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In service since the early 1960s the
basic 432 armoured personnel carrier is NBC proof and when necessary
can be converted for swimming when it has a water speed of 6 km/h (if
required).
Properly maintained it is a rugged and reliable vehicle with a good
cross-country performance.
In July 2006 the UK Mod announced
the provision, for Iraq, of around 70 uparmoured and upgraded
FV430 troop carriers (Bulldog), in addition to the 54 already on
contract.
Deliveries started in late 2006. In
the longer term the MoD expects 900 vehicles to be upgraded to
the Bulldog specification and the programme should be complete
by mid 2011.
For counter-insurgency operations the up-armoured FV430 provides
a similar level of protection to Warrior and the vehicle will is
able to carry out many of the same tasks, thereby relieving the
pressure on heavily committed Warrior vehicles in armoured
infantry battlegroups.
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AFV
432 Specifications |
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Approx 1,100 in service as Command
Vehicles, Ambulances, and 81mm mortar carriers. 750 are base line
vehicles. |
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Crew |
2 (Commander and Driver) |
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Weight
loaded |
15,280kg |
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Length |
5.25m |
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Width |
2.8m |
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Height |
2.28m |
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Max Road Speed |
52km/h |
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Max Road Range |
580km |
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Fuel Capacity |
454 litres |
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Engine |
Rolls Royce K60 No.4 Mark 1-4 |
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Engine
Power |
240bhp |
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Vertical
Obstacle |
0.9m |
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Trench
Crossing |
2.05m |
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Gradient |
60 degrees |
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Armament |
1 x 7.62mm Machine Gun
2 x 3-barrel
smoke dischargers |
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Armour |
12.7mm max |
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Carries
up to 10 men |
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Photo
1 USMC Photo
2 Copyright BAe Systems
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