CVR-T SCIMITAR Combat Vehicle Reconnaisance Tracked

CVR-T Scimitar of 3rd Lancier Parachutiste in KismayoBase (1992) 

The FV107 Scimitar is the mainstay reconnaissance vehicle of British Army Formation Reconaissance Regiments and Close Reconnaissance Troops, including Platoons of Armoured and Mechanised Battlegroups. It is an ideal Reconnaissance vehicle, mobile and fast, with good communications and excellent viewing equipment, more than capable of fulfilling its primary role of information gathering. Used by medium reconnaissance Regiments and armoured infantry units for reconnaissance primarily. Like its close cousin the Warrior AFV the Scimitar is equipped with a 30 mm cannon for defence against enemy vehicles, and a 7.62mm machine gun on top for anti-personnel work.
There are 192 in service with the British Army's Armoured Regiments. Also 141 units in service with the Belgian Army's.They were used by belgian reconnaissance squadrons and 3rd Lancier Parachutiste, in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope and UNOSOM I, II and III. Since then, the family of t-CVR was removed from employment in the Belgian army.

Armament:
1 x 30 mm RARDEN L21 A2 Gun
1 x 7.62 mm L37A1 Machine Gun
2 x 4-barrel smoke dischargers
Ammunition capacity:
30 mm - 201 rounds
7.62 mm - 3,000 rounds
Main armament elevation: -10° to +35°
Main armament traverse:
360°
Crew:
3
Weight in action:
7,800 kg
Length overall:
4.985 m
Length of hull:
4.794 m
Height overall: 2.096 m;
Width overall:
2.242 m;
Width over track:
2.134 m
Track width:
0.432 m
Ground clearance approx.:
0.42 m
Maximum road speed: 80.5 km/h
Range (roads):
644 km
Engine type:
Jaguar J60 No.1 Mark 100B petrol
Engine capacity:
4.235 litres
Fuel capacity:
423 litres