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Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)

Armored Vehicles

The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), known as CVR(T), is a family of armoured fighting vehicles developed in Britain during the 1960s by Alvis and accepted into British Army service in 1970, with first production vehicles completed in 1971 and initial delivery in January 1972. Designed originally to replace the Alvis Saladin armoured car, the small, highly mobile, air transportable vehicles share common automotive components and suspension, with aluminium armour chosen to keep weight down, and the family includes reconnaissance, anti-tank, personnel carrier, ambulance, command, and recovery variants. 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
Armoured fighting vehicle family 1
Introduced Year
1970 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: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)

Used In

Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Alvis plc

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
  • Article text
    In May 1970, the CVR(T) was accepted into British Army service; a contract was agreed for 275 Scorpions and 288 Scimitars. The first production Scorpion being completed in 1971, initial delivery to the British Army was in January 1972.
  • Service-status attribute (combat-vehicle-reconnaissance-tracked)
    The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) is a family of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) developed in the 1960s and is in service with the British Army and others throughout the world.
  • Lead section
    The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) is a family of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) developed in the 1960s and is in service with the British Army and others throughout the world. They are small, highly mobile, air-transportable armoured vehicles, originally designed to replace the Alvis Saladin armoured car.
  • Used In: Gulf War, Wikipedia article text
    By the time of the Gulf War, the CVR(T) was well established in the British Army and all versions were deployed.
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Wikipedia article text
    The Iranian army deployed its Scorpions with the reconnaissance regiment of the 28th Infantry Division in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War.
  • Operated By: British Army, Wikipedia article text
    The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) is a family of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) developed in the 1960s and is in service with the British Army and others throughout the world.
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Wikidata: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Wikidata Q2984722, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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