AArmoured vehicles
FV105 Sultan
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SGT Brian Gavin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 3 of 5
M3 scout carlarger figure on 2 of 5
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Configuration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | M3 scout car |
|---|---|---|
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | .50 cal M2 Browning[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Leaf springs[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] | White Motor Company[source] |
| Type | — | Armored car[source] |
| In service | — | 1941-today[source] |
| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | — | World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indonesian National Revolution Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Costa Rican Civil War 1958 Lebanon crisis First Indochina War Algerian War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Congo Crisis Dominican Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Salvadoran Civil War[source] |
| Designer | — | White Motor Company[source] |
| Designed | — | 1939[source] |
| Produced | — | 1939–1944[source] |
| No. built | — | 21,054 (M1: 76 + M2: 20 + M2A1/M3: 64 + M3A1: 20,918)[source] |
| Armor | — | Maximum .5 in (13 mm)[source] |
| Secondary armament | — | 1–2 x .30 cal M1917 Browning or M1919 Browning machine guns[source] |
| Drive | — | Wheeled 4x4[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 30 US gal (110 L)[source] |
| References | — | Bishop & Foss[source] |
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