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Alvis Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car
Statistics
| Country of Origin/Used by: | UK and Others including Honduras. |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1965 |
| Manufactured by: | Alvis |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | Main: 76mm; Co-Axial: .30 cal; Secondary: .30 cal on Right-Top of Turret Roof. |
| Engine: | 8 Cylinder |
| Miscellaneous Info: | Shares many common parts with the Alvis Saracen APC. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Photo Above taken at Bovington | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
| Saladin Mark II Photos | Tim Lingle - Princeton, New Jersey USA |
Saladin Mark II Photo |
David Green - Oxfordshire, UK |
| Saladin Armored Car Photos (F Sqn 3RTR SBA - Cyprus 1986-88) | Lt. Col. Dick Taylor (RTR) -
Blandford Forum, |
| Saladin Mark II Photos (Beltring 2005) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
| Saladin Mark II Photos (Beltring 2005) | David Green - Oxfordshire, UK |
| Saladin Mark II Photos | Keith Paget - Northampton, UK |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "British Wheeled Armor on Cyprus" By Stelios Markides | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #32, Page 3) |
| "Last of the Line - No More Armored Cars in the British Army?" By Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #32, Page 1) |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| British Armoured Cars Since 1945 | Simon Dunstan |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service | B.T. White |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Saladin Mark II Armored Car Model Kit | Kit Form Services | 1/24 | Multi-Media |
| Saladin Mark II Armored Car Model Kit (K131) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
| Saladin Mark II Armored Car Model Kit with Interior/Engine (K131i) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
| Saladin Mark II Armored Car Kit | Firing Line/Dartmoor Models | 1/35 | Initially all White Metal; Second run kits with Firing Line have a resin hull. |
| Saladin Armored Car Kit | Tamiya | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic. Out of Production and VERY old. |
| Saladin Mark II Armored Car Kit | JB Models | 1/76 |
Model Pictures
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| 1/35 Saladin Mark II Armored Car (Firing Line) | Noel Baker - Rainham, Kent UK |
