Alvis Stormer

Infobox Weapon
name=Alvis Stormer


caption=
origin=flagcountry|United Kingdom
type=
is_vehicle=yes
length= 5.27 m
width=2.76 m
height=2.49 m
suspension=torsion bar
weight=12.7 tonnes
speed=50 mph, 80 km/h
vehicle_range = 800 miles, 640 km
armour=
primary_armament=
secondary_armament=
engine=Perkins 6 litre, 6 cylinder diesel
engine_power = 250 hp (186 kW)
pw_ratio = 21 hp/tonne
crew = 2 + 12

Alvis Stormer is a modern military armoured vehicle manufactured by the British company, Alvis Vickers, now BAE Systems Land Systems, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Land and Armaments.

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.Examples include:

tormer HVM

The British Army use Stormer equipped with the Starstreak HVM for short range air defence.

Flat bed Stormer

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

tormer 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.

Operators

* - 40
* - 25
* - 4
* - 151

Notes

External links

* [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/stormer30/ Stormer 30 Tracked Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle/Light Tank - Army Technology]
* [http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/supplement/lav/lav_stormer.shtml Stormer - Light Armoured Vehicles - Jane's Land Forces]