FV 102 Striker ATGM

Remixed FV102 Striker. Remix from Lava8080, iluvlabs, bigwig Mark and also stowage from Berlin 1945.

Country: British

Entered Service: 1975

Crew: 3

Weight: 8.2 tons

Dimensions: Length – 4.83m

Armament: Main – 10x Swingfire Wire-Guided Missiles

Secondary – 7.62../0.3 machine-gun

Armour: Classified

Powerplant: Jaguar J60 No.1 Mk 100B 6-cylinder 142kW/190hp

Performance: Speed – Approx – 50mph.

It’s History…

Crew: 3

Main Armament: 5 swing fire ATGMs (5 reloads); Coaxial 7.62mm GPMG

Maximum speed: 50mph[1]

The FV102 Striker anti-tank missile carrier is a member of the British CVR (T) family of tracked armoured vehicles, produced by Alvis Vehicles. The FV102 is a version of another CVR(T). Its primary role is to defeat enemy armour. The first production vehicles were delivered in 1975. These anti-tank missile carriers are employed by anti-tank guided missile batteries and reconnaissance regiments.

The FV102 Striker is fitted with Swing fire anti-tank wire guided missiles. The name of the missile comes from the ability to make a rapid turn of up to 90° after firing. This missile has a HEAT warhead and an effective range of 4 km. It penetrates up to 800 mm of armour. The missile is controlled either by a direct optic or thermal sight. Missiles can be launched remotely from the vehicle. A special optical sight with a 100 m cable allows the crew to engage enemy targets from a safe cover. Missiles were originally controlled by a joystick controller. Later the FV102s were updated with semi-automatic control systems. Five Swing fire missiles are carried in the tilt-up launcher at the rear of the hull and are ready to use. A full set of reload missiles is stored inside the hull. Missiles are reloaded manually from outside the vehicle.[2]