Sabre is a variation of the
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), featuring the turret from a
Fox reconnaisance vehicle mounted on the hull of a
Scorpion. This was done as a less expensive way of producing a similar vehicle to the
Scimitar.
Specification
- Crew: 3
- Length: 4.79 m
- Height: 2.17 m
- Width: 2.24 m
- Ground clearance: 0.35 m
- Combat weight: 8,130 kg
- Main armament: 1 x 30 mm L21 Rarden cannon
- Secondary armament: co-axial 7.62 mm chain gun, smoke grenade dischargers
- Ammunition carried: 160 x 30 mm rounds- Armour-piercing Enhanced Penetration (APEP) and High Explosive (HE); 3000 x 7.62 mm rounds
- Engine: Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel engine developing 190 hp (142 kW)
- Maximum speed: 80 km/h
See also
Scimitar
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