Alvis FV102 Striker Anti-Tank Guided Missile Carrier (1976)
The FV102 Alvis Striker missile carrier proved a compact and effective tank-killing addition to British Army ranks in the late 1970s.
All Striker vehicles were fielded with five primary ready-to-fire Swingfire missiles with five reloads in tow. Missiles were originally managed through a Manual Command Line-of-Sight stick control interface before a Semi-Automatic Command Line-of-Sight function was added (SACLOS). Through the manual method, course corrections were sent to the launched missile attached wire based on operator input. Through the semi-automatic method, the operator merely maintained the target in his crosshairs, the missile correcting its own flight course.
Outwardly, the vehicle managed an appearance similar to the FV103 Spartan Armored Personnel Carrier of the same CRV(T) family of tracked vehicles. The vehicle was dimensionally compact with a gradually sloping glacis plate, front-mounted engine and middle-set fighting compartment. The launch system was fitted to the rear of the hull roof. The driver managed a position at the front left of the hull complete with hatch and vision blocks. Running gear included five double-tired road wheels to a track side with the drive sprocket at front and track idler at rear. Eight smoke grenade dischargers were fitted in clusters of four to each front hull side. Self defense was through a single 7.62mm L7 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), the British standard GPMG based on the Belgian FN MAG. The gave the vehicle support against both infantry, light-skinned vehicles and low-flying aircraft. The vehicle featured a standard operating crew of three to include the driver, commander and weapons specialist.
Power was served through a Cummins BTR diesel-fueled engine developing190 horsepower. This allowed the vehicle a top road speed of 80 kmh which gave it the needed pace to keep up with mechanized forces of the British Army.
Striker vehicles were deployed to the Gulf where they proved active elements of British armored forves. However, Striker missile carriers no longer actively serve in the inventory of the British Army, given up for good in 2005 with the arrival of the American man-portable Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM). Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Alvis FV102 Striker
Anti-Tank Guided Missile Carrier
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Alvis Vehicles - UK
Initial Year of Service: 1976
Production: 350
Focus Model: Alvis FV102 Striker
Crew: 3
Overall Length: 15.75ft (4.80m)
Width: 7.87ft (2.40m)
Height: 7.22ft (2.20m)
Weight: 9.0 US Short Tons (8,130kg; 17,924lbs)
Powerplant: 1 x Cummins BTA diesel-fueled engine developing 190 horsepower.
Maximum Speed: 50mph (80 km/h)
Maximum Range: 0 miles (0 km)
NBC Protection: Yes
Nightvision: Yes
Armament:
1 x 7.62mm machine gun
10 x Swingfire SACLOS anti-tank missiles
Ammunition:
10 x Swingfire SACLOS armor-defeating missiles
Variants:
FV101 Scorpion - Base Reconnaissance Model with 90mm main gun.
FV101 Scorpion 90 - Updated FV101 base Scorpion model.
FV102 Striker - Anti-Tank Vehicle featuring 5 x Swingfire anti-tank missiles.
FV103 Spartan - Armored Personnel Carrier
FV104 Samaritan - Battlefield Ambulance
FV105 Sultan - Battlefield Command Vehicle
FV106 Samson - Battlefield Recovery Vehicle
FV107 Scimitar - Reconnaissance Vehicle featuring a 30mm gun.
Streaker - High Mobility Carrier
Sabre - Reconnaissance Vehicle featuring a 30mm powered turret.
FV4333 Stormer - Armored Personnel Carrier based on Scorpion chassis.
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