm caliber|30 mm]] – 165 rounds
** [[7.62×51 NATO|7.62 mm]] – 2,000 rounds
* As with all UK armoured vehicles, Scimitar is equipped with a forced air system, so the crew can lock down in a [[CBRN]] environment. For this reason, the vehicle is equipped with a boiling vessel (or "BV"), to cook and make hot drinks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorpion.html |title=Doug's 'HEAVY METAL' GALLERY |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226164508/http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorpion.html |archive-date=26 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
==Operators==
===Current operators===
[[File:FV107 CVR(T) Scimitar.png|thumb|FV107 Scimitar in desert camouflage]]
* '''{{UK}}''' – 325 units<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.european-defence.co.uk/uk_army06.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114070132/http://www.european-defence.co.uk/uk_army06.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-14 |title= UK Defence: British Army estimated operational armoured vehicle fleet |access-date=2008-01-09 |date=January 2008 |publisher=european-defence.co.uk}}</ref>
The Scimitar is used by the three [[formation reconnaissance regiment]]s of the [[British Army]].
After the [[Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010|Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010]], some regiments are seeing their Challenger 2 tanks replaced with CVR(T) Scimitars.<ref>http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/20130703-A2020_Update.pdf{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the two regiments "reduced" from armoured regiments to armoured cavalry are the Royal Dragoon Guards and the Royal Scot Dragoon Guards</ref>
As of March 2020, the out-of-service date of the Scimitar is expected to be 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-03-02/23454|title=Armoured Fighting Vehicles:Written question - 23454|last=Quin|first=Jeremy|date=9 March 2020|website=UK Parliament|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref>
* '''{{LAT}}''' – 123 units
In September 2014, [[Latvia]] signed a contract with Great Britain for the purchase of 123<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/latvian-army-purchases-uk-armoured-combat-vehicles|title = Latvian army purchases UK armoured combat vehicles}}</ref> armoured combat vehicles as part of the [[Latvian National Armed Forces]] infantry brigade mechanization program.
===Former operators===
* '''{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]''' – 153 units,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.cz/mo/obrana_a_strategie/2-2003eng/ondrejka.pdf |title=Belgian armed forces: trends in development |access-date=2008-01-09 |last=Ondrejka |first=Jan |author2=Stojar, Richard |date=2004 |publisher=[[Military of the Czech Republic|Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227040100/http://www.army.cz/mo/obrana_a_strategie/2-2003eng/ondrejka.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2004 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> withdrawn from active service in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mil.be/def/doc/viewdoc.asp?LAN=fr&FILE=&ID=568 |title=La Défense au rapport |language=fr |access-date=2008-01-09 |date=January 2006 |work=page 55 |publisher=Belgian Ministry of Defence |archive-date=31 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731141137/http://www.mil.be/def/doc/viewdoc.asp?LAN=fr&FILE=&ID=568 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Combat use==
Two troops from B Squadron, [[Blues and Royals]] served in the [[Falklands War]]. One troop was equipped with four Scorpions, the other with four Scimitars. These [[Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)|CVR(T)]]s were the only armoured vehicles used in action by the British Army during the conflict.<ref>Foss & Sarson, p. 21</ref> At least one Scimitar was seriously damaged by an Argentinian landmine, but the crew were unscathed, and the vehicle was salvaged by a [[CH-47 Chinook|Chinook HC.1]] helicopter<ref>Andrew Jones, "British Armor in the Falklands", ''ARMOR'', March 1983 pp. 26–27</ref> and soon brought back into service by the attached [[REME]] section. Scorpions and Scimitars also provided air defence support with machine guns and 30 mm guns; on 23 May 1982, a Scimitar claimed a 30 mm hit on a Skyhawk at 1,000 m.<ref>War Machines, Limited publishing, Italian version De Agostini, 1983, p.235</ref>
[[First Gulf War]], [[1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards]], with attached reinforcements, fought as a regiment during this war and was equipped with Scimitar. A troop of Scimitars engaged and knocked out Iraqi [[T-62]]s, penetrating their frontal armour with [[sabot rounds]]. One Scimitar was engaged and hit by an Iraqi T-55 and the penetrating round passed through the thin aluminium armour without injuring the crew.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
Scimitars of C Squadron were used in the [[Battle of Al Faw (2003)|Battle of Al Faw]] in the opening days of the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]]. Plans for an amphibious landing by Scimitars were abandoned due to extensive [[land mine|mining]] of the beaches; instead, they crossed into Iraq by land.
In Afghanistan, during [[Operation Herrick]], Scimitars were deployed either in standard troop organisations or as part of [[Jackal (vehicle)|Jackal]] composite troops, in which role they provided additional firepower to complement the Jackal's high mobility.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
==See also==
* [[CVR(T)]] (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance – Tracked) family of vehicles.
* [[M3 Bradley|M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle]] - similar role
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
{{Commons category|FV107 Scimitar}}
* [http://www.armyrecognition.com/europe/Angleterre/vehicules_legers/Scimitar/Scimitar_Angleterre_diaporama.htm ArmyRecognition Scimitar pictures]
* [http://armour.ws/fv107-scimitar/ FV107 Scimitar]
* [https://rokuth.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/the-old-made-new-cvrt-mkii-scimitar-mk2/ Scimitar MkII]
* [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/33823/20110927desider_41_Oct2011WebU.pdf DESider Magazine (Defence Equipment and Support) MOD Issue 41 October 2011]
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<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Reconnaissance vehicle</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above hproduct" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="fn org"> FV107 Scimitar </span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Scimitar_Light_Tank_MOD_45149231.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Scimitar Light Tank MOD 45149231.jpg" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Scimitar_Light_Tank_MOD_45149231.jpg/300px-Scimitar_Light_Tank_MOD_45149231.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Scimitar_Light_Tank_MOD_45149231.jpg/450px-Scimitar_Light_Tank_MOD_45149231.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Scimitar_Light_Tank_MOD_45149231.jpg/600px-Scimitar_Light_Tank_MOD_45149231.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4064" data-file-height="2704" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Scimitar performing a firepower demonstration on Salisbury Plain</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Reconnaissance_vehicle" title="Reconnaissance vehicle">Reconnaissance vehicle</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Place of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Wars</th><td class="infobox-data">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Falklands_War" title="Falklands War">Falklands War</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bosnian_War" title="Bosnian War">Bosnian War</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kosovo_War" title="Kosovo War">Kosovo War</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a></li></ul>
</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alvis_Car_and_Engineering_Company_Ltd" class="mw-redirect" title="Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd">Alvis</a> / <a href="/enwiki/wiki/BAE_Systems_Land_%26_Armaments" class="mw-redirect" title="BAE Systems Land & Armaments">BAE Systems Land & Armaments</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> built</th><td class="infobox-data">over 600 (for UK)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">7.8 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tonnes" class="mw-redirect" title="Tonnes">tonnes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">4.9 m</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">2.2 m</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">2.1 m</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vehicle_armour" title="Vehicle armour">Armour</a></th><td class="infobox-data">aluminium armour</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Main<br />armament</div></th><td class="infobox-data">30 mm L21 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/RARDEN" title="RARDEN">RARDEN</a> cannon<br /> A.P.D.S. (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot). H.E. (High Explosive). D.S.R.R. (Discarding Sabot Reduced Range) (training) Prac. (H.E. Practice) (training)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Secondary<br />armament</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Weapon_mount#Coaxial" title="Weapon mount">Coaxial</a> 7.62 mm <a href="/enwiki/wiki/L7_(machine_gun)" class="mw-redirect" title="L7 (machine gun)">L37A1 MG</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Engine</th><td class="infobox-data">Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel<br />190 hp (142 kW)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Suspension</th><td class="infobox-data">Torsion bar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Operational<br />range</div></th><td class="infobox-data">450 km</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Maximum speed of vehicle or missile">Maximum speed </span></th><td class="infobox-data">50 mph (80.5 km/h)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The <b>FV107 Scimitar</b> is an armoured <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Continuous_track" title="Continuous track">tracked</a> military <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Reconnaissance_vehicle" title="Reconnaissance vehicle">reconnaissance vehicle</a> (sometimes classed as a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Light_tank" title="Light tank">light tank</a>) used by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>. It was manufactured by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alvis_Car_and_Engineering_Company_Ltd" class="mw-redirect" title="Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd">Alvis</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>. It is very similar to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV101_Scorpion" title="FV101 Scorpion">FV101 Scorpion</a>, but mounts a high-velocity 30 mm L21 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/RARDEN" title="RARDEN">RARDEN</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cannon" title="Cannon">cannon</a> instead of a 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps armoured regiments in the reconnaissance role. Each regiment originally had a close reconnaissance squadron of five troops, each containing eight FV107 Scimitars. Each Main Battle Tank Regiment also employed eight Scimitars in the close reconnaissance role.
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Development"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Development</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Scimitar_Mk_II"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Scimitar Mk II</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Additional_specifications"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Additional specifications</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Operators"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Operators</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Current_operators"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Current operators</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Former_operators"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Former operators</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Combat_use"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Combat use</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Further_reading"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Further reading</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Development">Development</span></h2>
<p>The FV107 Scimitar is one of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/CVR(T)" class="mw-redirect" title="CVR(T)">CVR(T)</a> series of vehicles. It entered service in 1971.
</p><p>Initially, the engine was the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jaguar_XK6_engine#4.2-litre" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaguar XK6 engine">Jaguar J60 4.2-litre</a> 6-cylinder <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Petrol" class="mw-redirect" title="Petrol">petrol</a> engine, the same as used by several Jaguar cars. This was replaced by a Cummins BTA 5.9 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">diesel engine</a> in British Army Scimitars under the CVR(T) Life Extension Program (LEP).
</p><p>The UK initiated the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tactical_Reconnaissance_Armoured_Combat_Equipment_Requirement" class="mw-redirect" title="Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement">Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement</a> (TRACER) to replace the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sabre_(tank)" title="Sabre (tank)">Sabre</a> and Scimitar.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> In 1996 the U.S. joined in on the project.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> In 2001, both the UK and U.S. dropped out of the joint programme.<sup id="cite_ref-Canceled_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canceled-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Scimitar_Mk_II">Scimitar Mk II</span></h2>
<p>Following a risk mitigation programme, in December 2010 a contract was awarded for the development, testing and management of an upgraded Scimitar.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> This was undertaken by the Vehicles Military & Technical Services team, BAE Systems Telford, which co-ordinated the build of 50 vehicles at the nearby DSG (Defence Support Group), Donnington, to be completed in early 2012. The Scimitar Mark 2 combat vehicle is one of five enhanced CVR(T) types.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> It was created in early 2010, and continues in service.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p>The Scimitar Mk II was:
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<ul><li>Rehulled to give better mine-blast protection for troops</li>
<li>Improved armour fitted to enhance resistance to blasts and ballistic threats</li>
<li>Provide mine-protected (suspended and piston-mounted) seating in every crew position</li>
<li>Improve available space and improve crew conditions</li>
<li>Mitigate repairs while reducing maintenance and life-cycle costs, and extend in-service life.</li></ul>
<p>The resulting vehicles have since been re-engined with a Cummins BTA 5.9 litre diesel engine and David Brown TN15E+ automatic gearbox.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> In addition to providing power for an air conditioning system, the new more fuel-efficient engine extends the vehicle's operational range, while the re-designed internal layout allows better-protected fuel tanks to be repositioned for reduced vulnerability to blast and ballistic threats.
</p><p>The new engine and transmission package promised straightforward servicing and support for the Mk II during its in-service life, refurbished dampers simultaneously improving crew comfort - and hence reducing fatigue - while extending the life of vehicle components and maintaining the tactical mobility of the original vehicle despite an increase to an operation weight of c12,000 kg.
</p><p>BAE Systems have proposed improved road wheels, new conventional metal tracks with guaranteed mileage (which could reduce the vehicle's running costs) and continuous 'rubber' band tracks, which significantly decrease both vibration and noise, allowing crew to operate more effectively and for longer, even in the harshest environments, while reducing the vehicle's acoustic signature.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Additional_specifications">Additional specifications</span></h2>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:FV107_Scimitar_COLD_WINTER_%2787.JPEG" class="image"><img src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/FV107_Scimitar_COLD_WINTER_%2787.JPEG/220px-FV107_Scimitar_COLD_WINTER_%2787.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/FV107_Scimitar_COLD_WINTER_%2787.JPEG/330px-FV107_Scimitar_COLD_WINTER_%2787.JPEG 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/FV107_Scimitar_COLD_WINTER_%2787.JPEG/440px-FV107_Scimitar_COLD_WINTER_%2787.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1850" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:FV107_Scimitar_COLD_WINTER_%2787.JPEG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>The Scimitar in arctic conditions in 1987.</div></div></div>
<ul><li>Ground clearance: 0.35 m</li>
<li>Main armament: 30 mm <a href="/enwiki/wiki/RARDEN" title="RARDEN">L21 RARDEN</a> cannon. (Fires at up to 90 rounds per minute)</li>
<li>Ammunition types:
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/High_Explosive_Incendiary" class="mw-redirect" title="High Explosive Incendiary">High Explosive Incendiary</a> (HEI)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/High_Explosive" class="mw-redirect" title="High Explosive">High Explosive</a> (HE)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Armour_Piercing" class="mw-redirect" title="Armour Piercing">Armour Piercing</a> (AP)</li>
<li>APSE (Armour Piercing Secondary Effects)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Armour_Piercing_Discarding_Sabot-Tracer" class="mw-redirect" title="Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot-Tracer">Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot-Tracer</a> (APDS-T)</li></ul></li>
<li>Additional defence: 2 × 4-barrel smoke launchers.</li>
<li>Ammunition stores:
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/30_mm_caliber" title="30 mm caliber">30 mm</a> – 165 rounds</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/7.62%C3%9751_NATO" class="mw-redirect" title="7.62×51 NATO">7.62 mm</a> – 2,000 rounds</li></ul></li>
<li>As with all UK armoured vehicles, Scimitar is equipped with a forced air system, so the crew can lock down in a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/CBRN" class="mw-redirect" title="CBRN">CBRN</a> environment. For this reason, the vehicle is equipped with a boiling vessel (or "BV"), to cook and make hot drinks.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Operators">Operators</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_operators">Current operators</span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:FV107_CVR(T)_Scimitar.png" class="image"><img src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/FV107_CVR%28T%29_Scimitar.png/220px-FV107_CVR%28T%29_Scimitar.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/a/af/FV107_CVR%28T%29_Scimitar.png 1.5x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="255" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:FV107_CVR(T)_Scimitar.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>FV107 Scimitar in desert camouflage</div></div></div>
<ul><li><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></b> – 325 units<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup></li></ul>
<p>The Scimitar is used by the three <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Formation_reconnaissance_regiment" title="Formation reconnaissance regiment">formation reconnaissance regiments</a> of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>.
</p><p>After the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Strategic_Defence_and_Security_Review_2010" title="Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010">Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010</a>, some regiments are seeing their Challenger 2 tanks replaced with CVR(T) Scimitars.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>
</p><p>As of March 2020, the out-of-service date of the Scimitar is expected to be 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a></b> – 123 units</li></ul>
<p>In September 2014, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> signed a contract with Great Britain for the purchase of 123<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> armoured combat vehicles as part of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Latvian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Latvian National Armed Forces">Latvian National Armed Forces</a> infantry brigade mechanization program.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Former_operators">Former operators</span></h3>
<ul><li><b><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium"><img alt="Belgium" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></b> – 153 units,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> withdrawn from active service in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Combat_use">Combat use</span></h2>
<p>Two troops from B Squadron, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Blues_and_Royals" title="Blues and Royals">Blues and Royals</a> served in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Falklands_War" title="Falklands War">Falklands War</a>. One troop was equipped with four Scorpions, the other with four Scimitars. These <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Combat_Vehicle_Reconnaissance_(Tracked)" title="Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)">CVR(T)s</a> were the only armoured vehicles used in action by the British Army during the conflict.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> At least one Scimitar was seriously damaged by an Argentinian landmine, but the crew were unscathed, and the vehicle was salvaged by a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/CH-47_Chinook" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-47 Chinook">Chinook HC.1</a> helicopter<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> and soon brought back into service by the attached <a href="/enwiki/wiki/REME" class="mw-redirect" title="REME">REME</a> section. Scorpions and Scimitars also provided air defence support with machine guns and 30 mm guns; on 23 May 1982, a Scimitar claimed a 30 mm hit on a Skyhawk at 1,000 m.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>
</p><p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/First_Gulf_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First Gulf War">First Gulf War</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1st_The_Queen%27s_Dragoon_Guards" title="1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards">1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards</a>, with attached reinforcements, fought as a regiment during this war and was equipped with Scimitar. A troop of Scimitars engaged and knocked out Iraqi <a href="/enwiki/wiki/T-62" title="T-62">T-62s</a>, penetrating their frontal armour with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sabot_rounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabot rounds">sabot rounds</a>. One Scimitar was engaged and hit by an Iraqi T-55 and the penetrating round passed through the thin aluminium armour without injuring the crew.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>Scimitars of C Squadron were used in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Al_Faw_(2003)" title="Battle of Al Faw (2003)">Battle of Al Faw</a> in the opening days of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2003_Invasion_of_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Invasion of Iraq">2003 Invasion of Iraq</a>. Plans for an amphibious landing by Scimitars were abandoned due to extensive <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Land_mine" title="Land mine">mining</a> of the beaches; instead, they crossed into Iraq by land.
</p><p>In Afghanistan, during <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Operation_Herrick" title="Operation Herrick">Operation Herrick</a>, Scimitars were deployed either in standard troop organisations or as part of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jackal_(vehicle)" title="Jackal (vehicle)">Jackal</a> composite troops, in which role they provided additional firepower to complement the Jackal's high mobility.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/CVR(T)" class="mw-redirect" title="CVR(T)">CVR(T)</a> (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance – Tracked) family of vehicles.</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/M3_Bradley" title="M3 Bradley">M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle</a> - similar role</li></ul>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cougar_(MRAP)" title="Cougar (MRAP)">Mastiff PPV</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/International_MXT-MV" title="International MXT-MV">Husky TSV</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ocelot_(vehicle)" title="Ocelot (vehicle)">Foxhound</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Reconnaissance_vehicle" title="Reconnaissance vehicle">Reconnaissance vehicles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alvis_Saladin" title="Alvis Saladin">Saladin armoured car</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ferret_armoured_car" title="Ferret armoured car">Ferret scout car</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fox_armoured_reconnaissance_vehicle" title="Fox armoured reconnaissance vehicle">Fox reconnaissance vehicle</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Combat_Vehicle_Reconnaissance_(Tracked)" title="Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)">Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)</a> (CVR(T))
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV101_Scorpion" title="FV101 Scorpion">FV101 Scorpion</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">FV107 Scimitar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sabre_(tank)" title="Sabre (tank)">Sabre</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/General_Dynamics_Ajax" title="General Dynamics Ajax">Ajax</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Boxer_(armoured_fighting_vehicle)" title="Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)">Boxer</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery" title="Self-propelled artillery">Self-propelled artillery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abbot_(artillery)" title="Abbot (artillery)">FV433 Abbot</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/AS-90" title="AS-90">AS-90</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tank_destroyer" title="Tank destroyer">Tank destroyers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0">
<ul><li>FV1620 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Humber_Hornet" title="Humber Hornet">Humber Hornet</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV438_Swingfire" title="FV438 Swingfire">FV438 Swingfire</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV102_Striker" title="FV102 Striker">FV102 Striker</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Military_engineering_vehicle" title="Military engineering vehicle">Military engineering vehicles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV180_Combat_Engineer_Tractor" title="FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor">FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Terrier_Armoured_Digger" title="Terrier Armoured Digger">Terrier Armoured Digger</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trojan_Armoured_Vehicle_Royal_Engineers" title="Trojan Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers">Trojan AVRE</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Armoured_Recovery_Vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Armoured Recovery Vehicle">Armoured Recovery Vehicles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Beach_armoured_recovery_vehicle#Hippo_BRV" title="Beach armoured recovery vehicle">Royal Marines Beach ARV</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centurion_ARV_Mk_II" title="Centurion ARV Mk II">Centurion ARV Mk II</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV106_Samson" title="FV106 Samson">FV106 Samson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV434" title="FV434">FV434 Armoured Maintenance Vehicle</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Challenger_Armoured_Repair_and_Recovery_Vehicle" title="Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle">Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV)</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV300_Series" title="FV300 Series">FV301 tank</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV4401_Contentious" title="FV4401 Contentious">FV4401 Contentious</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vickers_MBT" title="Vickers MBT">Vickers MBT</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vickers_MBT_Mark_3" title="Vickers MBT Mark 3">Vickers MBT Mk. 3</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vickers_MBT_Mark_4" title="Vickers MBT Mark 4">Vickers MBT Mk. 4 Valiant</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/MBT-80" title="MBT-80">MBT-80</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Panhard_AML" title="Panhard AML">AML</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eland_Mk7" class="mw-redirect" title="Eland Mk7">Eland</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/BRDM-2" title="BRDM-2">BRDM-2</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ferret_armoured_car" title="Ferret armoured car">Ferret</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fox_Armoured_Reconnaissance_Vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle">Fox</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mowag_Piranha" title="Mowag Piranha">Piranha</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Puma_(AFV)" class="mw-redirect" title="Puma (AFV)">Puma</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/V%C3%A9hicule_de_l%27Avant_Blind%C3%A9" title="Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé">VAB</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/V%C3%A9hicule_Blind%C3%A9_L%C3%A9ger" title="Véhicule Blindé Léger">VBL</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/AMX_10_RC" class="mw-redirect" title="AMX 10 RC">AMX 10 RC</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/AVGP" title="AVGP">AVGP</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/EE-9_Cascavel" title="EE-9 Cascavel">EE-9 Cascavel</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fuchs_(APC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuchs (APC)">Fuchs</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sisu_Pasi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sisu Pasi">Pasi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mowag_Piranha" title="Mowag Piranha">Piranha</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/ERC_90_Sagaie" class="mw-redirect" title="ERC 90 Sagaie">ERC 90 Sagaie</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alvis_Saladin" title="Alvis Saladin">Saladin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Puma_(AFV)" class="mw-redirect" title="Puma (AFV)">Puma</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/VBC-90" title="VBC-90">VBC-90</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;">8 × 8</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Advanced_Modular_Vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Modular Vehicle">AMV</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/B1_Centauro" title="B1 Centauro">Centauro</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/BTR-80" title="BTR-80">BTR-80</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Coyote_Reconnaissance_Vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle">Coyote</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/LAV_III" title="LAV III">LAV III</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mobile_Gun_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Mobile Gun System">MGS</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mowag_Piranha" title="Mowag Piranha">Piranha</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rooikat_AFV" class="mw-redirect" title="Rooikat AFV">Rooikat</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stryker" title="Stryker">Stryker</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;">10 × 10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mowag_Piranha" title="Mowag Piranha">Piranha</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Tracked</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle" title="Bradley Fighting Vehicle">Bradley Fighting Vehicle</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">FV107 Scimitar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/FV101_Scorpion" title="FV101 Scorpion">FV101 Scorpion</a></li></ul>
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