Alvis Saladin at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
Type
Armoured car
Place of origin
United Kingdom
Service history
Used by
See Operators
Wars
First Sudanese Civil War
Six-Day War
Vietnam War[citation needed]
Aden Emergency
Nigerian Civil War
Dhofar Rebellion
The Troubles
Lebanese Civil War
Sri Lankan Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War
Maluku sectarian conflict
Production history
Designer
Crossley Motors
Designed
1954[1]
Manufacturer
Alvis
Produced
1958–1972[2]
No. built
1,177
Specifications
Mass
11.6 t
Length
4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)
Width
2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height
2.39 m (7 ft 10 in)
Crew
3
Armour
Up to 32 mm (1.3 in)
Main armament
76 mm L5A1 gun with 42 rounds
Secondary armament
2 × M1919A4 machine guns with 3,500 rounds
Engine
Rolls-Royce B80 Mk.6A, 8 cyl petrol 170 hp (127 kW)
Power/weight
15.5 hp/tonne
Suspension
6x6 wheel
Operational range
400 km (250 mi)
Maximum speed
72 km/h (45 mph)
The FV601 Saladin is a six-wheeled armoured car developed by Crossley Motors[1] and later manufactured by Alvis. Designed in 1954, it replaced the AEC Armoured Car in service with the British Army from 1958 onward. The vehicle weighed 11 tonnes, offered a top speed of 72 km/h, and had a crew of three.[1] Saladins were noted for their excellent performance in desert conditions, and found favour with a number of Middle Eastern armies accordingly.[3] They were armed with a 76 mm low-pressure rifled gun which fired the same ammunition as that mounted on the FV101 Scorpion.[2]
The Saladin also spawned an armoured personnel carrier counterpart, the Alvis Saracen.[2]
Despite the vehicle's age and dated design, it is still in use in a number of countries in secondary roles.
^ abcBull, Stephen (2004). Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 220–221. ISBN 978-1-57356-557-8.
^ abcChristopher F. Foss (16 May 2000). Jane's Tanks and Combat Vehicles Recognition Guide (2000 ed.). Harper Collins Publishers. pp. 386–391. ISBN 978-0-00-472452-2.
^Middle East Economic Digest (1968). Collard, Elizabeth, Volume 12 pp. 131—173.
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