Saxon APC
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AT105 Saxon | |
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Specifications | |
Type | APC |
Origin | United Kingdom |
Entered production | 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 |
Primary amament | 7.62mm GPMG |
Secondary armament | none |
Suspension | Wheeled 4x4 |
Max. road speed | 96 km/h |
Operational range | 510 km |
Engine | Bedford 600 6-cylinder diesel Cummins BT 5.1 fitted to IS variant |
Power output | 164 hp |
Saxon is an extremely versatile wheeled 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.[1]
Variants
- AT105A - Armoured Ambulance
- AT105E - Turret armed with one or two GPMGs
- AT105MR - Mounted 81mm mortar
- AT105C - Command Post vehicle
References
- ↑ Saxon Mod/Army website Accessed Julty 11 2007