Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle
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| 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, Light Anti-armour Weapon (LAW) | ||
| Secondary armament | coaxial 7.62 mm chain gun 7.62 mm machine gun | ||
| Maximum 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 developed by Alvis Vickers Ltd to replace the older FV432 series of armoured vehicles.
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Description
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 NBC 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 75kmh. The fully rotating turret carries an M242 chain gun alongside the 30 mm cannon. There is also an M240 7.62 mm machine gun. TOW missile launchers are mounted on each side of the turret. These are effective out to 3,750 m. A total of 6 missles are carried. Thermal imaging systems are to added to upgrade the night fighting capability.
Combat history
- Operation Desert Storm
- Operation Iraqi Freedom and on
- United Nations duties in Bosnia.
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 of 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 30mm 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 40mm Case Telescoped Weapon System (CTWS) cannon.
The turret 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). 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] (http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0119873/)
See also
External links and references
- Army Technology (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/warrior/)
- The British Army (http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/av/av_war.htm)
- Army Recognition (http://www.ifrance.com/ArmyReco/europe/Angleterre/vehicules_legers/MCV-80/Warrior_MCV-80_Angleterre_description.htm)
- Military History Encyclopedia on the Web (http://www.rickard.karoo.net/articles/weapons_warrior.html)
- Proceedings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (http://www.un.org/icty/transe14/971110ed.htm). 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.
