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The Saladin (FV601) was a six-wheeled armoured car built by Alvis
Alvis Cars

Alvis cars were produced by the manufacturer Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd of Coventry, United Kingdom from 1919 to 1967. The company also produced aero-engines and military vehicles, the latter continuing long after car production ceased....
 and used by the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
. It replaced the AEC Armoured Car
AEC Armoured Car

AEC Armoured Car is a series of heavy Armored car built by the AEC during the Second World War....
 that had been in use during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

Saladin was the armoured car of Alvis' FV600 series, using similar suspension and drivetrain components to the Saracen
Alvis Saracen

The FV603 Saracen was a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis Cars and used by the British army that became a recognisable vehicle as a result of its part in the policing of Northern Ireland....
 armoured personnel carrier, Stalwart High Mobility Load Carrier and Salamander
Alvis Salamander

The Alvis Cars Salamander is a Six-wheel drive Airport Crash Tender with off-road capabilities, developed in 1956.It shares the same common six-wheel-drive chassis and other components with the Alvis Saladin armoured car and Alvis Saracen armoured personnel carrier....
 fire tender. It is named after the warrior Saladin
Saladin

ala ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub , better known as Saladin in medieval Europe, was the Sultan of Egypt and Greater Syria. He led the Islamic opposition to the Second Crusade and Third Crusade....
, Alvis using names beginning with an "S" for the whole range of FV600 vehicles.

(German Federal Police
German Federal Police

The Bundespolizei is the uniformed Federal police of Germany. It is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of the Interior . Ordinary police forces fall under the administration of the individual German states and are known as the Landespolizei....
)

The Saladin was used by B sqn 16/5 Lancers during their defence of Nicosia airport in 1974 and subsequent armed recce operations under the banner of the UN.

Indonesian Army (TNI AD) use the Saladin for "KOSTRAD Cavalry Batallion", "KOSTRAD Recon Company" and Armoured Car Company.

The Australian Army
Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force....
 mounted Saladin turrets on M113A1 APCs
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier

The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that formed the backbone of the US Army's mobile infantry units from the time of its introduction in the 1960s....
 to produce the Fire Support Vehicle.






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The Saladin (FV601) was a six-wheeled armoured car built by Alvis
Alvis Cars

Alvis cars were produced by the manufacturer Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd of Coventry, United Kingdom from 1919 to 1967. The company also produced aero-engines and military vehicles, the latter continuing long after car production ceased....
 and used by the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
. It replaced the AEC Armoured Car
AEC Armoured Car

AEC Armoured Car is a series of heavy Armored car built by the AEC during the Second World War....
 that had been in use during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

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The Saladin was the armoured car of Alvis' FV600 series, using similar suspension and drivetrain components to the Saracen
Alvis Saracen

The FV603 Saracen was a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis Cars and used by the British army that became a recognisable vehicle as a result of its part in the policing of Northern Ireland....
 armoured personnel carrier, Stalwart High Mobility Load Carrier and Salamander
Alvis Salamander

The Alvis Cars Salamander is a Six-wheel drive Airport Crash Tender with off-road capabilities, developed in 1956.It shares the same common six-wheel-drive chassis and other components with the Alvis Saladin armoured car and Alvis Saracen armoured personnel carrier....
 fire tender. It is named after the warrior Saladin
Saladin

ala ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub , better known as Saladin in medieval Europe, was the Sultan of Egypt and Greater Syria. He led the Islamic opposition to the Second Crusade and Third Crusade....
, Alvis using names beginning with an "S" for the whole range of FV600 vehicles.

Operators

(German Federal Police
German Federal Police

The Bundespolizei is the uniformed Federal police of Germany. It is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of the Interior . Ordinary police forces fall under the administration of the individual German states and are known as the Landespolizei....
)

The Saladin was used by B sqn 16/5 Lancers during their defence of Nicosia airport in 1974 and subsequent armed recce operations under the banner of the UN.

Indonesian Army (TNI AD) use the Saladin for "KOSTRAD Cavalry Batallion", "KOSTRAD Recon Company" and Armoured Car Company.

The Australian Army
Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force....
 mounted Saladin turrets on M113A1 APCs
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier

The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that formed the backbone of the US Army's mobile infantry units from the time of its introduction in the 1960s....
 to produce the Fire Support Vehicle. This was later renamed as the Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle after the somewhat unreliable turret was replaced by the turret from the FV101 Scorpion
FV101 Scorpion

The FV101 Scorpion is a United Kingdom light tank, part of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance or, CVR family. The full design name is Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Fire Support ....
 Light Tank. RAAC
Royal Australian Armoured Corps

The Royal Australian Armoured Corps is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Army Reserve regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the Australian Army....
 personnel referred to them as "Beasts".

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