Alvis Stormer

Alvis Stormer

Place of origin	United Kingdom
Specifications
Weight	12.7 tonnes
Length	5.27 m
Width	2.76 m
Height	2.49 m
Crew	2 + 12

Engine	Perkins 6-litre, 6-cylinder diesel 250 hp (186 kW)
Power/weight	21 hp/tonne
Transmission	David Brown TN15D
Suspension	Torsion bar
Operational range	640 miles, 800 km
Speed	50 mph, 80 km/h

Stormer HVM firing Thales Starstreak

Alvis Stormer is a modern military armoured vehicle manufactured by the British company, Alvis Vickers, now BAE Systems Global Combat Systems.

The Stormer is a development of the CVR(T) family of vehicles (Scorpion, Scimitar, Spartan etc.), essentially a larger, modernised version with an extra road-wheel on each side.

Variants

Like most modern AFVs, Stormer can be produced in several different configurations for different battlefield roles. It is marketed by BAE as being fitted with many combinations, such as a two-person turret armed with a 25 mm cannon; air defence (with guns or missiles); engineer vehicle; recovery vehicle; ambulance; mine layer; 81 mm or 120 mm mortar carrier; command and control vehicle; bridge layer; and a logistics vehicle. Optional equipment includes a nuclear-biological-chemical protection system, an amphibious kit, passive night-vision equipment, and an air-conditioning system.

Specific types are:

Stormer HVM

The British Army use Stormer equipped with the Starstreak HVM for short range air defence. Under Army 2020, Stormer HVM will equip three regular and two reserve artillery batteries.^[1]

Flat bed Stormer

Stormer with Shielder system

A transport version of the Stormer with a flat load bed is used to carry the Shielder minelaying system.

Stormer 30

Stormer 30 is a development of the Stormer chassis to give a tracked reconnaissance vehicle. It is a turreted version of the Stormer. Armed with a 30 mm Bushmaster II automatic cannon, and with the option of a TOW missile launcher that can be fitted to either turret side. The cannon and turret can traverse through 360° and the elevation is from -45° to +60°. The rate of fire of the cannon is from single shot to a maximum of 200 rounds per minute. The cannon has a double selection ammunition feed system with 180 rounds of ammunition ready to fire.

The vehicle remains in the prototype stage and it is unclear when it will enter service. The vehicle will be fully air transportable by C-130 Hercules used by the RAF aircraft as well as large CH-53 currently in service with NATO allies and other nations across the world.

Specifications

Stormer HVM with Starstreak missiles

Crew: 3 + 8
Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm machine gun standard but depends upon version
Engine: Perkins T6.3544 six-cylinder diesel
Length: 5.27 m (17 ft 3 in)
Width: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
Max speed: 80 km/h
Range: 650 km ^[2]

Operators

Map of Stormer operators in blue

Current operators

Indonesia - 40
Malaysia - 25
Oman - 4
United Kingdom - 151

Notes

↑ "Force Troops Command Overview". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ "Stormer". Jane's Information Group Light Armoured Vehicles. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

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SP artillery	FV433 Abbot AS-90

Main battle tanks	Comet Centurion Conqueror Chieftain Vickers MBT MBT-80 Challenger 1 Challenger 2

UK unarmoured or non-fighting vehicles

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