Talk:Alvis Saracen

message: This article is very short on dates, particularly, when was each type introduced?<BR>Also, lead (and infobox) does not suggest for how long they were in service. How many of each type built?
Any idea how many have been preserved? ...in working order?
EdJogg (talk) 23:36, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates and figures, please? 

message: "At times they even appeared on the streets of Hull, a less-hostile atmosphere for driver training in a city of similar appearance to Belfast."   - Utter garbage.  The Army driver training school is at Leconfield, near Hull, that's why you can see them in Hull.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.159.216.97 (talk) 09:01, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The facts are not incompatible, but might be better worded, something like: "As the Army driver training school (Defence School of Transport) is at Leconfield, the nearby city of Hull was used to provide an urban training environment similar to Belfast." -- EdJogg (talk) 10:12, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

text: Although the proximity of Beverley was certainly part of it, Hull (and specifically Anlaby) in the early '80s was a location for CQB training. Lots of slums in the process of clearance, a similar appearance to Belfast, and no-one too upset if the odd wall was demolished. The good burghers of Beverley would get a bit stroppy if you broke bits off the Minster. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:27, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Hull

message: The Mk 5 and 6 vehicles had their armour upgraded prior to the start of the troubles, and in fact, all of the Mk 6 vehicles present in NI were diverted from a middle eastern order that the British government cancelled. They were originally painted in sand/tan and had to be repainted for use in NI by the receiving units.
The Saracens were used, rather than their tracked replacement, the FV432, as they were seen as a less aggressive vehicle due to having wheels. This was also the reason that the Pig was pressed into service - the British government didn't want reports of tanks in the streets, although it turns out that most reporters can't tell the difference anyway.
Service records indicate that my Mk 5 Saracen (82 BA 88) was still in service in Hong Kong until at least 1992.
Saracens in Hong Kong were all replaced by Saxons in 1988. One was retained and is on a plinth outside the Police Tactical Unit, Fanling  ijs-2016   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.78.31.177 (talk) 04:50, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Armour Upgrades 

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