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Alvis Saladinlarger figure on 0 of 3
Iveco MTVlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Alvis Saladin | Iveco MTV |
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| Type | Armoured car[source] | Infantry mobility vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Italy[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Netherlands Armed Forces[source] |
| Wars | First Sudanese Civil War Six-Day War Aden Emergency Nigerian Civil War Dhofar Rebellion The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Second Sudanese Civil War Maluku sectarian conflict[source] |
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5,900 mm (230 in)[source]
Rolls-Royce B80 Mk.6A, 8 cyl petrol
Single sourceRolls-Royce B80 Mk.6A, 8 cyl petrol 170 hp (127 kW)[source]
FPT NEF N67 280 (6.7 litres, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine , Euro III) Power Torque: 1,000 N⋅m (740 ft⋅lb)
Single sourceFPT NEF N67 280 (6.7 litres, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine , Euro III) Power: 276 hp (206 kW) Torque: 1,000 N⋅m (740 ft⋅lb))[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Crossley Motors[source] | Iveco Defence Vehicles[source] |
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| Designed | 1954[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Alvis[source] | Iveco Defence Vehicles[source] |
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| Produced | 1958–1972[source] | — |
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| No. built | 1,177[source] | 200 (as of October 2024, with a total of 1,185 on order)[source] |
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| Armour | Up to 32 mm (1.3 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 76 mm L5A1 gun with 42 rounds[source] | Hardtop: FN deFNder RCWS equipped with an FN MAG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Softtop variant, manned ring mount with optionally: M2 Browning ( 12.7×99mm NATO HMG ) H&K GMG ( 40×53 mm HV , AGL ) Spike LR / LR2 ( ATGM )[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2 × M1919A4 machine guns with 3,500 rounds[source] | Softtop variant: lateral swing mount for the softtop variant, with a FN MAG ( 7.62×51mm NATO , GPMG )[source] |
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| Power/weight | 15.5 hp/tonne[source] | 23 hp/t (17 kW/t)[source] |
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| Suspension | 6x6 wheel[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Australia | Australia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Bahrain | Bahrain[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Biafra | Biafra[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Ghana | Ghana[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Iraq | Iraq[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Indonesia | Indonesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Jordan | Jordan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Kenya | Kenya[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Kuwait | Kuwait[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Lebanon | Lebanon[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Libya | Libya[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Oman | Oman[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Portugal | Portugal[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Qatar | Qatar[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Sudan | Sudan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Uganda | Uganda[source] | — |
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| Former operator · United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates[source] | — |
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| Former operator · United Kingdom | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Former operator · West Germany | West Germany[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Yemen | Yemen[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2024–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | Payload: > 2.0 t (4,400 lb) Towing capacity: 3.5 t (7,700 lb)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Automatic High-low transfer case Permanent 4×4 wheel-drive 3 fully lockable differentials[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 350 mm (14 in) (vertical obstacle)[source] |
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