FV 433 Field Artillery, Self-Propelled "Abbot" is the artillery variant of the British Army FV 430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Using much of the chassis of the FV 432 but with a fully rotating turret at the rear housing the 105 mm gun. The gun is able to elevate to 70 degrees and depress to -5 degrees, sufficient to engage enemy AFVs if necessary. The gun takes the same ammo as the 105mm L118 Light gun, both NATO and US rounds allowing it to fire HE, Smoke, Coloured Smoke, Illuminating, and HESH (which could be used against enemy vehicles). Bren is also a commune of the Drôme département in France. ... The Rolls Royce logo Rolls-Royce is a set of several companies, all deriving from the British automobile and aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls in 1906. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ...
The Abbot is able to swim across water, having a flotation screen fixed around the hull which can be raised to provide buoyancy. The action of the tracks is sufficient to drive it forward at about 3 knots. (cf DD Tank). The DD Tank is commonly used to refer to amphibious tanks used in the Battle of Normandy, they were predominately American M4 Sherman medium tanks adapted to allow it to travel on water and land. ...
The Abbot is now obsolete, and has been replaced in service by the AS90 Self propelled gun.
Variants
A simplified Abbot without flotation screen or NBC equipment called Value Engineered Abbott was produced for the Indian Export market.
Use
British Army Royal Artillery regiments (1965- )
Since decommisioning from British Army service, Abbot's have become popular for "Tank-driving" adventures, proving much more economical to buy and run than the genuine article.
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