18 February 2007

FV102 Striker




The FV102 Striker replaces the FV438 ATGW vehicle in the British army. The FV102 Stiker is described as 'Tank Hunter of the family, the Striker is a CVR(T) with a primary role to destroy enemy armour.'
The Striker mounts five launch bins on top of the vehicle, carrying 10 letha BAe Swingfire anti-tank missiles, each with a range of up to 4,000 m and a penetration of 800mm or more of armour. Five of these missiles are carried in launch bins on top of the vehicle. The missile is tracked by the controller using a direct optical or thermal sight mounted on the vehicle, or a separate optical sight that can be deployed up to 100 m away, with the Striker in cover. The Swingfire is a SACLOS missile with a 7.0kg hollow charge warhead. The Striker is based on the Scorpion chassis.
Tank Museum, Bovington: July 2006

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2 comments:

Machinistscott said...

Sweet ride.

I love those little beautys.

Probably fractions of the cost of an MBT.
2 man crew?

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

Hi Scott, it's apparently three persons.

You are right about the cost though I think each Swingfire missile can be rather costly.