The section commander sits behind the driver on the left, with the radio operator in a similar position to his right. To prevent air rushing into the radiator and impeding passage of air through it in the opposite direction, a cowl was mounted over the front of the vehicle.
In 1991, it was announced that A F Budge Limited and the then Alvis had developed a conversion package for the Saracen 6 × 6 APC with the backing and assistance of Perkins Engines Company.
55 It should be noted that none of these firing ports are provided with an associated vision device. 5
Equipment fitted to the FV610 includes additional mapboards, communications equipment, an auxiliary charging plant and batteries. The rear part of the turret roof folds forwards and can be locked horizontal if required, while the turret rear folds downwards on the outside to form a seat for the gunner. Alvis built a series of such vehicles for the British military and others prior to and during World War 2, continuing in the role during the Cold War years as well. Alvis Saracen APC - one of the models of cars manufactured by Alvis. There are three similar firing ports in each side of the hull and a hull escape hatch over the second axle on each side. With the merger of Alvis Vehicles and GKN Defence in late 1998, the Coventry facility was closed in mid-1999. 20 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com Drive to the front and rear wheel hubs is by transmission shafts and bevel boxes. 30 Shortly after the end of the Second World War, the Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment at Chertsey, which no longer exists, began the design of the FV600 series of 6 × 6 armoured fighting vehicles, to meet the operational requirements of the British Army. At the rear of the roof is a ring mount which is normally fitted with a 7.62 mm Bren LMG or sometimes a 7.62 mm (0.30) Browning machine gun. Sponsored by FNSS, the Turkish armored combat vehicle manufacturer, the focus of the design competition is to provide a platform for the work of designers working in the defense industry. The gearbox and the transfer box are under the floor of the crew compartment in the centre and the petrol fuel tank is under the floor of the crew compartment at the rear.
Owing to the situation in Malaya in the late 1940s, development of the FV603 was given precedence over the FV601 Saladin armoured car. The Saracen APC is not fitted with an NBC system or any night vision equipment, although the latter could be fitted if required. In late 2004 Alvis Plc (which included Alvis Vickers) was taken over by BAE Systems and a new company was formed called BAE Systems Land Systems. The company ultimately produced the Dingo Scout light vehicle, FV601 Saladin armored car, a dedicated 8x8 AVLB bridgelayer and the successful family line of light vehicles in the FV101 Scorpion/FV102 Striker/FV103 Spartan (and similar).Australia; Brunei; Hong Kong; Indonesia; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Niger; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Thailand; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States A variety of variants were built including the APC, the command post vehicles, and an ambulance. On this page we present you the most successful photo gallery of Alvis Saracen APC and wish you a pleasant viewing experience.... A Qatar Armed Forces FV603 Saracen APC. Design parent for the FV600 series was Alvis Limited of Coventry, which completed the first prototype of the Saracen in 1952 and first production vehicles in December the same year.
Saracen APCs were widely used by the British Army in Northern Ireland in the IS role but these have now been withdrawn. 250 Three electrically operated 66 mm smoke grenade dischargers mounted on each mudguard at the front of the vehicle launch smoke grenades to the front of the vehicle.
Alvis was founded in Coventry, UK as the Alvis Car and Engineering Company, beginning production of civilian automobiles in 1919.
A fresh air ventilation system is standard on all vehicles and pipes air from the outside (via two dome-shaped ventilators on the right side of the hull) to ducts running down each side of the personnel compartment. The hatch cover to the driver's front is folded forward onto the engine compartment for increased visibility and those either side fold upwards. Production of the Saracen APC amounted to 1,838 vehicles. The Saracen was last used in the British Army by the Saracen Troop of 28 Squadron, the Queen's Own Gurkha Transport Regiment based in Hong Kong. All of these vehicles were refurbished during 1985 to 1988 and during this time underwent modifications to improve their RAM-D characteristics. The FV604 is essentially the FV603 APC modified for use as a command vehicle. Hydraulic pressure for both steering and the foot brake is provided by an engine-driven hydraulic pump.
The release of these APCs was completed in 1972. Saracen. This also includes the former RO Defence.