Alvis Striker SP ATGW Vehicle (UK) KEY RECOGNITION FEATURES • Same hull as Alvis Spartan ARC but with launcher box for five Swingfire ATGWs on roof rear • Well sloped glacis plate to roof with commander's cupola in front of Swihgfire ATGW launcher box at hull rear • Suspension has five road wheels, drive sprocket front, idler rear, no track-return rollers
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DEVELOPMENT
3 Launcher with 5 Swingfire ATGW, 1 x 7.62mm MG, 2 x 4 smoke grenade dischargers Ammunition: 10 x Swingfire ATGW, 3,000 x 7.62mm 4.826m Length: 2.28m Width: 2.28m Height: 0.356m Ground clearance: 8,346kg Weight, combat: Power-to-weight ratio: 22.77bhp/tonne Ground pressure: 0.345kg/cm2 Jaguar J60 No 1 Mk 100B 4.2 litre Engine: 6-cylinder petrol developing 190hp at 4,750rpm (now being replaced by a Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel developing 190hp Maximum road speed: 80.5km/hr Maximum road range: 483km Fuel capacity: 350 lit Fording: 1.067m Vertical obstacle: 0.5m Trench: 2.057m Gradient: 60% 30% Side slope: Armour: Classified Aluminium Armour type: NBC system: Yes Night vision equipment: Yes, commander, gunner and driver
Striker was developed to meet requirements of British Army, Alvis being responsible for chassis and the now Matra BAe Dynamics for Swingfire ATGW missile system. First production vehicles delivered in 1975 and used in British Army service by Royal Armoured Corps. Striker (FV102) is member of the Scorpion family Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked). Mounted roof rear is a launcher box for five wire-guided Matra BAe Dynamics Swingfire ATGWs with HEAT warhead and range of 4,000m. They can be launched from inside or outside vehicle with the aid of a separation sight and controller, in day and night conditions. When travelling, launcher box is horizontal but elevated to 35° prior to missile launch. After the five Swingfire ATGWs are fired new missiles must be loaded externally. The flotation screen on the Alvis Striker has now been removed and the vehicle has been withdrawn from service with the Belgian Army.
Crew: Armament:
Most of the British Army Alvis Striker vehicles have now been upgraded with the Swingfire Improve Guidance (SWIG) system, the actual missile and chassis have not been upgraded. The British Army did deploy two other systems with the Swingfire ATGW system, the Ferret Mk 5 and the FV438 based on the FV432 chassis, but both of these have been phased out of service.
VARIANTS No variants. STATUS Production complete.
