In article , The Revolution Will Not Be
Televised says...

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:36:25 +0100, Greg Hennessy
wrote:

You seem unfamiliar with standard MoD APC procurement policy in regard
to the Saxon, which ran along the lines of "find a Leyland production
line that needs to be kept open after losing their markets to the
Germans, and stick some armour on it".


See above.

No ****. I presume you instruct everybody telling a joke that their
punchline was a punchline.

Gavin Bailey

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Crew 2 + 10 troops.
Hull Length 5.16 m.
Height 2.63 m.
Width 2.48 m.
Ground Clearance (axles) 0.33 m.
Combat Weight 10,670 kg.
Main Armament 1 x 7.62 mm GPMG.
Engine 164 bhp Bedford 600 6-cylinder diesel (Cummins BT 5.1 fitted to IS
variant).
Maximum Speed 96 kph.
Maximum Range 510 km.
Armour Proof against 7.62 mm rounds at point-blank range


http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/av/av_sxn.htm

That last bit is more impressive than most flak jackets if you will excuse the
comparative and approximate irony.

'The vehicle, which can be best described as a battlefield taxi, is designed
around truck parts and does not require the enormous maintenance of track and
running gear normally associated with APC/AIFVs.'

http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0039.html

It is a 'dressed' truck and the above description is army-speak for: 'complete
crap'.