- FV103 Spartan
Infobox Weapon
name=FV103 Spartan
caption=
origin= flagcountry|United Kingdom
type=Armoured personnel carrier
is_vehicle=yes
is_UK=yes
length=5.1 m
width=2.4 m
height=2.2 m
weight=8.1 tonnes
suspension=Torsion bar
speed=80 km/h
vehicle_range=
primary_armament=1 x 7.62 mm GPMG
secondary_armament= oneMILAN missile launcher
armour=
engine=Cummins BTA 5.9diesel
engine_power=190 hp (142 kW)
pw_ratio=
crew=Commander, driver and 5 passengersFV103 Spartan is a
British Army armoured personnel carrier .Spartan is the APC member of the
CVR(T) family. It has capacity for 5 men in addition to 2 crew (commander and driver). Externally it is almost indistinguishable from theFV102 Striker .Rather than a general personnel carrier for infantry, the Spartan is retained for moving specialist teams (eg anti-aircraft missile teams,Royal Engineer technicians) across the battlefield.Variants
*FV120 Spartan with
MILAN Compact Turret (MCT) - an anti-tank guided missile equipped variant.See
CVR(T) for full list of vehicles using the same chassis.Operators
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* Army and R.A.F
*External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/7413/fv103.html FV103 Spartan]
Further reading
* Howard, Les. Winter Warriors - Across Bosnia with the PBI 1995/1996. The Book Guild, 2006, ISBN 1 –84624-077-8
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