XM800 armored reconnaissance scout vehicle

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The XM800 armored reconnaissance scout vehicle (ARSV) was an experimental scout vehicle developed by the US Army in the 1970s. It was part of a series of armored vehicles being designed by the Army to replace their existing armored personnel carriers, the M113 and M114, with vehicles with greatly improved fighting capabilities. While the MICV-65 program focused on troop carriers, a separate requirement for a scout vehicle led to the XM800. None of the vehicles from the MICV-65 project entered production, although they provided valuable experience that was used in the M2 Bradley. In 1965, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the U.S. began to collaborate on a common reconnaissance vehicle. The effort came to nothing as the UK developed the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), and Canada acquired the Lynx. The U.S. Army issued a request for proposals for the armored reconnaissance scout vehicle as a replacement for the M114 in October 1971. Six companies responded: Chrysler, FMC...

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