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 grenade dischargers
- Crew: Commander, Driver, Passengers
Historical Employment
- British Army
- Latvian Land Forces
- Armed Forces of Ukraine
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.