FV510 Warrior vs Praga V3S: Specs Compared

FV510 Warrior — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

FV510 Warrior

Infantry fighting vehicle

Credit

Graeme Main · OGL 3 · Resized · OGL 3 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Praga V3S

Credit

Adam Hauner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FV510 WarriorLength

6.3 m

Length source ↗

Praga V3SLength

6.91 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FV510 Warriorlarger figure on 1 of 3

Width+31%

Praga V3Slarger figure on 2 of 3

Length+10%
Height+4%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

4 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

6.3m

6.91m

Length+10%

All recorded figures & sources

6.3 m

Length

Single source

6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)^[source]

6.91 m

Length

Single source

6.91 m (272 in)^[source]

3.03m

2.31m

Width+31%

All recorded figures & sources

3.03 m

Width

Single source

3.03 m (9 ft 11 in)^[source]

2.31 m

Width

Single source

2.31 m (91 in)^[source]

2.8m

2.92m

Height+4%

All recorded figures & sources

2.8 m

Height

Single source

2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)^[source]

2.92 m

Height

Single source

2.92 m (115 in)^[source]

25.4t

—

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

25,400 kg

Mass

Single source

25.4 tonnes (25.0 long tons ; 28.0 short tons )^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, gunner, driver) + 7 troops or full section 10 troops

Single source

3 (commander, gunner, driver) + 7 troops or full section 10 troops^[source]

75km/hMaximum; On road

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

50 km/h

Maximum; Off-road

Single source

75 km/h

Maximum; On road

Single source

46 mph (75 km/h) on road, 31 mph (50 km/h) off road^[source]

660kmOperational; Operational range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

660 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

410 miles (660 km)^[source]

410kWPerkins V-8 Condor Diesel

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

410 kW

Perkins V-8 Condor Diesel

Single source

Perkins V-8 Condor Diesel 550 hp (410 kW)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

FV510 Warrior and Praga V3S configuration
Specification	FV510 Warrior	Praga V3S
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]	—
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	—
In service	1987–present^[source]	—
Designer	GKN Sankey / GKN Defence^[source]	—
Designed	1972–1980^[source]	—
Manufacturer	GKN Sankey/BAE Systems^[source]	Praga^[source]
Produced	1986-present^[source]	—
No. built	1,043 (total) (as of 1995)^[source]	—
Armour	Aluminium and appliqué^[source]	—
Main armament	30 mm L21A1 RARDEN cannon^[source]	—
Secondary armament	coaxial 7.62 mm L94A1 chain gun 2x4 66mm smoke grenades^[source]	—
Power/weight	22 hp/t^[source]	—
Suspension	Torsion bar with hydraulic damper^[source]	—
Production	—	1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)^[source]
Layout	—	6×6^[source]
Engine	—	7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel^[source]
Transmission	—	4-step^[source]
Curb weight	—	5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)^[source]
Country of origin	—	Czechoslovakia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Syria

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FV510 Warrior

Praga V3S

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]

—

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

—

In service

1987–present^[source]

—

Designer

GKN Sankey / GKN Defence^[source]

—

Designed

1972–1980^[source]

—

Manufacturer

GKN Sankey/BAE Systems^[source]

Praga^[source]

Produced

1986-present^[source]

—

No. built

1,043 (total) (as of 1995)^[source]

—

Armour

Aluminium and appliqué^[source]

—

Main armament

30 mm L21A1 RARDEN cannon^[source]

—

Secondary armament

coaxial 7.62 mm L94A1 chain gun 2x4 66mm smoke grenades^[source]

—

Power/weight

22 hp/t^[source]

—

Suspension

Torsion bar with hydraulic damper^[source]

—

Production

—

1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)^[source]

Layout

—

6×6^[source]

Engine

—

7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel^[source]

Transmission

—

4-step^[source]

Curb weight

—

5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)^[source]

Country of origin

—

Czechoslovakia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Syria