FV102 Striker
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| FV102 Striker | |
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 Striker anti-tank guided weapons vehicles, at Camp New Jersey, Kuwait |
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| Type | Anti-tank vehicle |
| Place of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| Used by | UK |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Alvis |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8.1 tonnes |
| Length | 4.8 m |
| Width | 2.4 m |
| Height | 2.2 m |
| Crew | 3 |
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| Primary armament |
Swingfire in five bins with 5 reloads |
| Secondary armament |
1 x 7.62 mm L7 GPMG |
| Engine | Cummins BTA 5.9 litre diesel. 190 hp (142 kW) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Speed | 80 km/h |
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 35º(622mils) 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] Development
The Striker was developed for the British Army to fire the Swingfire missile. The first production vehicles were delivered in 1975 and used in British Army service by the Royal Artillery Anti Tank Guided Missile Batteries. The vehicle initially was powered by the Jaguar J60 4.2 litre 6 cylinder petrol engine - the same as used by several Jaguar cars. This has now been replaced by a Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel engine in British Army Scimitars, under the CVR(T) Life Extension Program (LEP). The missiles are mounted at the rear in a ready-to-fire launcher box for five wire-guided Matra BAe Dynamics Swingfire ATGWs with a HEAT warhead and range of 4000m, with a further five missiles stored inside the vehicle. The missile can be fired from the vehicle or from a remote fire point up to one hundred meters away. Secondary armament is a General Purpose Machine Gun [G.P.M.G].
[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.
- Chassis manufactured by Alvis Vehicles Limited, Telford, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, UK
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