Stormer HVM

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RANK 6 BRITAIN
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Stormer HVM
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Stormer HVM
AB RB SB
10.3 10.3 10.3
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Description

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The FV4333 Stormer HVM is a rank VII British self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle with a battle rating of 10.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armaments

Main armament

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Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts
II Suspension Brake System FPE
III Filters Crew Replenishment Smoke grenade
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Unique anti-air missiles - triple missile with one of the highest speeds in-game
  • Can use anti-air missile as HE ATGM at up to about 600 m range to attack enemy tank weak spots and tracks
  • Good speed
  • X10-40 optics allow it to track enemy until the very end
  • Invisible to anti-radar (helicopters)

Cons:

  • High profile
  • Weak defence
  • Lock-on does not provide targeting solution - only hints
  • Turret and the optical system sometimes fail to track planes properly, relying on the crew and operator skills to compensate
  • Due to a huge gap in optics zoom levels, the operator is often required to manually adjust scope, instead of just hitting "maximum zoom" button
  • After dispersing, triple missiles constantly spiral, making precise long-range aiming at ground forces pointless
  • Most tanks are immune to triple missile attack even from the side and they cannot hull break light tanks or other SPAA either

History

In the mid-1980’s it became clear that supersonic aircraft and strike helicopters proved to be dangerous against ground troops. To counter these threats back in 1986, the British Ministry of Defence began development of the “Starstreak HVM” (High-Velocity Missile) anti-aircraft missile system. The production was done by the Shorts Missile Systems company. On the 1st of September in 1997, the famous Starstreak anti-aircraft missile system had been put into service by the British Army. Initially, it was developed in 3 different variants: portable, stationary and mobile, although later they additionally developed an air version but it didn’t find a practical application.

The armoured personnel carrier Stormer was created by using the propulsion system, the transmission and chassis of the light scouting FV101 Scorpion tank for the mobile version of the system. In 1975 on the base of this armoured personnel carrier, the self-propelled anti-tank missile system FV102 Striker was created. Since the vehicle proved itself well, it was decided to additionally create the self-propelled anti-aircraft system Alvis Stormer HVM on its platform.

- From Devblog

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See also

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External links


Britain anti-aircraft vehicles
Crusader AA  Crusader AA Mk I · Crusader AA Mk II
Wheeled  Staghound AA · AEC AA
Radar SPAAG  Chieftain Marksman
Missile SPAA  Stormer HVM
Other  Light AA Mk I · Falcon
Canada  Skink
South Africa  Ystervark · Bosvark · ZA-35