Team : The Leonic Commonwealth # Desert Warrior Role : Infantry Fighting Vehicle ## Addons | Addon | Cost | | ------------------- | ---------- | | Improved Autocannon | 250 points | | Improved Missiles | 500 points | ## [General information](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#general-information) Description : The **Desert Warrior** is an Infantry Fighting Vehicle, a British export variant of the [FV510 Warrior](/md/rv/vehicles/fv510-warrior.md) fitted with an American turret carrying the **25mm M242 Bushmaster** and **BGM-71C I-TOW** missiles, developed for Kuwait and other Gulf customers. It weighs 29 tonnes with a crew of three and seven passengers, and is tracked. The **Perkins CV-8** diesel produces 550 hp for 19 hp/t and a top speed of 75 km/h in both directions, with neutral steering. The turret has a stabilizer, smoke grenades, **7.62mm M240** coaxial, and a fire control system with laser rangefinder, lead, and Gen 2 green thermals (3.3x–10x). The commander has a stabilized sight with laser and 2x–8x zoom. This vehicle features two addons: **Improved Autocannon** and **Improved Missiles**. The Improved Autocannon addon costs 250 points and replaces the Desert Warrior’s stock M791 APDS with M919 DU APFSDS; this significantly increases the Bushmaster's effectiveness against armor by providing a 21 mm increase in maximum penetration (from 81 mm to 102 mm) and a 2x spall multiplier. The Improved Missiles addon costs 500 points and replaces the stock BGM-71C I-TOW with the BGM-71F TOW 2 series. This upgrade introduces two distinct missile variants: the TOW 2A, which features a tandem warhead and an additional 200 mm of penetration (from 800 mm to 1000 mm), and the TOW 2B, which utilizes a "top-attack" flight profile to strike the thinner roof armor of enemy vehicles with 150 mm of penetration. Locomotion : Tracked Supported classes : Crewman Engineer - Infantry (as passenger) Obtainment : Shop Price : 50,000 money ## [In-game availability](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#in-game-availability) | Team/Loadout | [Modern](/md/rv/loadouts/modern.md) | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | | [Schwalbenheim Republic](/md/rv/teams/schwalbenheim-republic.md) | Tier 1 | ## Addons | Addon | Cost | | ------------------- | ---------- | | Improved Autocannon | 250 points | | Improved Missiles | 500 points | ## [Vehicle](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#vehicle) | Weight | 29 t | | ---------------- | ------- | | Seating capacity | 10 | | Driver | 1 | | Gunner | 1 | | Commander | 1 | | Passenger | 7 | | Max speed | | | Forward | 75 km/h | | Backward | 75 km/h | ## [Powertrain](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#powertrain) | Engine | Perkins CV-8 | | --------------------- | ------------ | | Type | Diesel | | Max RPM | 2,300 RPM | | Horsepower | 550 hp | | Power-to-weight ratio | 19 hp/t | | Transmission | | | Forward gears | 4 | | Reverse gears | 2 | | Neutral steering | Yes | | Automatic gearbox | Yes | ## [Armour](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#armour) | Lower front plate | 29 mm–46 mm | | ----------------- | ------------ | | Upper front plate | 30 mm–57 mm | | Left cheek | 55 mm–162 mm | | Right cheek | 43 mm–198 mm | | Mantlet | 61 mm–91 mm | | Hull side | 64 mm–72 mm | ## [Gunner turret](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#gunner-turret) Feature: Stabilizer Feature: Smoke grenades | Traversal | | | ---------------- | --------- | | Horizontal speed | 40 deg/s | | Vertical speed | 36 deg/s | | Vertical limits | -9° / 59° | ### [Weapons](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#gunner-turret-weapons) #### [25mm M242 Bushmaster](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#gunner-turret-weapon-25mm-m242-bushmaster) | Reload speed | 10s | | -------------------------------------------------- | --- | | Magazine size | 225 | | Ammo | Max | | [M792](/md/rv/shells/25mm-m242-bushmaster-m792.md) | \* | | [M791](/md/rv/shells/25mm-m242-bushmaster-m791.md) | \* | | Ammo models | | | AC ammo | 2 | #### [7.62mm M240](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#gunner-turret-weapon-762mm-m240) | Reload speed | 6s | | ------------------------------------ | --- | | Magazine size | 200 | | Ammo | Max | | [AP](/md/rv/shells/762mm-m240-ap.md) | \* | | Ammo models | | | MG ammo | 5 | #### [BGM-71C I-TOW](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#gunner-turret-weapon-bgm-71c-i-tow) | Reload speed | 4s | | --------------------------------------------- | --- | | Refill speed | 7s | | Ammo | Max | | [I-TOW](/md/rv/shells/bgm-71c-i-tow-i-tow.md) | \* | | Ammo models | | | ATGM ammo | 2 | | ATGM ammo | 8 | ### [Sights](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#gunner-turret-sights) #### [Main sight](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#gunner-turret-sight-1) Feature: FCS Fire control system Feature: Lead | Rangefinder | Laser | | --------------- | ------------- | | Thermals | Green (Gen 2) | | Vertical limits | -19°–65° | | Zoom | 3.3x–10x | ## [Commander turret](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#commander-turret) Feature: Stabilizer | Traversal | | | ---------------- | ---------- | | Horizontal speed | 65 deg/s | | Vertical speed | 60 deg/s | | Vertical limits | -15° / 30° | ### [Sights](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#commander-turret-sights) #### [Sight 1](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#commander-turret-sight-1) | Rangefinder | Laser | | ----------- | ----- | | Zoom | 2x–8x | ## [Gallery](/md/rv/vehicles/desert-warrior.md#gallery) | Type | URL | | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Thumbnail | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/desert-warrior/perspective.png | | Front | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/desert-warrior/front.png | | Back | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/desert-warrior/back.png | | Left | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/desert-warrior/left.png | | Right | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/desert-warrior/right.png | | Top | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/desert-warrior/top.png | | Armor | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/desert-warrior/armor_thumbnail.png | ID: "Desert Warrior"