432 "Bulldog" APC

[Watchdog]

With the BE timeline set 10-15 years from now, I can still see the old 1950's designed 432 APC still serving with the British Army:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV432

This APC has yet again been updated and upgraded for deployment to Iraq and Afganistan, with new transmission, engine and has been uparmoured, I myself have some good and bad memories of the vehicle, I would like to see Mongoose produce this Vehicle for BE.

Would anyone else like to see this vehicle produced.

Cheers

Watchdog

Have a Good Christmas and a even better New Year !!

 

[DM]

The 432 will still be running in 15 years time, almost no doubt.

Isn't "Trojan" the formal name of the '432?

 

[britneyfan97]

similiar to the US M113... which has been refitted for duty in Iraq. Saw fields of the things in B-dad in some motor pool. All up-armored and refitted, and not going anywhere.

 

[Watchdog]

I think the new engineer vehicle are Titan and Trojan, the "Bulldog" I had a cabby in a few months ago, moves like greased weasel S**t, but the rides still a bit bumpy, the verson I saw had a nice .50 Cal defence weapon (so pc), better than the jimpy, the new slat armour is 100% better than it was, mine years ago had a about 2-3 inches of paint armour due to the many many times it was re-painted.

I did read once in JANE's, I think it was that due to cut backs the new Warrior, would be issued with out a turret to just make it a weaponless Battle Taxi.

I think there will be a lot of other countries just upgrading what they currenty have, but you can only upgrade so much,

 

[DM]

Warrior will be going through an upgrade programme shortly (40mm Case Telescoped ammo gun is on the cards).

The new engineer vehicles are indeed Titan and Trojan (coincidentally I just spoke to my chum in the project team that is procuring them).

http://www.armedforces.co.uk/projects/raq3f54d8aee2e57

This does raise a slight anomaly in that he also confirmed that the FV432 was also called the Trojan, but noted that it was only a minor one because no-one ever calls them by their proper name anyway

 

[Watchdog]

Are Titan and Trojan names of American contraceptives as well ? :wink:

Both Vehicles have gleaming reports so far, from the trials units down in Bovy, perhaps there could be "BE" Engineer's coming out sometime.

 

[Martin]

The FV-432 was named Trojan but the name was never used. MOD have issued a contract for up-armoured FV-432's armed with a 50 cal and new armour package 50 have been ordered. I cannot see GKN building turretless Warriors when there are hundreds of FV-432's in storage nd MOD have ordered Couger and Pinzgauer armoured trucks to replace Saxon.

Martin