FV102 Striker
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| FV102 Striker | |
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| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 3 |
| Length | 4.8 |
| Width | 2.4 |
| Height | 2.2 |
| Weight | 8.1 |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | |
| Main armament | Swingfire |
| Secondary armament | 1 x 7.62 mm GPMG |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel. 190 hp (142 kW) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Road speed | 80 |
| Power/weight | |
| Range | |
FV102 Striker is a British Army anti-tank guided missile carrier.
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[edit] Overview
FV102 Striker is the Swingfire wire guided anti-tank missile carrying member of the CVR(T) family. Five missiles are in a ready to fire bin at the back of the vehicle and five reloads are carried. The bin is elevated to 35ยบ for firing. The targeting sight can be demounted and operated at a distance from the vehicle which can remain in cover, even completely screened as the missile can turn up to 90 degrees after launch to come onto the target heading. The missiles have hollow charge warheads and were originally steered by joystick control i.e. Manual Command to Line of Sight (MCLOS), later updated to the Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight (SACLOS) system where the controller merely sights the target.[1]
[edit] Service history
Striker entered service in 1976 with the Royal Artillery of the BAOR, but since then have been transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. They are currently in service with formation reconnaissance regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps.
[edit] Additional specification
- Ground clearance: 0.35 m
- Ammunition carried: 10 Swingfire missiles, 7.62 mm NATO x 3,000 rounds.
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| Modern (post WW2) UK armoured fighting vehicles |
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| Wheeled vehicles |
| Ferret Scout Car | Fox Reconnaissance Vehicle | Saladin Armoured Car | Saracen APC |
| FV1611 "Pig" | Saxon | Mastiff PPV |
| Armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles |
| FV432 | Warrior | FV103 Spartan | Stormer | FV104 Samaritan | FV105 Sultan |
| Light tanks and anti-tank vehicles |
| FV101 Scorpion | FV107 Scimitar | Sabre | FV102 Striker | FV438 Swingfire |
| Self-propelled artillery |
| FV433 Abbot | AS-90 |
| Main battle tanks |
| Centurion | Conqueror | Chieftain | Challenger 1 | Challenger 2 |
| UK unarmoured or non-fighting vehicles |
