Description
434 Repair and Recovery Vehicle, tidy and with low mileage, a rare vehicle these days in this condition. Excellent tracks and track pads, road wheels etc., with only 80 hours on the engine pack. Starts and drives perfectly, a pleasure to drive. Bare metal respray including the load area. We also greased the crane rams and lifted a pack – it worked just as it should.
REF: from Wikipedia type F434 general details
“The FV434’s primary role is to repair disabled and damaged vehicles, but it also has a limited recovery capability. It is fitted with a crane (capable of lifting up to 3 tons) to assist its work in repairing armoured and un-armoured vehicles. The FV434 is capable of changing other FV430 series power packs.”
| Type | Armoured Repair/Recovery Vehicle |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | GKN Sankey |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 17.5 tons (17.5 t) |
| Length | 5.88 m (19 ft 3 in) |
| Width | 2.8 m |
| Height | 2.77 m |
| Crew | 4 troops |
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| Armour | 12.7 mm max |
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Main
armament |
7.62 mm L7 GPMG |
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Secondary
armament |
none, defensive smoke dischargers |
| Engine | Rolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel 240 hp |
| Power/weight | 15.7 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | torsion-bar, 5 units each side |
| Speed | 29 mph (47 km/h) |
