Stormer (FV4333) British Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Stormer (FV4333)

Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

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Basic Information

Name

Stormer (FV4333) British Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Designation

Stormer (FV4333)

Alternate Designation

Stormer (FV4333)

Equipment Type

Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Manufacturer

Alvis Vehicles (now part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments), Coventry, West Midlands, U.K

Date of Introduction

1981

Description

The Alvis Stormer is a modern military armored vehicle manufactured by the British company Alvis Vickers, now BAE Systems Land & Armaments. The Stormer is a development of the CVR(T) family of vehicles (Scorpion, Scimitar, Spartan etc.), essentially a larger, modernized version with an extra road-wheel on each side.

Ground Specifications

Crew 3

Engine Inline 6-Cylinder Turbocharged Diesel (250 hp)

NBC Protection Yes

Range 650.0 km

Variants

Stormer (FV4333) Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Stormer HVM The British Army use Stormer equipped with HVM (Starstreak & Lightweight Multirole Missile) for short range air defence. Under Army 2020, Stormer HVM was to equip three regular and two reserve artillery batteries. The reserve batteries have since all been converted to HVM LML to reduce the training burden.

Stormer HVM Short-range air defense missile system

Shielder Mine laying vehicle

System

Alternative Designation Stormer (FV4333)

Type Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Manufacturer Alvis Vehicles (now part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments), Coventry, West Midlands, U.K.

Configuration Track

Crew 3 (commander, driver, section commander)

Passenger Capacity 8

Dimensions

Length 5.33 m

Height 1.93 m

Width 2.69 m

Track Length 3.11 m

Track Width 0.43 m

Ground Clearance 0.43 m

Combat Weight 12,700 kg

Ground Pressure 0.47kg/cm sq

Automotive

Engine Name 1 x Perkins T6-3544

Engine Type liquid-cooled, turbo-charged, in-line 6-cyl diesel

Engine Power 250 hp at 1,700 rpm

Power-to-Weight Ratio 19.68 hp/metric ton

Fuel Capacity 107 gal (405 liters)

Transmission David Brown Gear Systems T300 crossdrive, semi-automatic; 7 forward/ 7 reverse gears

Suspension torsion bar, 6 dual road wheels, front driver, rear idler, 2 return rollers

Road Speed 80 km/h

Amphibious Track Speed 7 km/h

Amphibious Propeller Speed 10 km/h

Range 650 km

Vertical Obstacle 0.46 m

Trench 1.75 m

Fording 1.00 m

Turning Radius 2.04 m

Gradient 60 percent

Side Slope 35 percent

Main Weapon System

Note 1 x 7.62 mm General-Purpose Machine Gun

Protection

Hull Armor Aluminum Hull. Protection from small arms fire and shell splinters.

Turret Armor INA

Applique Armor Available

Explosive Reactive Armor No

Mine Clearing No

Self-Entrenching Blade No

NBC Protection Yes

Smoke Equipment 2 x 4-barrel smoke dischargers

Image Sources

Notes https://www.militarytoday.com/apc/stormer.htm;

Details

Country of Origin United Kingdom

Category Land

Land

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

5.33 m

Width

2.69 m

Height

1.93 m

Weight

12700 kg

Operators (3)

Indonesia

Malaysia

Oman

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