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USER HANDBOOK

The FV432 was developed as a tracked armoured personnel carrier. It was introduced into the British Armyin the 1960s and carried a crew of 2 plus a 10 man infantry section. Many variations of the FV432 whichincluded a command vehicle, a recovery vehicleand an armoured ambulance.

In the APC role the main armament was a 7.62mmGPMG. The FV432 was powered by a Rolls-RoyceK60 series multi-fuel engine driving a 6 speedautomatic gearbox.

The FV432 has recently received a new lease oflife and has been extensively upgraded for servicein Iraq and Afghanistan.

Contents

1. Controls and Instruments

2. Fire fighting equipment

3. Starting and driving

4. Hull details

5. Fuel Tanks

6. Floatation equipment

7. Air conditioning system

8. Smoke grenade dischargers

9. Electrical equipment

10. Fault finding charts

11. Servicing - Power Unit

12. Servicing - Fuel System

13. Servicing - Transmission

14. Servicing - Steering Unit and Final Drive

15. Servicing - Suspension and Tracks

16. Wombat Role supplement

17. Command Post Role supplement

18. Portable Shelter supplement

19. Ambulance Role supplement

The User Handbook is in English and comprises 206pages covering all aspects of operation, maintenanceand fault diagnosis. Included are supplements whichcover the alternative FV432 roles – Wombat, CommandPost, Portable Shelter and Ambulance.

In the basic handbook there are 65 colour andmonochrome illustrations.