The Saladin was a successful postwar armoured car that saw service with the British army from 1956 and many other nations thereafter. The Saladin mounted a L5 76mm gun and had a hull of welded steel armoured construction with thickness ranging between 8mm to 32mm.
The Saladin last claim to fame was in the final desperate actions of the Kuwaiti army against the invading Iraqis in the invasion of Kuwait in 1991. An example of the Saladin was seen on world news, firing against Iraqi invaders with brass casings littering the streets before speding off.
Tank Museum, Bovington: July 2006
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