Saracen armoured personnel carriers

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Saracen armoured personnel carriers are British six-wheeled, lightly armoured military vehicles designed for troop transport and internal security operations, notably used in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armoured personnel carrier
internal security vehicle
armament 0.303 inch Bren light machine gun
7.62 mm machine gun
smoke dischargers
armourDescription light armour
armourType welded steel
combatWeight 11 tonnes
configuration 6×6 wheeled
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
designer Alvis
linked to: Alvis Vehicles
developedFrom Alvis Saladin armoured car
drive all-wheel drive
engineConfiguration 8-cylinder inline
engineType Rolls-Royce B80 petrol engine
era Cold War
height 2.6 m
length 4.8 m
manufacturer Alvis
linked to: Alvis Vehicles
notableUse British Army operations in Northern Ireland
urban internal security patrols
numberBuilt over 1800
operatorType army
gendarmerie
police
passengerCapacity 9 infantry soldiers
primaryRole troop transport
productionEnd 1972
productionStart 1952
range 400 km
relatedTo Alvis Salamander fire tender
secondaryRole internal security
serviceEntry 1952
successor FV432 armoured personnel carrier
suspension independent torsion bar
topSpeed 45 mph
72 km/h
usedBy Abu Dhabi Defence Force
Abu Dhabi Police
Australian Army
Bahrain Defence Force
Belgian Gendarmerie
British Army
Brunei Armed Forces
Cyprus National Guard
Cyprus Police
Dubai Police
Ethiopian Army
Fiji Military Forces
Ghana Army
Hong Kong Police Force
Indonesian Army
Irish Army
Jordanian Armed Forces
Kenya Army
Kuwait Army
Lebanese Armed Forces
Libyan Army
Malaysian Army
New Zealand Army
Nigerian Army
Oman Armed Forces
Portuguese Armed Forces
Qatar Armed Forces
Rhodesian Security Forces
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Sierra Leone Army
Singapore Armed Forces
Somali Armed Forces
South African Police
Sri Lanka Army
Sudan Police
Sudanese Armed Forces
Tanzanian Army
Uganda Army
United Nations peacekeeping forces
Yemen Arab Republic Armed Forces
Zambian Army
usedInConflict The Troubles
width 2.5 m

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Operation Motorman usedEquipment Saracen armoured personnel carriers
L21 RARDEN cannon mountingPlatform FV603 Saracen (some variants)
linked to: Saracen armoured personnel carriers