john fox Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, ChasSomT. said: Wasn't there a difference in the turrets between Fox and Scimitar, requiring a 'spacer' when Sabre was made? How then, where they able to mount a Scorpion turret on a Fox? Intriguing. The Fox turret has a smaller ring than a CVRT one and is not as high. The adapter ring therefore addressed both problems when fitting Fox to CVRT hulls as far as I know I have never seen any written reference to the Scorpion turrets being functional when fitted to Fox. I'm not even sure they were anything other than a way to get a turret back on a hull so that the dealers could then sell a "turreted" vehicle, bearing in mind most Foxes that initially came out were hulls only without engines and so hard to sell. Those Foxes still with Scorpion turrets are, I believe, either dropped on and loose, or fixed bolted in place and non functional film props (there was at least one such used in the Evita film "starring" Madonna) IMHO the book on Fox remains the contemporary AFV Profile series of which No 44 neatly covers both Ferret and Fox . Obviously without the benefit of a historical perspective looking back at them now. (AFV Profile books are sought after and can be expensive, I won't post a link to those on sale in case you think I'm touting my own, which I'm not as I'll never sell it ) this is a generic non sales link: https://www.librarything.com/work/2093915 Edited November 12, 2017 by john fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Hi John, I am sure the Scorpion turrets were just dropped on to the turretless Fox as a means of disposing of them at the sales. There would never have been an official fitment of this turret to a Fox, no point. The Profile on Ferret and Fox is good, but a bit more insight in George Forty's book. regards, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john fox Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said: The Profile on Ferret and Fox is good, but a bit more insight in George Forty's book. LOL, that's my Xmas present sorted then EDIT - I've already got that book but had forgotten it covers Fox as well - it sits in my Scorpion "library" Edited November 12, 2017 by john fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasSomT. Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Thank you both, Richard and John, I will start looking for those books. 'Chas.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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