The Sabre was a hybrid reconnaissance vehicle in the CVR(T) family, built by fitting the turret of the wheeled Fox armoured reconnaissance vehicle to the tracked hull of an FV101 Scorpion. It was introduced as a cheaper way of getting something like the 30 mm cannon armed FV107 Scimitar, with a slightly lower turret, and entered British Army service in 1995. Trials showed weak defences, so the turret was given new smoke grenade launchers and a chain-fed 7.62 mm L94A1 machine gun with an ammunition hopper. The combination of Fox turret and Scorpion chassis was not a success and the Sabre was withdrawn from British service in 2004.
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Body StyleArmoured Fighting Vehicle 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source Sabre (tank) (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source Sabre (tank) (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Sabre (tank) (Wikipedia)
Development
It was brought into service in 1995.
Development, status
Sabre was withdrawn from British Army service in 2004
Lead
Sabre is a variation of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Development, country of origin
This UK hybrid vehicle was introduced as a less expensive way of producing a similar vehicle
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