British F.V. 106 Samson Armoured Recovery Vehicle

The Samson is a British armoured recovery vehicle of the CVR(T) family of tracked armoured vehicles.

Available Scale Model Kits

F.V. 106 Samson Armoured Recovery Vehicle, 1:87 Trident

Technical Specifications

F.V. 106 Samson Armoured Recovery Vehicle
Motor: 4.2 litre Jaguar XK V-12 cylinder, 140 kw
Speed: 72 km/h on roads
Length: 4800 mm
Width: 2400 mm
Height: 2200 mm
Weight: 8700 kg
Armament: 7.62 mm L7 GPMG, Smoke Dischargers
Crew: Commander, Driver, Passengers

Historical Employment

British Army

Official Variants

F.V. 101 CVR(T) Scorpion, Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) Fire Support
- 90 mm up-gunned Scorpion variant
F.V. 102 Striker, Tank Hunter with Swingfire ATGW
F.V. 103 APC Spartan, Armoured Personnel Carrier
F.V. 104 Samaritan, Armoured Ambulance
F.V. 105 ACV Sultan, Armoured Command Vehicle
F.V. 106 Samson, Armoured Recovery Vehicle
F.V. 107 CVR(T) Scimitar, Armoured Recce Vehicle

The Scorpion family of armoured fighting vehicles includes a number of interesting variants, of which the Scorpion and Scimitar recce vehicles are most useful for wargamers.

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