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| Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle | |
|---|---|
| Captain Scarlet vehicle | |
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| First appearance | "The Mysterons" (29 September 1967) |
| Information | |
| Affiliation | Spectrum Organisation |
| Auxiliary vehicles | Removable power pack (converts into a jet pack or other equipment)[1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Armaments | Rocket cannon, laser cannons, electrode ray cannons[3] |
| Defenses | Bulletproof chassis[3] |
| Maximum speed | On land: 200 or 250 miles per hour (320 or 400 km/h)[1][2][4] On water: 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph)[2][4] |
| Propulsion | Twin turbo jets (on water)[3] |
| Power | Hydrogenic electric fuel cells Removable power pack Auxiliary batteries[1][2][3] |
| Mass | 8 tons[4] |
| Length | 25 feet (7.6 m)[2][3][4] |
| Width | 8 feet (2.4 m)[2][4] |
The Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (SPV) is a fictional pursuit and attack vehicle from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's 1960s science fiction television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.[5]
- ^ a b c Drake, Chris; Bassett, Graeme (1993). Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Boxtree. pp. 31–33. ISBN 978-1-85283-403-6.
- ^ a b c d e f Denham, Sam (2017). Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Spectrum Agents' Manual. Haynes Publishing. pp. 32–38. ISBN 978-1-78521-143-0.
- ^ a b c d e Bentley 2001, p. 53.
- ^ a b c d e Bleathman, Graham (2000). Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation Cross-Sections. Carlton Books. pp. 30–31. ISBN 9781842224113.
- ^ Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle: Century 21 Tech Talk. March 16, 2019 – via YouTube.