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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Swingfire
		Swingfire was developed by Fairey Engineering Ltd and the British Aircraft Corporation.
		Swingfire has seen combat use in the Gulf War and the Iraq War.
		Swingfire inadvertently became the subject of questions in the Houses of Parliament in March 2002 when 20 warheads, removed for decommisioning, were washed into the Bristol Channel along with 8 anti-tank mines.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Swingfire (346 words)

	Swingfire at AllExperts
		Swingfire is a wire-guided anti-tank missile in service with the British Army.
		Swingfire replaced the Vickers Vigilant missile in British service.
		A major review and procurement process was instituted in the late 1990s to update the British Army's entire anti-armour weapon systems; the candidates, as the replacement for Swingfire, included Hellfire, Starstreak and LOSAT.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sw/swingfire.htm (253 words)

	Swingfire - Archived 9/2000
		Swingfire may have been used by the Sudanese army against the rebels located in the southern part of the country.
		In tests, two Swingfire missiles were fired in rapid succession against two separate targets from an FV432 armored personnel vehicle and were simultaneously, automatically and independently guided to hits on each.
		In late 1984, development was completed of a new version of the Swingfire system with a significantly smaller and lighter guidance and control unit as well as a lighter launcher.
	www.forecastinternational.com /archive/mm/mm0860.htm (0 words)

	Swingfire@Everything2.com
		The Swingfire is the anti-tank missile system used by the Striker ATGW (anti-tank guided weapon) vehicle in service with the British Army.
		The Trigat is currently under development with several European countries, notably the UK and Germany, and is expected to cost something in the region of £25, 000 per missile by the time it enters service.
		BAE Systems also sold Swingfire to the Egyptian armed forces, and the missile is also in use with other nations in the Middle East.
	www.everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=1452289 (301 words)

	Lurker Anti-tank missiles
		Systems such as the British Swingfire could be used with the launcher fully concealed from the target's view.
		Successful use of a system that used Separation depended upon a property known as “gathering”, which was the process of bringing the missile into the operator's line of sight so that he could see it and then maneuver it to intercept the target.
		The job of the ATGW operator got simpler with the adoption of TCA/ SACLOS Guidance but launchers also got more complex and the operator had to be at the firing position.
	www.angelfire.com /art/enchanter/Suitcase_anti.html (1364 words)

	Starting a Swingfire heater
		Insert Swingfire into heat exchanger and set hand pump lever in a vertical position.
		The heater works properly if the sound of pulsations is regular and strong meaning that the right amount of air coming in through the diapragm valve is mixed with the right amount of fuel.
		If heaters are used to heat closed rooms from the outside (tents, truck cabins, or the like) the exhaust fumes must be moved a minimum of 7 feet into the air by an air tight pipe.
	www.rockymountainmoggers.com /swingfire.html (0 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Bristol \| MP's missiles claim questioned (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A total of 21 Swingfire anti-tank missiles were washed into the Bristol Channel by strong tides in 2002.
		He said: "They don't look like bits of Swingfire to me. They are too small and the wing configuration at the back is wrong.
		The Swingfire missiles had been strapped to a pallet for underwater disposal in a routine procedure which went wrong when they were swept away in March 2002.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/bristol/3477393.stm (321 words)

	New Statesman - Mark Thomas - Who really supports "our boys"?
		According to Jane's, the defence bible, BAE withdrew from the company in 1992 when the post-Gulf war British government discovered that ABD was helping Saddam Hussein with his Scud missile programme.
		Among the items were a "glossy brochure for Arab British Dynamics extolling the benefits of the company's Swingfire guided missile" and an operating manual for the system.
		The government's Export Control Act does not cover the issue of licensed production of arms; so as long as nothing actually leaves the UK, British companies can export their technology and create foreign-based companies to avoid any UK or EU rules governing arms exports.
	www.newstatesman.com /200303240007 (0 words)

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		The British company Alenia Marconi is building the Brimstone missile (a variant of the US Hellfire) to provide the Royal Air Force with an air-launched anti-tank missile to replace the current weapon (the unguided BL755 cluster bomb).
		The company, however, is now promoting the weapon as a replacement for the Swingfire anti-tank missile used by the British Army's Striker anti-tank vehicle.
		Swingfire cannot penetrate the current generation of tanks.
	www.strategypage.com /htmw/htairfo/articles/20000705.aspx (124 words)

	Tanknet > 60's British Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Chris brought up in the past the fact that Swingfire was originally manually flown (maclos?) before being upgraded to a system similar to the Tow system to make it easier to use (saclos?) Damned If I can recall all the details on that now.
		As far as I know swingfire was never issued to Inf Bn, but I was not mech for most of the 80s so could be wrong.
		My understanding is that a few (60?) Strikers had their Swingfire system modified to ACLOS - the thermal sight would literally automatically track the target which is very advanced/unusual for a ground vehicle weapon system (or was at the time!).
	www.tank-net.org /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t8297.html (6123 words)

	SWINGFIRE HEATER RADIATOR LOWER TUBE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT
		Loosen clamp (6) and disconnect swingfire heater pump hose (7) from radiator lower tube
		Remove clamps (9), (6), (11), and (13) from water pump inlet hose (8), swingfire heater pump hose (7),
		Install clamps (9), (6), (11), and (13) on water pump inlet hose (8), swingfire heater pump hose (7),
	www.tpub.com /content/hummer/TM-9-2320-280-20-3/css/TM-9-2320-280-20-3_679.htm (0 words)

	WATER SUPPLY IN AN ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Near the heater, the portal is a four-inch-diameter steel pipe that runs along the base of the water carrier.
		The 500-gallon collapsible fabric tanks are not used to transport water.
		The swingfire heater would only melt the canvas of the fabric water tank before the ice inside could melt.
	www.quartermaster.army.mil /oqmg/Professional_Bulletin/1998/Summer_1998/water.html (999 words)

	Oh I do like to be beside the seaside
		It turns out that the Ministry of Defence has more Swingfire missiles than it knows what to do with, and is disposing of them.
		Apparently what the Ministry of Defence (or, rather, their contractor QinetiQ, who used to be DERA) actually do is to take their spare missiles down to the beach, wait for the tide to come in, and then blow them up.
		Which seems plausible: the Swingfire has a diameter of 17cm, and unless Mr.
	www.ex-parrot.com /~chris/wwwitter/20040211-oh_i_do_like_to_be_beside_the_seaside.html (869 words)

	Armed Forces - a4a8.1 - British Army - The Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps - FV 102 CVR (T) Striker
		Striker is one of the family of the CVR(T) vehicles (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) which includes Scimitar, Spartan, Sultan, Samson and Samaritan.
		Striker carries 10 Swingfire anti-tank missiles with a range of up to 4,000 metres.
		Five of these missiles are carried in bins on top of the vehicle, which can be lowered when the system is not expected to be in action.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /army/listings/l0094.html (271 words)

	DGA
		We had one occasion when a drive shaft snapped and all the drive transffered to to the other side, the scorp swerved & hit a mini bus.
		The FV-438's and the ferret Mk5 are being prepared for swingfire firing at the end of a GW (Guided Weapons) controllers course at Lulworth in about 1977.
		The ferrets are mk5 (Swingfire ATGW) in Hong Kong in 1977, Sek Kong Barracks.
	www.users.zetnet.co.uk /lsm/dhmg/eric001.html (750 words)

	FV432 Armored Personnel Carrier
		In addition to using the FV432 as a minelaying vehicle as previously described, the Royal Engineers use it to tow the Giant Viper mine-clearance trailer.
		This variant is equipped with a Swingfire ATGM.
		A command and control Wavell automatic data processing system is recognizable by a large external box on the roof.
	www.inetres.com /gp/military/cv/inf/FV432.html (942 words)

	FV102 Striker Anti-Tank Guided Weapons Vehicle - Tanks, APCs and Armored Vehicles
		The Striker if of the CVR(T) family of vehicles that the Stormer belongs to (which both are based on the Scorpion line of small tank chassis) though the role of the Striker is that of tank-killer.
		The system utilizes the Swingfire anti-tank missile, the Striker can attack enemy tanks at a distance of 4,000 meters (2.5 miles).
		The missile is controlled by either a direct optic sight ot thermal sight.
	www.militaryfactory.com /armor/detail.asp?armor_id=114 (278 words)

	Topica Email List Directory
		I am looking forward to exchanges on this list also.
		from whomever considers their radio truck 'Swingfire' heater easy to start.
		Does the name 'Swingfire' apply only to the
	lists.topica.com /lists/eberspacher/read/message.html?sort=d&mid=801464719 (85 words)

	[MOG] Swingfire heater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Thanks Paul 1963 French 404 http://groups.msn.com/CoolpicsbyPaulie/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen williams" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 11:49 PM Subject: [MOG] Swingfire heater > Paul, > >.....need a good heating solution for my camper.
		I > would like to combine a water heater and space heater > in one if possible.
		> > The Swingfire heater can be used as a heater or water > heater - but not at the same time (as far as I know).
	www.tx4x4.com /pipermail/mog_tx4x4.com/20050902/015518.html (315 words)

	Arab British Dynamics Co. ABD (AOI) Special Weapons Facilities - Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This Military Factory, affiliated with the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), is engaged in the testing and mounting of Swingfire rockets on jeeps, TOW launchers.
		Formed in 1978 as a joint Arab-British project, the company [which may also be known as the Arab-British Defense Co.] bas produced well over 1,000 Swingfire ATGM's under British license.
		It has also produced a modernized Soviet 9M14M Malyutka Sagger ATGM and is developing a new warhead with greater armor-piercing capability.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/egypt/facility/abd.htm (192 words)

	Unimog 404 Swingfire
		Unimog 404 Swingfire Ich wollte mir schon immer mal einen Chevi kaufen, und den Traum habe ich mir nun erfüllt.
		Unimog 404 Swingfire Alles in allem kann ich dieses Auto nur loben.
		Ich bin die ganze Zeit auf einen Satz Reifen gefahren, der ist aber teuer: hinten sind 285er 17“er montiert.
	www.rjs-automodell-versand.de /fahrzeuge/Unimog_404_Swingfire.php (152 words)

	Topica Email List Directory
		Have partly stripped my Swingfire to access and check the relay and
		It would certainly be good to hear some reports from anyone who
		use their Swingfires in anger....or even to hear of anyone brave
	lists.topica.com /lists/eberspacher/read/message.html?mid=810565514&sort=d&start=122 (144 words)

	STRIKER COMBAT VEHICLE RECONNAISANCE TRACKED (CVRT)
		Cargo space available in addition to crew and troops capable of holding small amounts of cargo.
		SWINGFIRE MISSILE LAUNCHER: A rapidly deployable and fireable anti-tank weapon the swingfire missile is an excellent tank killer, wire guided as it is though it still has a range of 4km.
		The only drawback to the system is that the bins on top of the Striker Vehicle must be reloaded manually by one of the crew.
	unsd.macrossroleplay.org /strikerfv102.html (606 words)

	Swingfire's Customer Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Swingfire gave 5 stars to: Commit This to Memory
		Even if you hate blink, this album is very different and very cool.
		Swingfire gave 5 stars to: How It Works
	amazon.com /rss/people/A26EO13A2T51PR/reviews (575 words)

	Fairey \| A Rough Guide to the Fairey Group of companies
		Fairey began development of Project 12, which was powered by a Basset rocket motor and was used to investigate low speed launch and thrust vector control for Swingfire.
		Swingfire has been developed in a variety of guises:
		Beeswing - for firing from a Land Rover
	www.freewebs.com /faireyaviation/rotorcraftmissiles.htm (0 words)

	Striker
		Five of these missiles are carried in launch bins on top of the vehicle.
		Ammunition Carried 10 Swingfire missiles, 7.62 mm x 3,000 rounds.
		This site contains links to third party Websites where relevant, but the Army accepts no responsibility for the content on any site to which a hypertext link exists and
	www.army.mod.uk /equipment/av/av_str.htm (0 words)

	The Parachute Squadron R.A.C. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		By 1969, The Parachute Sqdn RAC had 24 operational Hornet armoured missile launchers equipped with the anti tank missile Malkara which had cost the taxpayer over £90million to produce.
		But at the same time the new Swingfire anti tank weapon was coming into service and the Malkara weapons were used for training in the Hebrides ranges.
		The unit continued as an active service unit reflecting its motto 'Go Antwhere, Do Anything, Willingly' using the Swingfire weapon until the unit was disbanded on 12
	www.airbornerecce.com /oca/parasqdn.htm (461 words)

	WarWheels.Net-Ferret Mk 5 with Swingfire Missiles Index
		Ferret Instructional Hull Photos taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington, UK
		Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK Ferret Instructional Hull/Interior Photos taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington, UK
		Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK Ferret Mk 5 with Swingfire Missile System Photos
	www.warwheels.net /ferret5swingfireINDEX.html (0 words)

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