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    FV603 SARACEN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER

    by WORDS MIKE HASKEW Oct 30, 2017 4 minutes

    “THE SARACEN HAS REMAINED A VIABLE PLATFORM FOR COUNTERINSURGENCY AND MILITARY OPERATIONS FOR DECADES”

    FV603 SARACEN APC

    COMMISSIONED 1953 ORIGIN UNITED KINGDOM LENGTH 4.80 METRES (15.75 FEET) CREW 2 RANGE 400 KILOMETRES (249 MILES) ENGINE ROLLS-ROYCE B80 MK 6A 8-CYLINDER PETROL PRIMARY WEAPONS BROWNING M1919 .30-CALIBRE MACHINE GUN OR L37 GENERAL-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN SECONDARY WEAPONS BREN .303-CALIBRE LIGHT MACHINE GUN; 6 SMOKE GRENADE LAUNCHERS

    In the wake of World War II, civil and political unrest emerged with renewed vigour in hot spots around the world. The British Empire was not immune to the rise of militant communist and nationalist insurgencies, particularly in Malaya, the Middle East

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