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: ''This refers to the armoured vehicle, for other uses see Scimitar (disambiguation) '' FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light Tank used by the British Army . It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm gun. HISTORY The FV107 Scimitar is one of the CVR(T) series of vehicles and entered service in 1971 . Initially the engine was the Jaguar J60 4.2 litre 6 cylinder Petrol engine the same as used by several Jaguar cars. As with the FV101 Scorpion , the Scimitar saw active service with the Blues And Royals in the Falklands War of 1982 . ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATION
:: High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) ::High Explosive (HE) ::Armour Piercing (AP) ::APSE(Armour Piercing Secondary Effects) ::Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APDS-T)
::30 mm - 160 rounds ::7.62 mm - 3,000 rounds. OPERATORS
The Scimitar is used by the five Formation Reconnaissance Regiment s of the British Army, and by the RAF Regiment .
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