FV432
Sign in to saveThe FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant in the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s, it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield. At its peak in the 1980s, almost 2,500 vehicles were in use.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- FV432
- Weapon.image
- File:FV 432 APC of the 7th Brigade Royal Scots.JPEG
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- An FV 432 armored personnel carrier of the 7th Brigade Royal Scots, crossing into Kuwait from southern Iraq during Operation Granby.
- Weapon.origin
- United Kingdom
- Weapon.service
- 1963–present
- Weapon.type
- Armoured personnel carrier
- Weapon.manufacturer
- GKN Sankey
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.weight
- 15 tons (15.3 t)
- Weapon.suspension
- torsion-bar, 5 road wheels
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 7.62 mm L7 General Purpose Machine Gun
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- smoke dischargers
- Weapon.armour
- 12.7 mm max
- Weapon.engine
- Rolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel
- Weapon.crew
- 2 + 10 troops
- Weapon.pw_ratio
- 15.7 hp/tonne
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Variants
- Bulldog
- Operators
- Current operators
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant in the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s, it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield. At its peak in the 1980s, almost 2,500 vehicles were in use.
Although the FV432 was to have been phased out of service in favour of newer vehicles such as the Warrior and CVR(T), 500 were upgraded to extend their service into the 2020s.