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Striker
General Facts
- TYPE
Tank destroyer - ORIGIN
United Kingdom - NICKNAMES
FV102 (UK military designation) - DESIGNED
Early 1970's - DESIGNER
Alvis - PRODUCTION
1975 - ? - PRODUCERS United Kingdom - Alvis
- QUANTITY
122 - UNIT COST
Unknown - CHARACTERISTICS
Small sized vehicle
Good range
MCLOS guidance in original vehicles
Introduction
The Striker is a tracked tank destroyer of UK origin. It was one of vehicles resulting from the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) program and was accepted for service in 1976. In British service the Striker was called the FV102.
Layout
The Striker has a similar layout to other CVR(T) vehicles. The crew of three consists of a commander, driver and gunner. The driver is seated on the left with the engine to his right. The other crewmembers are seated in the middle with the Swingfire launcher being mounted at the rear of the vehicle.
Firepower
The Striker is armed with a retractable five round launcher for the Swingfire anti-tank missile. The missiles are manually guided and have a maximum range of 4 km. In 1995 a total of 60 British vehicles were updated with semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS). A total of 10 missiles are carried. The commander's cupola is fitted with a MAG medium machine gun.
Protection
The aluminum armor provides protection against small arms fire and shell splinters. Over the frontal arc it protects against 14.5mm rounds. A total of six smoke grenade launchers are fitted.
Mobility
The Striker is a very mobile vehicle. Due to its light weight it has a very high road speed for a tracked vehicle. A Cummins 190hp diesel engine provides propulsion. The Striker is amphibious, being propelled in the water by its tracks.
Users
The Striker was only used by the UK and Belgium and has been phased out in both nations. A total of 122 vehicles have been produced and none remains.
Striker
The Striker is a tracked tank destroyer armed with Swingfire anti-tank missiles. It is one of the vehicles that resulted from the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) program. Only a single variant has been developed. From 1995 to 1996 a total of 60 British vehicles were upgraded with SACLOS guidance instead of MCLOS.
- Specifications:
- Striker
| Type | Tank destroyer |
|---|---|
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver, gunner) |
| Length | 4.83 m |
| Width | 2.28 m |
| Height | 2.28 m (overall) |
| Ground clearance | 0.36 m |
| Weight | 8.3 t combat load |
| Ground pressure | 0.35 kg/cm2 |
| Wheelbase | Tracked chassis, 5 roadwheels, drive sprocket front, idler rear, 0.43 m width, 1.71 m track |
| Turn radius | pivot |
| Engine | Cummins diesel, 200 hp |
| Power ratio | 23.0 hp/t |
|---|---|
| Transmission | TN15 crossdrive, 7 forward, 7 reverse |
| Speed | 81 km/h on road |
| Fuel | 350 L |
| Range | 650 km on road |
| Wall | 0.5 m |
| Trench | 2.1 m |
| Gradient | 60% gradient |
| Fording | 1.1 m |
| Armor | Aluminum |
| NBC equipment | Yes |
| Night vision | Yes |
|---|---|
| Smoke | 2x4 66mm smoke grenade discharger |
| Remarks | - |
| Armament | Swingfire missle (5x) MAG machine gun |
| Weapon1 | Swingfire missile launcher 10 rounds, 5 ready to fire no traverse |
| Weapon2 | 7.62mm MAG machine gun on roof 3.000 rounds manual traverse and elevation non-stabilized |
| Weapon3 | - |
| Weapon4 | - |
| Weapon5 | - |
| Weapon6 | - |
