by the tank driving and paint-balling company Armourgeddon (who also converted more). These have been modified with a compressed air cylinder on the rear of the turret for the paintball gun. ZB 298 Elliott Automation Grounds Surveillance Radar MILAN anti-tank missiles (two missile teams, deployed away from the vehicle) FV432s used by the Royal Artillery have been equipped with: a battery command post with FACE fire control computer a battery command post with BATES battlefield artillery target engagement system Cymbeline mortar-locating radar sound ranging equipment observation post vehicle with ZB 298 Elliott Automation Grounds Surveillance Radar FV432s used by the Royal Engineers have been equipped with: a towed layer for L9 anti-tank Bar Mine a launcher for L10 Ranger Anti-Personnel Mine a towed Giant Viper mine-clearing system a Thales Group SWARM Remote Weapon System Bulldog The need to upgrade the FV432 to extend its service life further led the MoD to sign an £85m contract with BAE Systems Land Systems to update over 1,000 FV 432s to Mark 3 standard. Major changes include a new diesel engine and braking system. Initially, only FV432 and 434 models were converted, but other variants are being considered. The first 500 of the batch were handed over to the British Army in December 2006. For service in Iraq and Afghanistan, air-conditioning, enhanced reactive armour and IED jammers have been added. Initially, only these further enhanced versions were known by the name Bulldog; but the term now appears to be applied to all Mark 3 vehicles. See also M113 – similar US-built armoured personnel carrier Pbv 302 - similar Swedish armoured personnel carrier from Hägglunds & Söner MT-LB BTR-50 List of FV series military vehicles MLVM Bibliography Howard, Les "Winter Warriors – Across Bosnia with the PBI", Critical account of a British army Peacekeeper operating from FV 432s at the end of the Bosnian civil war References External links Sloppy Jalopy Armedforces.co.uk Amphibious armoured personnel carriers Armoured personnel carriers of the Cold War Armoured personnel carriers of the United Kingdom Tracked infantry fighting vehicles Tracked armoured personnel carriers Military vehicles introduced in the 1960s