TF020 FV107 The ‘Scimitar’ Light Tank

This is the second of The Blues and Royals Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicles that took part in the Falklands Conflict.
     Our first was, of course, the ‘SCORPION’, released in 2023 and long sold-out however you might be lucky and still find a rare one on Ebay or the secondary market!

The FV107 Scimitar was an armoured tracked reconnaissance vehicle (often classed as a light tank) and part of a unique series of vehicles designed and produced by the Alvis Company of Coventry in the U.K. during the early to mid 1970s.

Similar in appearance to its ‘stablemate’ the FV101 ‘Scorpion’ the ‘Scimitar’ mounted a 30mm ‘Rarden’ cannon.  During its time in service with the British Army it was supplied to the Royal Armoured Corps armoured regiments in the reconnaissance role.
Each regiment originally had a close reconnaissance squadron of five troops, each containing a total of eight FV107 ‘Scimitars’.

 FIGHTING ROLE

           Although best known for its role in the Falklands Conflict this vehicle and the ‘Scorpion’ saw extensive e active service in the 1990 Gulf War… Bosnia… Kosovo… the 2023 Iraq War… the war in Afghanistan and much more recently during the ongoing Russia / Ukraine invasion.
           Our K&C ‘Scimitar’ is in the British Army camouflage scheme of olive drab and black, typical of the 1980s and comes complete with a head ‘n’ shoulders driver figure as well as a three quarters vehicle commander in the open turret hatch.
            If you already have the K&C ‘Falklands Scorpion’ this new FV107 ‘Scimitar’ makes the perfect accompaniment!