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greatbrit
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Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 02:37 AM UTC
has anyone got any info about the fox armoured car in service.

i know they have now been withdrawn, and i can find almost no details of their use,

which regiments used them, any overseas service?

NI, BATUS etc?

cheers

joe
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Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 02:52 AM UTC
Hi there
You may be able to find out something from these pics

Fox

HTH
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PiperDan
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Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 05:50 AM UTC
I'm not exactly sure when the Fox was withdrawn from service. However, many of the turrets have been mounted on old Scorpion hulls resulting the hybrid vehicle 'Sabre'. I have pictures of the Fox serving with the British Army of the Rhine as a light recon vehicle and at one vehicles were sent to Northern Ireland to help with the troubles.

A few good references I have come across would include the following

British Armoured Cars Since 1945 - Military Vehicles fotofax - Simon Dunstan (OOP)

Britsh Army Fighting Vehicles 9145 to the present - Tanks Illustrated #12 - Simon Dunstan (OOP)

Scorpion the CVR(T) range - Tanks Illustrated #22 - Simon Dunstan (OOP)

Europa Militaria - British Army of the Rhine - Carl Schulze

The first three titles are out of print (OOP) but well worth tracking down on eBay, bookfinder.com, Barns and Noble (used book search) or Amazon (used book search).

I hope that helps.

Cheers - Dan


ptruhe
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Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 06:57 PM UTC
Concord's 'Armour of the West' has 2 Fox pictures during Certain Shield '91 with NORTHAG in Northern Germany. Reg # 09FD24 and it says it's with the Yeomanry territorial forces(TA?). Also one of the Wessex Regiment during Bold Grouse. Other reg #s 09FD78, 01GM30, 10FD39, 10FD71 and 01GM30.

The book mentions they are used in regular and TA forces including the Berlin brigade.

Paul
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Posted: Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 02:40 AM UTC
it was mostly used by TA yeomanry Sqns and the kyle&carrick (ayrshire) yemonary had them still in 90-91 bovington has a interesting one in the berlin bde colours with a screen
at the front which when pulled up looks like a garade door btw accurate armour do one for around £50
greatbrit
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Posted: Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 05:40 AM UTC
thanks for the info,

i was thinking of buying the AA kit,

i was already aware of the sabre, but info on the fox is very hard to come by. ill look up those books mentioned too.

cheers

joe
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