It has a live L5A1 76 mm main gun and a coaxial 1919A4 BMG with a Browning M2 Machine Gun top mounted on authentic US Mark 93 mounting hardware and gun shield plate. There is a privately owned Saladin in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford area of Texas.

The main armament on the Saladin is the 76mm L5A1 cannon for which 42 rounds are carried. The 76mm cannon was very powerful at the time of development and allowed the Saladin to effectively engage any type of armored vehicle other than tanks.

Feb 22, 2025 · Designed by the Armament Design Establishment (ADE), this new gun was christened the Ordnance Quick-Firing (QF) 76 mm Gun L5 (L5A1 on Saladin Mk.2), a medium-velocity, rifled weapon ideal for infantry support. It was quite short, measuring just under 7 feet 1 ¼ inch (2.16 m).

Rather, the number is used in conjunction with a description, e.g. " Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1 " [3] or "L1A1 7.62mm Rifle".

Saladin AFV in Knoxville Tennessee. It has a live L5A1 76 mm main gun and a coaxial 1919A4 BMG with a Browning M2 Machine Gun top mounted on authentic US Mark 93 mounting hardware and gun shield plate. There is a privately owned …

The 76 mm L23A1 was developed from the similar but heavier 76 mm L5A1 which is no longer in production. The L5A1 76 mm gun was installed in the mechanical using a foot-firing pedal. The recoil system is hydropneumatic.

The Saladin (FV601) is a six-wheeled armoured car built by Alvis, and fitted with a 76mm gun. Used extensively by the British Army, it replaced the AEC Armoured Car that had been in service since World War II.

Main armament of the Saladin consists of a Royal Ordnance 76 mm L5A1 gun with a vertical sliding breech block and a hydro-spring recoil mechanism. A 7.62 mm (0.30) machine gun model M1919A4(L3A3/ L3A4) is mounted coaxially to the left of the main armament and a similar anti-aircraft weapon is mounted on the right of the commander's hatch.

Armament consisted of a 76 mm L5A1 quick-firing gun and two machine guns. Stowage for 43 rounds of ammunition was provided in the hull. The Saladin was also fitted with periscopes for closed-down scanning.

The gunner was responsible for the medium-velocity 75 mm Royal Ordnance Factory L5A1 gun that could fire a variety of HE, AP and HESH rounds. It was designed not for antitank purposes but rather to deal with fortifications and other light vehicles alike.