FV102 Striker

FV102 Striker
Privately owned FV102 Striker
TypeAnti-tank missile carrier
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used byUK
Wars2003 invasion of Iraq
Production history
ManufacturerAlvis
Produced1972-1985
No. built350
Specifications
Mass8.1 tonnes
Length4.8 m
Width2.4 m
Height2.2 m
Crew3

Armour12.7 mm
Main
armament
Swingfire
in five bins with 5 reloads
Secondary
armament
1 x 7.62 mm L7 GPMG
2 x 71mm Lyran mortars (Belgium only)[1]
EngineCummins BTA 5.9-litre diesel.
190 hp (142 kW)
Power/weight23.5 hp/tonne
Suspensiontorsion bar
Operational
range
756 km (470 mi)
Maximum speed 80 km/h

The FV102 Striker was the anti-tank guided missile carrier in the CVR(T) family and served in the British Army.

  1. ^ Richard M. Ogorkiewicz (July–August 1975). "Turretless Tanks?". ARMOR The Magazine of Mobile Warfare. Vol. LXXXXIV, no. 4. ISSN 0098-4604.