Sabre

## Crew

* Commander
* Driver
* Gunner/Loader

The **Sabre** is a Tier 6 special premium Armored Fighting Vehicle under Marat Shishkin's dealership.

## History

Class: Reconnaissance Vehicle

Developed: 1995

Service: 1995-2004

Vehicles Built: 136-138 (sources vary)

Operators: United Kingdom

Combining the turret from the Fox reconnaissance vehicle and the hull from the Scorpion Light Tank produced the Sabre. There are two theories on why the Scorpion was retired. One mentions the general poor state of the Scorpions, which needed a complete overhaul, while the other is based on the Scorpion being treated as a tank during the 1990s demilitarization treaties and not as a scout.

Another vehicle that was phased out in the mid-1990s was the FV721 Fox, which suddenly left the British with a number of obsolete Fox turrets and Scorpion hulls. Retirement of the Fox and Scorpion meant a temporary shortage of tracked scouting vehicles for the British scout troops. Since the Fox, like the Scimitar, was also armed with a 30mm RARDEN autocannon, the British decided to bring these two components to zero hour state and mate them together to create a cheaper alternative to the Scimitar. This vehicle was developed by Alvis and was called the Sabre.

The Sabre was accepted into service in 1995 and phased out 9 years later, in 2004. For what it represented – a mating of four decades old components – it was successful enough and saw limited service during the Iraq War and allegedly also during the peacekeeping missions in former Yugoslavia.

## Vehicle Traits

* Harder to Spot: When moving slowly, this vehicle does not lose any camouflage and can effectively creep around.
* Designate Target: This vehicle has the ability to designate targets that are within its line of sight. Designated targets are marked to other players and take increased damage.
* Recon Package: This vehicle's set of advanced optics provides an improved vision range when stationary.
* Improved Reverse: This vehicle can drive backwards much faster than other vehicles can.

## Upgrades

### Armor

Sabre Stock Armor
 This vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannons and machineguns.

### Weapon

**Stats:**

* **Magazine Type**: Clip
* **Magazine Size**: 6
* **Burst Fire Rate**: 500.00 rd/min
* **Depression/Elevation**: -10.0° / 40°

**Stats:**

* **Magazine Type**: Clip
* **Magazine Size**: 2
* **Reload within Magazine**: 3.00 s
* **Burst Fire Rate**: 20.00 rd/min
* **Depression/Elevation**: 45° / 45°

## Abilities

**Description:**A target designated by this ability will remain spotted for its duration and will receive increased damage.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ 300 mm at 100m;
90 mm at 400m
2. ↑ 48 for Partial Penetration;
24 for Non-Penetrating Hits
3. ↑ 126 for Non-Penetrating Hits

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