Scorpion Reconnaissance Vehicle 1972–94
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- ISBN 9781855323902
- Weight: 180g
- Dimensions: 180 x 239mm
- Publication Date: 15 May 1995
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Scorpion reconnaissance vehicle was part of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (CVR) series first devised in the mid-1960s.
Designed to be light enough to be carried and parachute-dropped if necessary, the CVR, with the designation 'tracked' added, entered service with the British Army in 1972. Since then the Scorpion and its variants the Scimitar, Striker, Spartan, Samaritan, Sultan and Sampson have seen action in many theatres.
Backed by numerous photographs and colour plates, this book examines the development and design of the Scorpion, detailing its firepower, forms of protection, performance in combat and variants.
Christopher Foss is one of the world's most respected authorities on modern fighting vehicles and long-standing editor of Jane's Armour and Artillery. In addition he contributes to or edits a number of other military publications. He lives and works in Hampshire.
Simon Dunstan is a military history author, film maker and photographer. He specialises on the subject of armoured warfare, a field on which he has been writing for over two decades. He lives and works in London.
Peter Sarson has produced graphic cutaways for many armoured vehicle publications, and is regarded as one of the world’s great illustrators of military vehicles. Peter lives and works in Dorset.
