FV438 Swingfire

Infobox Weapon
name=FV438 Swingfire


caption=
origin=flagcountry|United Kingdom
type=Anti-tank vehicle
is_vehicle=yes
length=5.1 m
width=3 m
height=2.7 m
weight=16.2 t
suspension=torsion-bar, 5 road wheel
speed=52 km/h
vehicle_range=480 km
primary_armament=Two Swingfire ATGM launchers
secondary_armament=7.62 mm L7 GPMG, smoke dischargers
armour=12.7 mm max
engine=Rolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel
crew=3
engine_power=240 hp
pw_ratio=15.7 hp/tonne

The FV438 Swingfire was an armoured anti-tank vehicle of the British Army.

It was derived from the FV430 series of vehicles by converting the FV432 to accommodate a launcher for Swingfire anti-tank guided missiles.

It had two firing bins and could carry fourteen missiles, which could be reloaded from inside the vehicle. Instead of using the mounted guidance system a control unit could be deployed and the missiles aimed and fired from up to fifty metres away, allowing the vehicle to remain completely hidden from the enemy; the Swingfire missile was capable of making a ninety-degree turn immediately after firing.

When it first came into use in the 1970s, the FV438s were operated by specialised anti-tank units of the Royal Artillery. The role was transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps in the mid 1980s, and the FV438s were taken into service as guided-weapon troops of armoured regiments, nine vehicles to a regiment.