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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
Alvis Saracenlarger figure on 2 of 5
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.8 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Alvis Saracen | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See "Operators"[source] | — |
| Wars | Aden Emergency Malayan Emergency 30 September Movement coup Operation Banner - Northern Ireland Nigerian Civil War South African Border War Soweto uprising Sri Lankan Civil War Black September Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Invasion of Kuwait 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Alvis[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
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| Produced | 1952–1976[source] | — |
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| Armour | 16 mm Rolled homogeneous armour (RHA)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Browning M1919 machine gun or L37 GPMG[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Bren LMG, 6–12 smoke grenade launchers[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 14.5 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 6x6 wheel, independent torsion bars[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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