Alvis FV102 Striker ATGM Vehicle

     Notes:  This is a Spartan APC fitted with a Swingfire ATGM mount.  The launcher is a box with space for five Swingfire missiles.  The missiles are loaded manually.  The missiles may also be fired by radio remote control, with the gunner up to 100 meters from the vehicle.  The Striker has an NBC overpressure system.  The commander has a No. 26 cupola equipped with a machinegun.  At the front of the vehicle are two 4-barrel smoke grenade dischargers.  As a Spartan APC variant, the Striker has a 190-horsepower multifuel engine coupled to a manual transmission and supported by a torsion bar suspension.

     In 1995, the British Army began upgrading its Strikers.  This upgrade consists of a test set that improves reliability of the launchers and missiles, and a fire-and forget mode for the Swingfires.  This work was completed in 1996, with 60 vehicles converted to this standard.

     The Belgian Army ordered 43 Strikers in 1976, but they had been withdrawn from service by 1995.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: The Striker Upgrade was partially accomplished, with 20 vehicles converted.  The Belgians opted to keep their Strikers in service.

Alvis FV120 Spartan MCT

     Notes:  This is a Spartan APC fitted with a turret mounting a Milan ATGM system.  The turret has two tubes, and each vehicle also has a tripod ground mount allowing the missiles to be used away from the vehicle.  The British Army operates 75 of these vehicles.

GKN FV438

     Notes:  This vehicle is the predecessor of the FV102 Striker ATGM vehicle listed above.  This vehicle is based on the FV432 chassis, and has a twin mount instead of the quintuple mount as on the Striker.  When the Striker came into service, the FV438s were largely converted into the FV435 Wavell configuration; the missile launchers were removed and the vehicles retrofitted with the Wavell Automatic Data Processing system, essentially converting them into mobile computer platforms for higher echelons of command.

     The FV438 has a Rolls-Royce K60 multifuel engine developing 240 horsepower, supported by a torsion bar suspension.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: These vehicles were going out of service by the Twilight War, but were hurriedly placed back into service, to supplement FV432-based formations and to replace vehicle losses.

GKN Simba Antitank Vehicle

     Notes:  This is a Simba APC version with a turret mounting two launchers for the TOW or HOT ATGM.  The Philippines uses the TOW version, and the UK uses the HOT version.  The TOW launcher is a hammerhead mount, like that fitted to the M-901 ITV; the HOT launcher is the MCT turret.  The Simba AT Vehicle is powered by a Perkins 210 Ti turbocharged diesel engine developing 210 horsepower. There are hatches on either side of the vehicle in the center and a rear door.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: Unlike other members of the Simba family, some of these vehicles were sent to Europe with British forces.