FV101 Scorpion

The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), CVR(T), family of seven armoured vehicles. Manufactured by Alvis, it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and served until 1994. The base model was retired from active service, but the army retains a number of base Scorpions in reserve as training vehicles. More than 3,000 were produced and used as a reconnaissance vehicle or a light tank. It holds the Guinness world record for the fastest production tank; recorded doing 51.10 mph (82.24 km/h) at the QinetiQ vehicle test track, Chertsey, Surrey, on January 26^th, 2002.

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• Belgium
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