Another requirement of the CVR(T) project was the low ground pressure, similar to that of a soldier on foot this would serve it well in the boggy conditions of the Falklands War.
All of the CVR(T) vehicles were to be air-portable and two Scorpions could be carried in a Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Īlvis built more than 3,000 Scorpion vehicles for the British Army, Royal Air Force Regiment and the export market. The first production vehicles were completed in 1972 and the first British regiment to be equipped with the Scorpion was the Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry in 1973. After extensive hot and cold weather trials in Norway, Australia, Abu Dhabi and Canada, the Scorpion was accepted by the British Army in May 1970, with a contract for 275, which later rose to 313 vehicles. Vehicles P1–P17, the Scorpion prototypes, were delivered on time and within the budget. In 1967, Alvis was awarded the contract to produce 30 CVR(T) prototypes. The anti-tank capability was given to a dedicated vehicle- Striker while what became Scorpion would use a 76 mm gun for "fire support". The limits on both size and weight led to the use of aluminium alloy for the hull and an adapted car engine for power. The 'Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance' was supposed to carry both a gun and an anti-tank missile but it was not possible to design an air portable vehicle to the specification. The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of vehicles came from a British Army requirement for an armoured fighting vehicle that could be rapidly airlifted to trouble spots.
It holds the Guinness world record for the fastest production tank, recorded doing 82.23 km/h (51.10 mph) at the QinetiQ vehicle test track in Chertsey, Surrey, on 26 January 2002. More than 3,000 were produced and used as a reconnaissance vehicle or a light tank. Manufactured by Alvis, it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and was withdrawn in 1994. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), CVR(T), family of seven armoured vehicles.
The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle, and also a light tank.
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