Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Warrior

IOC: 1986
Total Production: 789

Also Known As
MCV80

Origin
United Kingdom

Contractor/s
Alvis Plc

Description: Basically the Warrior is an armored vehicle designed to provide transport and fire support to the British infantrymen. It is NBC proof and features night vision equipment. The Warrior vehicle has a heavy armor which provides protection against ballistic threats, a 30mm L21 cannon and a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun to provide fire support to dismounted troops and self-protection against other armored vehicles.

The Warrior armored vehicle is powered by a single Rolls Royce CV8 diesel engine. There are 7 Warrior variants, for example: Milan anti-tank missile carrier, recovery vehicle, engineer combat vehicle and artillery command vehicle.

The Desert Warrior is an special derivative of the Warrior vehicle supplied to Kuwait. The Last variant of the Warrior is the Warrior 2000, which is able to accommodate a 120mm main gun.

The Warrior was successfully combat-proven during the Gulf War in 1991. Afterward, it was deployed in the former Yugoslavia and most recently in Iraq during operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 (Operation Telic).

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 3, Passengers 7

Dimensions: Height 2.8 m, Length 6.3 m, Width 3 m

Weights: Max Weight 33,000 kg (72,751 lb), Min Weight 25,000 kg (55,115 lb)

Performance: Max Range 600 km (324 nm), Top Speed 21 mps (41 kt)

Power: Power 650 shp

Warrior - Contracts, Orders & Sales
Warrior; items: 2; United Kingdom national procurement in 1997
Items: 2

Warrior APC; items: 254; transferred from United Kingdom to Kuwait between 1995 and 1997
Items: 254

Delivery	Items
1997	72
1996	116
1995	66 Warrior?

News
British Army Warrior Protected by New Wrap Two Armor

Warrior Results Successful in WFLIP Live Firing Trials

Further Armored Vehicles for British Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bowman Deployed for the First Time

Operators

see operators map

Kuwait

United Kingdom / 789

As of	Holdings
2007	574
2006	450

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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