British Military Current Events

[ArmyRick]

The article mentions that this turret was supposed to be for Strykers, yet here it is on what appears to be an M113 or a really pimped out FV432...almost looks like those Australian 113's Fire Support Vehicles with the Scorpion/Cougar turret and 76mm gun.

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Ummmm, what? That BAE remote weapon station on a Bradley chasis looks very different than the old Aussie contraption

 

[medicineman]

Ummmm, what? That BAE remote weapon station on a Bradley chasis looks very different than the old Aussie contraption

Looks like an M113 with a butt load of add on armour and smoke dischargers...and there is this little quote in the article "The five variants currently in production provide enhanced survivability and performance over the legacy M113 FoV." The thing though is that BAE is British - FV432 would make a bit of sense since they had smoke dischargers where most M113 variants I've ridden around in didn't, save for the TUA's...but the driver's hatch is on the wrong side of the vehicle.

 

[ArmyRick]

save for the TUA

I was a TOW gunner/Loader. Smoke dischargers were on the back of the turret

 

[Grimey]

They had 13 of these in the Berlin Brigade, apparently...


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FV432 Turreted Versions

I was just thinking, 'drop the turret on a 432, they'll get another 50 years out of it' and you post this

 

[daftandbarmy]

I was just thinking, 'drop the turret on a 432, they'll get another 50 years out of it' and you post this

 

[Colin Parkinson]

The article mentions that this turret was supposed to be for Strykers, yet here it is on what appears to be an M113 or a really pimped out FV432...almost looks like those Australian 113's Fire Support Vehicles with the Scorpion/Cougar turret and 76mm gun.

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Actually been inside one of those with the Saladin turret. It has the full turret basket resting on support/slip ring device. Other than a ammo rack, pretty stock M113 inside.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Actually been inside one of those with the Saladin turret. It has the full turret basket resting on support/slip ring device. Other than a ammo rack, pretty stock M113 inside.

Looks like the Ukrainians have a bunch of them now:

Azov Brigade armed with FV432 armored personnel carriers

The Azov One NGO, with the support of the Prytula Foundation, has transferred a batch of armored vehicles to the 12th "Azov" Special Forces Brigade

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