NationMaster - Encyclopedia: FV102 Striker

FV102 Striker is a British Army anti-tank guided missile carrier. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1856x1392, 530 KB) Summary Source http://www. ... A U.S. M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled artillery (also called mobile artillery or locomotive artillery) vehicles are a way of giving mobility to artillery. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Alvis (All-Wise) in Norse mythology was a dwarf. ... Swingfire Type Anti-tank Nationality UK Era Cold War Launch platform Vehicle Target Vehicle History Builder Date of design Production period Service duration Operators UK, Belgium, Kenya Variants none Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... An Anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) or weapon (ATGW) is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles. ...

Overview

FV102 Striker is the Swingfire wire guided anti-tank missile carrying member of the CVR(T) family. Five missiles are in a ready to fire bin at the back of the vehicle and five reloads are carried. The bin is elevated to 35º for firing. The targeting sight can be demounted and operated at a distance from the vehicle which can remain in cover, even completely screened as the missile can turn up to 90 degrees after launch to come onto the target heading. The missiles have hollow charge warheads and were originally steered by joystick control i.e. Manual Command to Line of Sight (MCLOS), later updated to the Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight (SACLOS) system where the controller merely sights the target.^[1] Swingfire Type Anti-tank Nationality UK Era Cold War Launch platform Vehicle Target Vehicle History Builder Date of design Production period Service duration Operators UK, Belgium, Kenya Variants none Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... An Anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is a missile the primary purpose of which is to hit and destroy tanks. ... The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) —or CVR(T)—is a family of armored fighting vehicles in service with the British Army and others throughout the world. ... It has been suggested that Guided missile be merged into this article or section. ... Joystick elements: 1. ... MCLOS (short for Manual Command to Line of Sight) is a first-generation method for guiding guided missiles. ... SACLOS (short for Semi-Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight) is a second-generation method of missile guidance. ...

Service history

Striker entered service in 1976 with the Royal Artillery of the BAOR, but since then have been transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. They are currently in service with formation reconnaissance regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps. Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army. ... There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). ... The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ... The Formation Reconnaissance Regiment is one of two organisations currently used by cavalry regiments of the British Army. ...

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