FV 432 AFV
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| Image:FV432 Trojan APC.jpg The FV432 Armoured Personnel Carrier | |
| FV 432 General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Length | 5.25 m |
| Width | 2.8 m |
| Height | 2.28 m |
| Weight | 15.3 t |
| Suspension | 5 road wheel |
| Speed | 52 km/h road km/h off-road |
| Range | 480 km |
| Primary armament | 7.62 mm L7 GPMG |
| Secondary armament | |
| Armour | mm |
| Power plant | Rolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel 240 hp ( kW) |
| Crew | 2 + 10 troops |
The FV 432 is one of the British Army's FV 430 series of armoured fighting vehicles, and the most common variant used for transporting infantry on the battlefield. There are no fireports for the troops carried. Although the FV 432 Series was going out of service in the next couple of years they are now gradually being upgraded to extend their service through into the next decade. The improvements take the form of an engine upgrade, new steering unit, and new braking system.
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Variants
- Command Vehicle.
- Ambulance.
- Recovery Vehicle.
- 81 mm Mortar
- Anti tank Missile teams carrier.
- Peak Engineering L7 A2 GMPG turret.
- Cymbeline mortar detection radar.
- Field artillery control.
- Scimitar turret (30 mm cannon)
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FV 430 Series
The FV 430 series includes the following, all using the same chassis.
- FV 431 Armoured load carrier, never produced.
- FV 432 Armoured Personnel Carrier/ Command variants also exist in similar configurations to FV 436
- FV 433 Abbot self propelled gun
- FV 434 REME Maintenance Carrier with Hydraulically driven Crane
- FV 435 (designation not used)
- FV 436 Command and control
- FV 437 (designation not used)
- FV 438 Swingfire Missile
- FV 439 Signals vehicle - many variants
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See also
| Modern (post WW2) UK armoured fighting vehicles |
|---|
| Wheeled vehicles |
| Ferret Scout Car | Fox Reconnaissance Vehicle | Saladin Armoured Car | Saracen APC |
| FV1611 "Pig" | Saxon |
| Armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles |
| FV430 series | 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 |
