Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Scorpion is a modern British light tank. Manufactured by Alvis it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and served until 1994. More than 3000 wre produced. Intended to be a fast and air-transportable reconnaissance vehicle, the Scorpion is built from mainly aluminium armour and mounts a 76mm gun. Original models had a Jaguar 4.2 litre petrol engine and are capable of 72kmh. Later variants were equipped with diesel engines. Variants of the Scorpion include the Striker anti-tank guided weapon carrier; Spartan armoured personnel carrier; Samson armoured recovery vehicle; Sultan command post vehicle; Samaritan armoured ambulance, Scimitar and Sabre (30mm cannon). External Links British Army museum Janes Land Forces See also Tank Tank history This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.