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Alvis Striker
Alvis Striker SP ATGW Vehicle ( U K)
KEY RECOGNITION
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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
SPECIFICATIONS
Crew: Armament:
Ammunition: Length: Width: Height: Ground clearance: Weight, combat: Power-to-weight ratio: Ground pressure: Engine:
Maximum road speed: Maximum road range: Fuel capacity: Fording: Vertical obstacle: Trench: Gradient: Side slope: Armour: Armour type: NBC system: Night vision equipment: 3 Launcher with 5 Swingfire ATGW, 1 x 7.62mm MG, 2 x 4 smoke grenade dischargers 10 x Swingfire ATGW, 3,000 x 7.62mm 4.826m 2.28m 2.28m 0.356m 8,346kg 22.77bhp/tonne 0.345kg/cm2 Jaguar J60 No 1 Mk 100B 4.2 litre 6-cylinder petrol developing 190hp at 4,750rpm (now being replaced by a Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel developing 190hp 80.5km/hr 483km 350 lit 1.067m 0.5m 2.057m 60% 30% Classified Aluminium Yes Yes, commander, gunner and driver
DEVELOPMENT
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The flotation screen on the Alvis Striker has now been removed and the vehicle has been withdrawn from service with the Belgian Army.
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.
MANUFACTURER
Alvis Vehicles Limited, Dynamics Division, Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK (chassis), Matra BAe Dynamics, Dynamics Division, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK (missile system).
Right: Alvis Striker ATGW vehicle with launcher box raised
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