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VARIANTS OF THE SERIES
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FV501 - Amphibian, tracked, armoured, 16/18-ton, load carrier.
FV501(A) - Amphibian, tracked, armoured, 16/18-ton, flamethrower.
FV502 - Amphibian, tracked, armoured, 16/18-ton, wireless/signals.
FV503 - Amphibian, tracked, armoured, 16/18-ton, armoured recovery vehicle, ARV.
Neptune [Ambulance] - Fitted with six-stretcher frame in cargo space.
Neptune [Bulk Fuel Carrier] - Demountable tank stored in cargo space.
Neptune [Prototype] - Prototype.
Neptune [Workshop] - Dismountable fitters workshop pallet.
Sea Lion - See FV503.
Sea Serpent - See FV501(A).
Turtle - Codeword for an FV501 carrying a dismountable fitters workshop pallet.
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GENERAL RECOGNITION POINTS
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- Large slab-sided tracked vehicle with three water chutes in each side.
- Small bogie-wheel suspension.
- Large rear folding ramp.
- Flat-plate metal hood over single exhaust vent on each side of vehicle.
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WEBSITES
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DOCUMENTS
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- Neptune - Second of Three British Amphibians
David Fletcher, Wheels & Tracks No 34, ISSN 0263-7801
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DISCUSSION FORUM
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