Scorpion Cvr(t): Scorpion Fv101 Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) in British Service 1972-2020 * an Insight Into the Design, Cons

by Simon Dunstan

The CVRT (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) family of reconnaissance vehicles has been highly successful since its introduction by the British Army in 1972 and it has seen extensive combat from the Falklands War to Afghanistan. Its variants include the lead vehicle, Scorpion, armed with a 76mm gun and the 30mm-armed Scimitar that were both employed in the reconnaissance role with Spartan as an armoured personnel carrier.

The combat history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785211951
• ISBN13: 9781785211959
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 10.7"