FV104 Samaritan

FV104 Samaritan
The interior of a FV104 Samaritan
Type	Armoured ambulance
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Manufacturer	Alvis plc
Specifications
Weight	8.7 tonnes
Length	5.07 m
Width	2.24 m
Height	2.42 m
Crew	2

Main armament	none
Secondary armament	none
Engine	Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel 190 hp (142 kW)
Suspension	torsion bar
Speed	72.5 km/h

The FV104 Samaritan is the British Army armoured ambulance variant of the CVR(T) family. It has a capacity for up to 6 casualties.^[1]

The Samaritan is one of the variants of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of armoured fighting vehicles developed by Alvis plc for the British military.

References

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Post-WWII British AFVs

Wheeled	Ferret Scout Car Fox Reconnaissance Vehicle Saladin Armoured Car Saracen APC Humber Pig Saxon Mastiff PPV Husky TSV

APCs and IFVs	Oxford Tracked Carrier FV510 Warrior FV432 FV103 Spartan FV104 Samaritan FV105 Sultan Stormer Viking Warthog

Light tanks and anti-tank vehicles	FV4101 Charioteer FV301 tank FV101 Scorpion FV102 Striker FV107 Scimitar Sabre（CVR(T)） FV438 Swingfire

SP artillery	FV433 Abbot AS-90

Main battle tanks	Comet Centurion Conqueror Chieftain Vickers MBT MBT-80 Challenger 1 Challenger 2

UK unarmoured or non-fighting vehicles

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