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 1 of 5
Panhard ERClarger figure on 4 of 5
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Measured figures
Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | Panhard ERC |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | France[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | 90 mm CN90 cannon[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | 6×6 coil springs with shock absorbers[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] | Panhard |
7.7 m (25 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Type | — | Armored Car[source] |
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| In service | — | 1980–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Peacekeeping missions in Lebanon Gulf War Chiapas conflict Bosnian war Kosovo war First Ivorian Civil War Chadian Civil War (2005–2010) Second Ivorian Civil War Northern Mali Boko Haram insurgency[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1975[source] |
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| No. built | — | 411[source] |
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| Armour | — | 10 mm[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2× MAS machine guns[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.7 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Former operator · France | — | France[source] |
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