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 1 of 5
Saxon (vehicle)
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Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | Saxon (vehicle) |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | 7.62 mm MG[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | leaf spring with hydraulic shock absorbers[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] | GKN Sankey Alvis Alvis Vickers BAE Systems |
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5.17 m (17 ft 0 in)[source]
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| Type | — | Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
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| In service | — | 1976–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Cold War The Troubles Gulf War Bosnian War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | — | GKN Sankey[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1975–1976[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | none[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 14.06 hp/t (10.48 kW/t)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 10 passengers[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Allison AT-545 automatic with 4 forward gears and 1 reverse gear[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 153 L (34 imp gal)[source] |
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