Stryker
The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III, which in turn derived from the Swiss Mowag Piranha. Stryker vehicles are produced... Wikipedia
- Type: Armored personnel carrier–infantry fighting vehicle hybrid
- Place of origin: Canada/United States
- In service: 2002–present
- Used by: United States (see Operators below for details)
- Manufacturer: General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada
- Unit cost: US$4.9 million (2012)
- Number built: ~4,900 including 4,466 vehicles in US Army
- Weight: ICV: 16.47 t, MGS: 18.77 t
- Length: 6.95 m
- Width: 2.72 m
- Height: 2.64 m
- Crew: Varies, usually 2
- Passengers: Up to 9
- Armor: With bolt-on ceramic armor: all-around 14.5×114mm protection
- Main, armament: 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun, or, 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher mounted in a Protector remote weapon station, or, 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II gun (on Stryker Dragoons), or, 105 mm M68A2 gun (on M1128 mobile gun system)
- Secondary, armament: 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 and 7.62 mm M240 machine guns (on M1128 mobile gun system)
- Engine: Caterpillar C7, 350 hp (260 kW)
- Power/weight: ICV: 19.3 hp/sh ton (15.8 kW/tonne)
- Suspension: 8×8 wheeled
- Operational, range: 500 km (310.69 mi)
- Speed: 60 mph (96.56 km/h)
- Data source: DuckDuckGo