AArmoured vehicles
FV105 Sultan
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FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 0 of 3
Panhard EBRlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | Panhard EBR |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | France[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | Model 1951 : SA 49 75 mm rifled gun (56 rnds) Model 1951 revalorisé : CN 90 F2 90 mm low-pressure gun (43 rnds) Model 1954: SA 50 75 mm high-velocity rifled gun (36 rnds)[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | coil springs and hydropneumatic, 8×8[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] |
6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)[source]
eight wheels deployed
Single sourceHeight
Single source2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) 2.32 m (7 ft 7 in) (eight wheels deployed)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source80 km/h (50 mph)[source]
Maximum; on rough and uneven terrain
Single sourceMaximum; on secondary roads
Single sourceMaximum; up to
Single sourceup to 115 km/h (71 mph) 75 km/h (47 mph) to 85 km/h (53 mph) on secondary roads 10 km/h (6.2 mph) to 25 km/h (16 mph) on rough and uneven terrain[source]
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Panhard[source] |
| Type | — | Wheeled reconnaissance vehicle , Armoured car[source] |
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| Used by | — | French Army Indonesian Army Portuguese Army[source] |
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| Wars | — | Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation Sand War Western Sahara War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Panhard[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1951-1960[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1179[source] |
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| Variants | — | EBR-ETT (APC)[source] |
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| Armor | — | Turret front 40 mm (sloped) Turret sides 25 mm Hull front 20 mm (sloped) Hull sides 15 mm[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 3× 7.5 mm MAC31 Reibel machine guns most common, sometimes 4 x 7.5 mm MGs 4× DREB smoke dischargers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 15.6 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Transmission | — | two 4-speed tandem-mounted gearboxes providing a total of 16 different gear ratios[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 340 to 420 mm[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 370 l[source] |
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| Steering system | — | front and rear axle[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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