MACHINE OF THE MONTH

Warrior Mechanized Combat Vehicle 1987-94

This section vehicle has the standard British Army green and black camouflage scheme. It carries a yellow vehicle identification number, in this case a '33' in a circle, on the hull sides and on a plate mounted on the rear of the turret bustle cage. There is a red and yellow traffic hazard sign on each of the rear stowage bins and a warning in German has been added to the right hand bin. Apart from the cam net in the turret bustle cage the vehicle is devoid of any external stowage. The first unit in the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) to receive Warrior was 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, who took delivery of their first vehicles in 1987 and became fully operational the following year. Until recently, all Warrior-equipped regiments were in BAOR but under 'Options for Change' there will also be two Warrior regiments based in the UK. For training purposes Warriors are also deployed to Canada at the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS).