FV 438 Swingfire

FV438 Swingfire
General properties
crew	3 (commander, driver, gunner)
length	5.10 m
width	3.00 m
height	2.70 m
Dimensions	16.2 tons
Armor and armament
Armor	Max. 12.7 mm
Main armament	two Swingfire starters
Secondary armament	1 × 7.62mm L7 GPMG machine gun, fog thrower
agility
drive	Rolls-Royce K60 ( multi-fuel engine ) 240 PS (177 kW)
suspension	Torsion bar
Top speed	52 km / h
Power / weight	15.7 hp / ton
Range	480 km

The FV 438 Swingfire is a tank destroyer the time of the Cold War, from British production. It belongs to the FV-430 series family.

When the first vehicles were delivered to the British Army in the 1970s , they were used in special tank destroyers within the Royal Artillery . In the 1980s this unit was renamed the Royal Armored Corps . One regiment had nine FV-438 Swingfire tanks.

The FV 438 is essentially based on the FV 432 transport tank , but is equipped with two starters for the Swingfire anti-tank missile . The FV 438 was able to carry a total of 14 missiles. Reloading was possible from inside the tank.