Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle
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| FV 510 Warrior General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Length | 6.3 m |
| Width | 3.03 m |
| Height | 2.8 m |
| Weight | 24 t |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Speed | 75 km/h road ? km/h off-road |
| Range | 600 km |
| Primary armament | 30 mm RARDEN cannon |
| Secondary armament | coaxial 7.62 mm chain gun 7.62 mm machine gun |
| Armour | ? mm |
| Power plant | Perkins V-8 Condor 550 hp (410 kW) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, gunner, driver) + 7 troops |
The Warrior tracked vehicle family, are a series of British armoured vehicles originally developed by GKN plc (which became part of Alvis Vickers Ltd), to replace the older FV432 series of armoured vehicles.
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History
The MCV-80 project for a replacment for the FV432 vehicles was approached in the 1970s. GKN Sankey were awarded a production contract in 1980.
Description
Passenger access is through a large hydraulic door at the rear of the hull, rather than a drop down ramp as in the American M113 and M2 Bradley armoured personnel carriers (APCs). There are no firing ports in the hull, in line with British thinking that the role of the APC/MICV is to carry troops under protection to the objective and then give firepower support when they have disembarked.
Warrior Section Vehicles are able to carry and support 7 fully equipped soldiers together with supplies and weapons for a 48 hour battlefield day in nuclear/biological/chemical conditions.
The protection against small arms, missiles and anti-tank mines was proven during the UN operations in Bosnia. Additional (applique) armour can be fitted.
Warrior is driven by a Perkins Rolls-Royce V8 Condor engine through an automatic gearbox. It is capable of a road speed of 75 km/h. The fully rotating turret carries a 7.62 mm chain gun alongside the 30 mm cannon. Thermal imaging systems are to be added to upgrade the night fighting capability.
Combat history
- Operation Granby (Gulf War)
- United Nations duties in Bosnia
- Operation Telic (2003 invasion of Iraq)
Production
- Warrior - 789 (1987 –1995)
- Desert Warrior - 254.
Operators
- UK - British Army
- Kuwait - Land Forces
Variants
FV510 Infantry Section Vehicle
FV515 Battery Command
- artillery command vehicle
FV 514 Artillery Observation Post vehicle
FV511 Infantry Command vehicle
FV512 Recovery vehicle
- operated by REME
FV513 Repair vehicle
- operated by REME
Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Carrier
Reconnaissance Vehicle
Additional armoured protection against conventional and chemical attack. Armour shielding covers the front, sides and the suspension of the vehicle. The Warrior Reconnaissance vehicle is normally operated by a crew of three, the driver, commander and the gunner and can carry a reconnaissance officer and additional surveillance equipment.
Desert Warrior
Warrior vehicles adapted for operations in hostile desert conditions.
Warrior 2000
A new version developed for the Swiss Army.
- All-welded aluminium hull
- Increased armour
- Digital fire control system
- More powerful engine
- Delco or Land Systems Hagglunds E30 turret with ATK Bushmaster II Mk 44 30 mm cannon.
Warrior Upgrade programme
The British Army has plans to upgrade its Warriors to extend their service life to 2025. The upgrade includes
- Addition of a night fighting capability
- Bowman Communications System
- New turret with a 30mm or 40 mm cannon.
A turret demonstrator has been developed by CTA International, a joint venture formed by BAE Systems and Giat Industries. A contract was awarded in June 2004 for the delivery of one Warrior vehicle fitted with the turret by December 2006, for the British Army's Manned Turret Integration Programme (MTIP). Although the MoD has part funded this work the Department will be embarking on a full competiton to select the most suitable turret system. 350 vehicles are to be fitted with BGTI by 2007. 70 have been completed.
Trivia
The vehicle's name provided the inspiration for a 1999 BBC TV movie about the war in Bosnia, "Warriors". [1]
See also
External links and references
- Army Technology
- The British Army
- Army Recognition in French
- Military History Encyclopedia on the Web
- Proceedings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. The testimony by Lieutenant Colonel Bryan Watters gives a good illustrations of the peace-keeping operations in which Warrior vehicles were used.
- Foss, Christopher & Sarson, Peter. Warrior Mechanised Combat Vehicle 1987 - 1994, Osprey UK, 1994, London, New Vanguard Series No. 10.
| Modern (post WW2) UK armoured fighting vehicles |
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| 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 |
