FV104 Samaritan

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FV104 Samaritan
CVRT Samaritan ambulance van het Belgische leger, Erfgoeddag 2017 foto 5.JPG
A FV104 Samaritan in Belgian National Day parade.
TypeArmoured ambulance
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Production history
ManufacturerAlvis plc
No. built101[1]
Specifications
Mass8.7 tonnes
Length5.07 m
Width2.24 m
Height2.42 m
Crew2

EngineCummins BTA 5.9 diesel
190 hp (142 kW)
Suspensiontorsion bar
Maximum speed 72.5 km/h
CVRT Samaritan inside

The FV104 Samaritan is the British Army armoured ambulance variant of the CVR(T) family. It has a capacity for up to 6 casualties.[2]

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.

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  1. ^ Staff Writer, "FV104 Samaritan: Armored ambulance", Military Today, retrieved 15 November 2021
  2. ^ Alvis FV104 at Military Factory
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