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New page: {{AFV |name=AT105 Saxon |image=Saxon_AFV.jpg |type=APC |origin=United Kingdom |year=1982 |length=5.17 m |width=2.49 m |height=2.63 m |weight=10.6 tonnes |crew=2 + 10 |armor=Proof against 7...
{{AFV
|name=AT105 Saxon
|image=Saxon_AFV.jpg
|type=APC
|origin=United Kingdom
|year=1982
|length=5.17 m
|width=2.49 m
|height=2.63 m
|weight=10.6 tonnes
|crew=2 + 10
|armor=Proof against 7.62mm rounds at point-blank range
|maxarmor=
|primary=7.62mm [[GPMG]]
|secondary=none
|suspension=Wheeled 4x4
|road=96 km/h
|offroad=
|range=510 km
|engine=Bedford 600 6-cylinder diesel<br>Cummins BT 5.1 fitted to IS variant
|power=164 hp
|ptw=
|trans=
}}
'''Saxon''' is an extremely versatile wheeled [[APC|Armoured Personnel Carrier]] (APC) capable of travelling across rough terrain and fording water obstacles up to 90 cm depth. Variants in service include a [[Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]] (REME) recovery vehicle; armoured [[ambulance]]; command post vehicle; internal security (IS) version; and vehicles modified to carry an L37 [[General Purpose Machine Gun]] (GPMG) turret.<ref>''Saxon'' [http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/index.htm Mod/Army website] Accessed Julty 11 2007</ref>
==Variants==
*AT105A - Armoured Ambulance
*AT105E - Turret armed with one or two GPMGs
*AT105MR - Mounted 81mm mortar
*AT105C - Command Post vehicle
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Armored Fighting Vehicles]]
|name=AT105 Saxon
|image=Saxon_AFV.jpg
|type=APC
|origin=United Kingdom
|year=1982
|length=5.17 m
|width=2.49 m
|height=2.63 m
|weight=10.6 tonnes
|crew=2 + 10
|armor=Proof against 7.62mm rounds at point-blank range
|maxarmor=
|primary=7.62mm [[GPMG]]
|secondary=none
|suspension=Wheeled 4x4
|road=96 km/h
|offroad=
|range=510 km
|engine=Bedford 600 6-cylinder diesel<br>Cummins BT 5.1 fitted to IS variant
|power=164 hp
|ptw=
|trans=
}}
'''Saxon''' is an extremely versatile wheeled [[APC|Armoured Personnel Carrier]] (APC) capable of travelling across rough terrain and fording water obstacles up to 90 cm depth. Variants in service include a [[Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]] (REME) recovery vehicle; armoured [[ambulance]]; command post vehicle; internal security (IS) version; and vehicles modified to carry an L37 [[General Purpose Machine Gun]] (GPMG) turret.<ref>''Saxon'' [http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/index.htm Mod/Army website] Accessed Julty 11 2007</ref>
==Variants==
*AT105A - Armoured Ambulance
*AT105E - Turret armed with one or two GPMGs
*AT105MR - Mounted 81mm mortar
*AT105C - Command Post vehicle
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Armored Fighting Vehicles]]