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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average track mileage completed was for (a) Warrior variants, (b) Challenger 1, (c) Challenger 2, (d) Saxon variants, (f) AVF 430 variants, (g) Sabre, (h) Striker, (i) Scimitar, (j) Spartan, (k) Sultan, (l) Samaritan and (m) Samson in 1999-2000; and if he will make a statement. [143193] Mr. Spellar: The annual track mileage completed for each vehicle type is given in the table. Given the disposition of the vehicle fleet, the mix of operational and training deployments, average figures would be unrepresentative for the fleets as a whole. Annual track mileage usage--1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Serial Vehicle Annual usage (miles) (a) Warrior 574,453 (b) Challenger 1 71,336 (c) Challenger 2 144,728 (d) Saxon 475,127 (e) FV430 variants 727,475 (f-l) CVR(T) variants{1} 898,235 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} CVR(T) variants include Sabre, Striker, Scimitar, Spartan, Sultan, Samaritan and Samson Track mileage usage is collated centrally, based on records submitted by each unit and can serve only as an indicator of trends rather than a detailed comparator. Individual vehicle usage may vary considerably depending on operating environments. Annual allocations are used as a planning tool only and a shortfall or excess in the actual total usage is not uncommon. The one significant usage shortfall in the above figures concerns the CVR(T). This was due, in the main, to the high level of operational activity experience in 1999-2000 which resulted in less routing training activity.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

360 c543W; 143193

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Armed forces Army Tanks

Contains statistics

Yes

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