Pzkpfw-e Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 OK, what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 CVR(T) Striker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Chris, from that one photo I presume you have carnal knowledge of that vehicle or you looked up the registration number, which? R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Robin, The Strikers were 07FFxx and 08FFxx. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 yep its 1 of many strikers out on slab common ,used for recovery training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Robin, The Strikers were 07FFxx and 08FFxx. Chris Whilst not daring to question your superior knowledge ...okay maybe I am. Are you absolutely certain that 07FFxx was exclusively Striker? My memory has it that the Spartan I was lent by our Surveillance Troop in 1981 was 07FFxx. A Scorpion and its commander both went BLR the same day. The Scorpion was to be Scorpoled the following week so it wasn't going to get a new major assy - engine, gearbox, final drive - I forget which had gone. The commander was medevaced and as designated spare commander, I stepped up. Surveillance Troop did not play that week, so I was given one of their Spartans. Only needed two to crew a Spartan so we didn't get a reinforcement, but that meant our section was some 16% under strength and made carrying out recce tasks quite exhausting. At that time we (the RAC Armoured Recce Regiments) were taking our GW support from the RA (in the case of 15/19H BG, J (Sidi Rezegh) Bty 3RHA - see the Bovy Striker), having relinquished organic GW support after the Otterburn firing of July 1976. We got it back some years later. Or a meringue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Whilst not daring to question your superior knowledge ...okay maybe I am. Are you absolutely certain that 07FFxx was exclusively Striker? My memory has it that the Spartan I was lent by our Surveillance Troop in 1981 was 07FFxx.? On the Alvis Society vehicle register the following Strikers are listed: 08 FF 12, 07 FF 73, 08 FF 41, 07 FF 87 I think it's fair to say 08 FF 36 is a Striker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Thanks chaps, I thought it looked "Scorpionesque"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 On the Alvis Society vehicle register the following Strikers are listed: 08 FF 12, 07 FF 73, 08 FF 41, 07 FF 87 I think it's fair to say 08 FF 36 is a Striker. No worries. I misinterpreted your first post as suggesting all 07FFs were Striker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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