Alvis Saracen

Outside the Bovington Tank Museum is an Alvis Saracen.

The FV603 Saracen is a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British Army.

It became a recognisable vehicle as a result of its part in the policing of Northern Ireland as well as for its role in enforcing apartheid in South Africa. 

As part of the Second English Civil War, you can imagine the use of the FV603 Saracen to patrol urban areas and to suppress armed resistance.

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