The Viking (BvS10) Amphibous Armoured All- Terrain Vehicle that is!

Viking (BvS10) is a fully-amphibious armoured all-terrain vehicle consisting of two tracked vehicle units linked by a steering mechanism. The UK Ministry of Defence ordered 108 Vikings from BAE Systems, Land Systems Hagglunds (formerly Alvis Hagglunds), in three variants of troop carrier (TCV), command vehicle (CV) and repair recovery vehicle (RCV).

The Viking, fitted with a more powerful engine, is larger and faster than the Swedish Bv206S from which it was developed, and has greater load capacity.

These resin 1/48th scale Vikings from the Honourable Boiler Suit Company look impressive on the table. The Airfix WIMIK Landrover was the subject of yesterday’s blog.

The UK’s Royal Marine Commandos took delivery of the first batch of production Viking all-terrain (protected) vehicles in July 2003.

Initial operating capability was achieved in 2005 and final deliveries were in early-2006. The Viking entered service with the UK Army in April 2006.

In October 2006, the Viking was first operationally deployed with the Royal Marine Commandos in southern Afghanistan. A total of 33 vehicles were deployed at that time.

On Patrol:

As you can see from these pics the 1/48th scale Honourable Boiler Suit Company Vikings fit in well with the 1/48th scale Airfix quad bike and the 28mm (1/56th) scale Eureka miniatures British soldiers.