Designation: | Saxon AT105 |
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Manufacturer: | ALVIS PLC | |
Product type: | Armoured Vehicles | |
Name: | Wheeled armoured personnel carrier |
SAXON is a 4x4 vehicle offering 2-wheel and 4-wheel drive in high and low ratios for on-and-off road use in urban to battlefield environments. Saxon is air-transportable in C130 Hercules and other transport aircraft, room for driver, commander and 8-10 personnel and stowage space for combat supplies, anti-tank weapons, and ammunition. Its large interior capacity makes it ideal for command, ambulance and other volume demanding roles, SAXON'S protection is supeior even to many tracked armoured vehicles, providing both crew protection against 5,56mm and 7.62mm ball and AP, anti-tank mines up to 9 Kg, and 155mm HE air bursts.
SAXON can be fitted with gun ports, pintle mounted or turret mounted machine guns, and a variety of vehicle launched anti-tank and air defence missiles, to provide ease of access to engine, gearbox and transfer gearbox to facilitate rapid inspection and maintenance, from the outset to be a family of vehicles, its mobility, capacity and protection making it ideally suited for many roles, including:
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