afvnut75 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hi to all those who own simitar,sabre, scorp,fox Could any of you out there tell me if the turret traverse on the the above vehicles is just manual or electrical or both, And the big question that i have is that if the above vehicles turret traverse is electrical could i fit the same unit to a fv432 with rarden turret ? if it is possible how easy is it to fit and wire up ? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Manual... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 on the Fox and Sabre (same turret different vehicle) they are both manual. No knowledge of electric version. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 afvnut, are you missing the traverse gearbox? I may be able to help. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afvnut75 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 hi chris Could please send me a piccy of this traverse gearbox then ill be able to tell you if its missing or not thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 hi chris Could please send me a piccy of this traverse gearbox then ill be able to tell you if its missing or not thanks I think you will know if it's missing or not - just try turning the turret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Alvis did offer an upgrade package for Scorpion at one time. This INCLUDED a motor & gearbox for powered traverse. If you are going to Bletring, have a chat with the Alvis AFV Society Boys! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afvnut75 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 I think you will know if it's missing or not - just try turning the turret! this turret traverse gearbox allows you to change direction of turret doesnt it if thats what you mean then yes ive already got one. cheers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afvnut75 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Alvis did offer an upgrade package for Scorpion at one time. This INCLUDED a motor & gearbox for powered traverse. If you are going to Bletring, have a chat with the Alvis AFV Society Boys!Mike What a great idea ! im not able to get to beltring this year as im moving house but i will contact the alvis fighting vehicle society asap Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 What a great idea ! im not able to get to beltring this year as im moving house but i will contact the alvis fighting vehicle society asap Thanks Good luck they seem to be a bit self interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 As recce vehicles, CVR(T)s were built primarily to be fast, hence light and there was never seen to be a need for power traverse (but if you needed to traverse through any significant arc, selecting the higher gear would make it traverse manually more quickly at the expense of needing a fiddler's right arm - I had served as Scorpion crewman for years before I discovered there was a second gear to the traverse handwheel: I guess my instructor just forgot to mention it). I understand the latest tranche of Scimitars weigh in about 12.5 tons, compared with 7 in my day, so I could be persuaded to believe that at some point somebody decided to save the little darling point-and-click gunners of the Game Boy generation from developing a fiddler's right arm, unless those of us who learned to shoot properly on Scorpion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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