Sabre (tank)
| Sabre | |
|---|---|
Sabre at Great Dorset Steam Fair | |
| Type | Reconnaissance vehicle |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1995−2004 |
| Used by | United Kingdom |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Alvis / BAE Systems Land & Armaments |
| No. built | over 325 for UK and several hundred exported |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 8.1 tonnes |
| Length | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Height | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Crew | 3 |
Main armament | 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon |
Secondary armament | Co-axial 7.62 mm chain gun |
| Engine | Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel 190 hp (142 kW) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Sabre is a variation of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), featuring the turret from a wheeled Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle mounted on the hull of a tracked FV101 Scorpion.