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Saxon (vehicle)

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The Saxon is an armored personnel carrier formerly used by the British Army and supplied in small numbers to various overseas organizations. It was developed by GKN Sankey from earlier projects, the AT 100 IS and the AT104, and was intended to be replaced by the Future Rapid Effect System. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Armored personnel carrier 1
Introduced Year
1976 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Operated By

British Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)

Used In

Bosnian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)
Kosovo War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
Source Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Business Atlas: Alvis plc, manufactured by there.
  • Also in Business Atlas: GKN, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)
  • service-status
    service = 1976-present
  • Infobox, service field
    Infobox service field: 1976-present
  • Introduction
    is an armored personnel carrier formerly used by the British Army
  • Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
  • Used In: Bosnian War, infobox wars field: 'Bosnian War'
  • Used In: Kosovo War, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), infobox wars field: 'War in Afghanistan (2001?2021)'
  • Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian War'
  • Operated By: British Army, Wikipedia article text
    The Saxon is an armoured personnel carrier formerly used by the British Army and supplied in small numbers to various overseas organisations.
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Wikidata: Saxon (vehicle)
Wikidata Q928766, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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