AArmoured vehicles
FV105 Sultan
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SGT Brian Gavin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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AArmoured vehicles
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FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 2 of 5
Mine Protected Combat Vehiclelarger figure on 3 of 5
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Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | Mine Protected Combat Vehicle |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Rhodesia[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | One 7.62 mm, 12.7 mm or 14.5 mm machine guns[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Wheels, 4 × 4[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
4.95 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Kew Engineering[source]MPCV · bare vehicle production in 1979; final armament/electronics fitted at Gwelo workshops |
| Type | — | Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle[source] |
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| In service | — | 1978–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Rhodesia , Zimbabwe[source] |
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| Wars | — | 1980 Entumbane clashes 1981 Entumbane uprising Mozambican Civil War Second Congo War 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état[source] |
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| Armor | — | 4.5 to 10 mm & composite[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Personal weapons through gunports[source] |
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