Saladin Mk 1

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tank
gptkbp:armament limited capacity
1 x 76 mm gun
open-topped turret
gptkbp:armor up to 12 mm
gptkbp:brakes hydraulic
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1950s
gptkbp:communicationEquipment radio system
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:crewCapacity limited
gptkbp:deployedTo served in multiple countries
gptkbp:design high mobility
gptkbp:electronic_warfare used_in_various_conflicts_including_the_Gulf_War
gptkbp:engine 6-cylinder petrol engine
gptkbp:enginePower 13 hp/ton
gptkbp:engineType petrol
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1960s
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 200 liters
gptkbp:height 2.1 m
2.5 m
gptkbp:historicalSignificance iconic_British_armoured_car
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saladin Mk 1
gptkbp:length 4.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer Alvis
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 1,000
gptkbp:operationalRange 300 km
gptkbp:powers 150 hp
gptkbp:produces 1958–1972
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:Coventry
gptkbp:range 500 km
gptkbp:relatedPatent Saracen armoured vehicle
gptkbp:retired various armies
gptkbp:retirementYear 1990s
gptkbp:secondaryRole reconnaissance
command vehicle
gptkbp:services 1958
gptkbp:speed 80 km/h
gptkbp:steering front
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fox_armoured_car
gptkbp:survivability vulnerable to modern anti-tank weapons
gptkbp:suspension wheeled
gptkbp:transmission manual
gptkbp:type armoured car
gptkbp:updates various modernization kits
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Saladin_Mk_2
gptkbp:weight 12 tons
11.5 tons
gptkbp:wheelDrive 4x4
gptkbp:width 2.5 m