FV 510 Warrior
General characteristics
Crew	3 (commander, gunner, driver) + 7 troops
Length	6.3 m
Width	3.03 m
Height	2.8 m
Weight	24 tonnes
Armour and armament
Armour	Aluminium & applique ERA
Main armament	30 mm L21A1 RARDEN cannon
Secondary armament	L94A1 coaxial 7.62 mm chain gun 7.62 mm machine gun
Mobility
Power plant	Perkins V-8 Condor 550 hp (410 kW)
Suspension	torsion bar
Road speed	75 km/h
Power/weight
Range	660 km

The FV510 Warrior tracked vehicle family, are a series of British armoured vehicles originally developed to replace the older FV430 series of armoured vehicles. The Warrior started life in the MCV-80 project that was first approached in the 1970s, GKN Sankey won the production contract in 1980. GKN Sankey is now a part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments. Image File history File links WARRIORIFV.jpg‎ File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ... Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a soft nylon nightgown. ... This article or section should be merged with Reactive armour Explosive Reactive Armour. ... The RARDEN cannon is a British 30 mm armoured vehicle weapon. ... M242 Bushmaster autocannon on an M2 Bradley. ... L94A1 mounted in the turret of an FV512 L94A1 is the Ministry of Defence designation for the Hughes EX-34 7. ... coaxial cable In geometry, coaxial means that two or more forms share a common axis; it is the three-dimensional analog of concentric. Coaxial cable, for example, has a conducting wire in the center and a second conducting layer running all the way around the exterior circumference, under the insulation. ... NATO 7. ... The M242 25mm Chain gun A chain gun is a type of machine gun or autocannon that uses an external source of power, rather than recoil, to cycle the weapon. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... The FV430 series covers a number of armoured fighting vehicles of the British Army, all built on the same chassis. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... GKN plc is a British engineering company formerly known as Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds and tracing its origins back to 1759 and the birth of the industrial revolution. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... BAE Systems Land and Armaments was created on June 24, 2005, following the completition of BAE Systems acquisition of United Defense. ...

Description

The Warrior incorporates several design features in keeping with UK battlefield experience.

Passenger access is through a small door at the rear of the hull, rather than a drop down ramp as in the American M113 and M2 Bradley armoured personnel carriers (APCs). There are no firing ports in the hull, in line with British thinking that the role of the APC/MICV is to carry troops under protection to the objective and then give firepower support when they have disembarked. Another reason is that ability of the average soldier to fire accurately out of the ports of a moving IFV has been questioned. The M113 is an armored personnel carrier family of vehicles in use with the US military and many other nations. ... The M2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) and M3 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle) are American infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, (formerly United Defense). ...

Warrior Section Vehicles are able to carry and support 7 fully equipped soldiers together with supplies and weapons including a number of anti tank weapons for a 48 hour battlefield day in nuclear/biological/chemical conditions. The protection against small arms, missiles, rpgs and anti-tank mines was proven during the UN operations in Bosnia. Additional (applique) armour can be fitted.-1... Small arms captured in Fallujah, Iraq by the US Marine Corps in 2004 The term small arms generally describes any number of smaller infantry weapons, such as firearms that an individual soldier can carry. ... Exocet missile in flight A missile (see also pronunciation differences) is a projectile propelled as a weapon at a target. ... RPG is an abbreviation with several different meanings: Role-playing game, in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives Computer role-playing game (sometimes CRPG), a video game with the setting and game mechanics of a role-playing game Console role-playing game, a CRPG for... An Anti-tank mine, or AT mine is similar to a Landmine except generally designed with a less sensitive trigger and more explosive power so as to be able to take out an armored vehicle, and not go off until such a vehicle comes along. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Motto: none Anthem(s): Intermeco Capital Sarajevo Largest city Sarajevo Official language(s) Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Government Republic  - Presidency members Haris Silajdžić1 (Bosniak) NebojÅ¡a Radmanović (Serb) Željko KomÅ¡ić (Croat)  - Chairman of the Council of Ministers Adnan Terzić Independence From Yugoslavia   - Recognized 6 April 1992  Area  - Total...

Warrior is driven by a Perkins-Rolls-Royce V8 Condor engine through an automatic gearbox. It is capable of a road speed of 75 km/h. The fully rotating turret carries a 7.62 mm calibre chain gun alongside the 30 mm cannon. Thales Optronics STAG thermal imaging sights are being added to upgrade the night fighting capability as part of the BGTI (Battle Group Thermal Imaging) program. Engines P3: Three cylinder diesel engine, produced from 1953-11 to 1967-03. ... Rolls-Royce plc is the second-largest aircraft engine maker in the world, behind General Electric Aviation. ... The M242 25mm Chain gun A chain gun is a type of machine gun or autocannon that uses an external source of power, rather than recoil, to cycle the weapon. ... Thales Optronics is a major unit of Thales Group and has three main subsidiaries: Thales Optronics Ltd. ... Thermography can refer to a printing process and a imaging process. ...

Combat history

• Operation Granby (Gulf War)
• United Nations duties in Bosnia with the UNPROFOR
• Operation Telic (2003 invasion of Iraq)

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Operators

• British Army — 789 received between 1987 and 1995.
• Kuwati Land Forces — 254 Desert Warriors received.

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Variants

Warrior-family armoured command vehicle.

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FV510 Infantry Section Vehicle

Armament Fitted to the two-man turret is a L21A1 30 mm RARDEN cannon and L94A1 EX-34 7.62 mm Hughes Helicopter coaxial chain gun. The cannon is capable of destroying most modern APC's at a maximum range of ~1,500 m.

Protection The vehicle is NBC proof, fitted with passive (upgraded to active in most vehicles) night vision and defensive grenade launchers (usually used with Visual and Infrared Screening Smoke - VIRSS).

Its armour is exceptional and has proved capable of protecting against mines - in Bosnia, a warrior drove over a Serbian anti-tank mine with little damage resulting. A BBC TV crew captured the incident on film.

MILAN Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Carrier

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FV511 Infantry Command Vehicle

FV512 Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle

• operated by REME

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FV513 Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair)

• operated by REME

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FV 514 Mechanised Artillery Observation Vehicle

• operated by Royal Artillery
• fitted with mast-mounted Man-packable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar (MSTAR) and Position and Azimuth Determining System (PADS)
• with II (Image Intensifying)and IR (Infra Red)
• 7.62 mm foot operated chain gun
• The 30mm Rarden cannon in this variant is a dummy
• This is to fit in the targeting and surveillance equipment whilst keeping the same visual profile as a standard Warrior
• 4 antennae distinguish it from the standard Warrior.

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FV 515 Battery Command Vehicle

• operated by Royal Artillery

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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.

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Warrior 2000

A new version developed for the Swiss Army. Did not enter production.

• 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 30 mm cannon.

Warrior Upgrade programme

As part of the Warrior Mid-Life Improvement Programme (2006-2012), the British Army is upgrading 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 30 mm or 40 mm cannon
• Digital Fire control System
• Improved power pack

A turret demonstrator 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). Although the MoD has part funded this work the Department will be embarking on a full competition to select the most suitable turret system. 350 vehicles are to be fitted with BGTI by 2007. 70 have been completed. BOWMAN is the name of the new tactical communications system being deployed by the British Army. ...

Trivia

• The vehicle's name provided the inspiration for a 1999 BBC TV movie about the war in Bosnia, Warriors.

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See also

• French AMX-10P
• French VAB (armoured personnel carrier)
• German Schützenpanzer Marder
• German Schützenpanzer Puma
• Soviet BMP-3 IFV
• Spanish Pizarro IFV
• Swedish CV90 IFV
• US M113 APC
• US M2 Bradley IFV

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Further Reading

• Howard, Les. Winter Warriors - Across Bosnia with the PBI 1995/1996. The Book Guild, 2006, ISBN: 1 –84624-077-8

External links

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FV 510 Warrior

• Army Technology
• The British Army
• Army Recognition in French
• Military History Encyclopedia on the Web
• Proceedings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. The testimony by Lieutenant Colonel Bryan Watters gives a good illustrations of the peace-keeping operations in which Warrior vehicles were used.
• Warrior at Army-Guide.com

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References

• Foss, Christopher & Sarson, Peter. Warrior Mechanised Combat Vehicle 1987 - 1994, Osprey UK, 1994, London, New Vanguard Series No. 10.