Scorpion Family

[Aircav]

Spotted this Scorpion based thing fitted with a 105mm gun and a Curtis-Wright RC1-350 engine, was the US Army looking at getting some I wonder.



http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,34099.msg538781.html#new

[dragon]

Interesting.
The biggest gun I have seen on a Scorpion to date is a 90mm Cockerill on the Venezuelan Army Scorpions.

[rickshaw]

I think you'll find that is a Stormer, not a Scorpion.  Yes, it was proposed to the US Army at one point as a competitor for the M8 system, just as the Stormer APC was once proposed as an alternative to the LAV-25.  Basically a Scorpion has 5 road wheels while a Stormer has 6.

[Mossie]

Your both right, it's a Scoprion/Scimitar superstucture adapted to fit a Stormer chassis.

Great find Steve!

[rickshaw]

Having had a bit of a hunt around I suspect its actually a Stormer 90 - which mounted a 90mm gun (although the first post's picture appears to be missing its muzzle brake.

[Mossie]

Turret differs as well, Steve's cutaway basically has a Scorpion turret with increased height.  Maybe an earlier design of the same concept?  

[dy031101]

Isn't the turret in the second pic the French TS-90?

[rickshaw]

Isn't the turret in the second pic the French TS-90?

Yes.  The webpage I found the image on said it was one of the standard French turrets which were available at the time.

[rickshaw]

Turret differs as well, Steve's cutaway basically has a Scorpion turret with increased height.  Maybe an earlier design of the same concept?  

I beg to differ.  The turret appears to be much longer, the front and mantlet a different shape to that on a standard Scorpion turret.

[dy031101]

I believe the cutaway is presenting either a Stingray turret or a derivative of it.

[rickshaw]

Looks rather different to the Stingray:

[apophenia]

... Curtis-Wright RC1-350 ...

The use of a rotary engine is interesting -- even if the technical illustrator can't spell Curtiss-Wright 

Does anyone know of other Wankel types proposed for armoured vehicles?

[rickshaw]

I'm pretty sure there have been several proposals.  I'm unaware of any though, that entered production...

[ChernayaAkula]

Looks rather different to the Stingray:

I think you'll find/you do realize () that "Stingray" is actually a Japanese Type 10 MBT.

[rickshaw]

No he don't any more. 

Thanks for pointing out the mistake.  Obviously now corrected...