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Rear view of a Samson showing the rear crew hatch, A-frame and anchor FV106 Samson was a British Army armoured recovery vehicle , one of the CVR(T) family. The main role of this...

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Rear view of a Samson showing the rear crew hatch, A-frame and anchor

FV106 Samson was a British Armyarmoured recovery vehicle, one of the CVR(T) family. The main role of this vehicle was to recover the CVR(T) family of vehicles, but could also recover other light tracked vehicles such as the FV430 series.

Design and features

The Samson was conceived in the early 1970s with the final design entering production in 1978. The hull is an all-welded aluminium construction. It usually carries a crew of three operating a 3.5T capstan winch that can also be utilised in a lifting configuration. It carries suitable equipment to enable a 4:1 mechanical advantage with 228m of winch rope. This winch is capable of recovering up to 12 Tonnes of vehicle. A manually operated earth anchor is situated at the rear to anchor the vehicle while operations are carried out.[2]

The Samson can be fitted with a flotation screen so it can be operated amphibiously using its own tracks at 6.5 km/h or at 9.6 km/h if also fitted with a propeller kit. The Samson can also be fitted with a full NBC protection unit.[3]

Operators

A single Samson accompanied the two troops of Blues and Royals CVR(T)s to the Falklands War.[4]

Current operators

Map of FV106 operators in blue

Examples on display

Philippines

  • FV106 Samson retired Philippine Army is on outdoor static display at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig, Philippines.[6]

United Kingdom

  • The REME Museum has an example of a Samson on display in the Around the World Gallery.[7]

See also

  • Other military references to Samson: Samson § Military
  • Armoured recovery vehicles
  • CVR(T) – Armoured fighting vehiclesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
  • REME – Maintenance arm of the British ArmyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

References

  1. ↑ Redactor, «FV106 Samson: Vehículo blindado de recuperación» , Military Today , archivado del original el 7 de febrero de 2007 , consultado el 15 de noviembre de 2021.
  2. 1 2 Connors, Shaun; Foss, Christopher F. (25 de marzo de 2010). Vehículos militares y logística de Jane 2010-2001 . Jane's Information Group. págs. 78–79 . ISBN  978-0-7106-2910-4.
  3. ^ Gordon L. Rottman (1 de enero de 1993). Ejércitos de la Guerra del Golfo . Publicación de águila pescadora. pag. 21.ISBN​  978-1-85532-277-6.
  4. ↑ Freedman, Lawrence (2005). La historia oficial de la campaña de las Malvinas: guerra y diplomacia . Psychology Press. pág. 43. ISBN  978-0-7146-5207-8.
  5. ↑ Ministerio de Defensa (4 de septiembre de 2014). "El ejército letón compra vehículos blindados de combate del Reino Unido" . Gov.uk. Consultado el 19 de agosto de 2017 .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: servicio de archivado obsoleto ( enlace )
  6. ↑ Justine Punzalan (11 de junio de 2022). "Museos filipinos para visitar y hacer un viaje rápido por la historia" . Philstar Life .
  7. ↑ "Visita virtual" . Museo REME . 13 de noviembre de 2019. Consultado el 19 de junio de 2026 .