Alvis: Scorpion
From Graces Guide
Scorpion. Exhibit at Grampian Transport Museum.
Exhibit at the Tank Museum.
Exhibit at the Tank Museum.
Note: This is a sub-section of Alvis
Engine: Jaguar 6-cylinder 4.2-litre 195-hp
Service: 1973-94
1969 Introduced as the world's first series produced aluminium bodied tank and designed to be air transportable and dropped by parachute. Overall weight was just over eight tons with a top speed of 50 mph and a range of 400 miles. The first version engine was a Jaguar unit
1973 First units entered service
1981 The RAF took delivery of 184 units
Later units used a Perkins turbo-diesel engine producing 155 bhp
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