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Fv103 Spartan




name=FV103 Spartan
  Caption FV103 Spartan (left) and FV102 Striker in the US Army field recognition manual
  Length 51
  Width 24
  Height 22
  Weight 81
  Suspension torsion bar
  Speed Road 80
  Primary 1 x 762 mm GPMG
  Engine Jaguar 42 litre Petrol
  Crew Commander, driver and 5 passengers



FV103 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 the FV102 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.


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