FV104 Samaritan
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The FV104 Samaritan is the British Army
armoured ambulance
variant of the CVR(T) family. It has a capacity for up to 6 casualties.
The Samaritan is one of the variants of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
family of armoured fighting vehicles developed by Alvis plc
for the British military.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
armoured ambulance
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
variant of the CVR(T) family. It has a capacity for up to 6 casualties.
The Samaritan is one of the variants of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance —or CVR—is a family of armoured fighting vehicles s in service with the British Army and others throughout the world...
family of armoured fighting vehicles developed by Alvis plc
Alvis plc
Alvis Ltd. was created when United Scientific Holdings plc acquired the Alvis division of the nationalised vehicle manufacturer British Leyland in 1981. United Scientific maintained its own name until 1992 when the group was renamed Alvis plc. Alvis acquired Swedish armoured vehicle manufacturer...
for the British military.