Alvis Stormer
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| Place of origin |  United Kingdom |
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| Weight | 12.7 tonnes |
| Length | 5.27 m |
| Width | 2.76 m |
| Height | 2.49 m |
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| Speed | 80 km/h |
The Alvis Stormer, usually just called the Stormer, was a British armoured vehicle. It was in service with the British Army until mid-2009, when the Stormers were gradually retired.[1]
It was made by the British company Alvis Vickers. Alvis Vickers is now called BAE Systems Global Combat Systems.
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Different types of Stormer [change]
There are three different kinds of Stormer. These are:
Stormer HVM [change]
The British Army use Stormers with the Starstreak missile for short range air defence.
Flat bed Stormer [change]
A different kind of Stormer with a flat load bed is used to carry the Shielder minelaying system.
Stormer 30 [change]
Stormer 30 is a changed Stormer chassis which gives a tracked reconnaissance vehicle. This type has a turret.
The vehicle is still only a prototype. It is unknown when it will enter service. The vehicle will be able to be moved around by the C-130 Hercules used by the RAF aircraft as well as the CH-53, which is currently in service with NATO and other nations across the world.
Features [change]
- Weight: 13.5 tonnes
- Top speed: 80 kilometres per hour[1]
- Range: 650 km.[2]
Related pages [change]
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "British Army equipment". British Army. http://army.mod.uk/equipment/fighting-vehicles/1479.aspx. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Stormer". Jane's Information Group Light Armoured Vehicles. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/supplement/lav/lav_stormer.shtml. Retrieved 2009-January-17.
Other websites [change]
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