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AS90
AS90 is a 155mm self-propelled gun that equips six Field regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery. Fitted with a standard barrel, AS90 can fire the NATO L15 unassisted 155mm projectile 24.7 km. With a long (52 Calibre) barrel the gun can reach out to 30 km using standard ammunition, and 60-80 km with Extended Range (ERA). AS90 is equipped with an autonomous Navigation and Gun Laying system (AGLS) based on the vehicles inertial navigation system, the Dynamic Reference Unit (DRU). All main turret functions are controlled by the Turret Control Computer (TCC). |
Warrior
Warrior is an armoured combat vehicle. It is NBC proof, and a full range of night vision equipment is included as standard. Warrior is part of a family of seven variants which include a Milan carrier, a mechanised recovery vehicle, an engineer combat version and an artillery command vehicle. Warrior has excellent cross country mobility and is armed with a 30 mm Rarden cannon. Used by armoured infantry battalions, Royal Artillery and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. The Royal Artillery variants the Observation Post Vehicle (OPV), and Battery Command Vehicle (BCV), unlike their counter-parts are not equipped with a 30 mm cannon. this is due to an enhanced turret suite, incorporating a thermal sight with a laser rangefinder, and a positioning system APES. These systems allow for faster acquisition and engagement of targets.
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FV 430 Series
First introduced in 1962 the FV 430 series of vehicles has developed to fulfil 14 roles including Command Post APC, ambulance, minelayer, recovery and repair vehicle, mortar, radar or troop carrier. NBC proof, it can carry up to 10 men and 2 crew and may be armed with a 7.62mm machine gun or turret mounted L37 machine gun. |
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DROPS
The Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System (DROPS) vehicles now form the logistic backbone of the British Army. There are 2 types of vehicle - the Medium Mobility Load Carrier (MMLC) produced by Leyland, and the Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier (IMMLC) produced by Foden. These trucks are 8 x 6 load carriers with a 15 tonne flatrack payload and allow the rapid transfer of flatracks or containers. The IMMLC is used primarily as an ammunition carrier in support of AS90. |
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MSTAR
MSTAR is a Lightweight Pulse Doppler J - Band All Weather Radar that has replaced the ZB 298 in the detection of helicopters, vehicles and infantry. Powered by a standard army field battery, this radar will also assist the artillery observer in detecting the fall of shot. The electro-luminescent display that shows dead ground relief and target track history, also has the ability to superimpose a map grid at 1:50,000 scale, to ease transfer to military maps. MSTAR can be vehicle borne fitting onto an hydraulic mast that fits across the rear of the Warrior allowing observation to be carried out without exposing the vehicle or broken down into three easily transportable loads for manpacking purposes. |
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