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The '''Stryker''' is a family of eight wheeled, all wheel drive, armoured combat vehicles used by the [[USA|US]] [[US Army|Army]]. The Stryker is based on the [[LAV III]] light-armoured vehicle.

<div style="float:right;margin:10px">[[Image:Stryker-IFV-50cal.jpg]]<br>''Infantry Fighting Variant equipped with the<br>[[Browning_M2|.50 caliber machine gun]]''</div>

1== History ==

Infantry Fighting Variant equipped with the

.50 caliber machine gun

Table of contents [showhide]

1 History

2 Concept

3 Variants

4 Characteristics

5 External links

History

Stryker is named in honor of two American servicemen: Robert F. Stryker, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War, and Pfc. Stuart S. Stryker, who received the award for his actions during World War II. Both men were killed in action.

== Concept ==

The Stryker Brigade Combat Team idea is relatively new and based upon the Brigade Combat Team Doctrine. A newer generation of equipment such as the Stryker digitally connected through military [[C4I]] networks greatly enhance the overall units lethality and ability to react to hostile forces.

<div style="float:right;margin:10px">[[Image:Stryker-IFV-MK19.jpg]]<br>''Infantry Fighting Variant equipped with the<br>MK-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher''</div>

Infantry Fighting Variant equipped with the

MK-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher

== Variants ==

The Stryker chassischasis is very modular in design to tout increased survivability and supports a wide range of inter-changeable parts to create different variants. The two main chassischasis are the Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) and the Mobile Gun System (MGS). The MGS is a heavier chassischasis to support the main weapon system of the [[M1_Abrams|M1A2 Abrams]], the 120mm smoothbore cannon.

The Stryker has the following configurations with more planned in the future:

* Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Variant (NBC RV)

* Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) armed with [[TOW]] missile

* Mortar Carrier (MC) armed with 120mm [[Mortar_(weapon)|mortar]]

* Medical Evacuation Variant (MEV)

* Engineer Squad Variant (ESV)

* Command Variant (CV)

* Fire Support Variant (FSV)

* Reconnaissance Variant (RV)

* Mobile Gun System (MGS)

All Strykers share common parts, self recovering abilities, and bullet resistant self- inflating (run-flat) tires, along with theirthier ''SLAT'' antianit-RPG armour.

* Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Variant (NBC RV)

* Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) armed with TOW missile

* Mortar Carrier (MC) armed with 120mm mortar

* Medical Evacuation Variant (MEV)

* Engineer Squad Variant (ESV)

* Command Variant (CV)

* Fire Support Variant (FSV)

* Reconnaissance Variant (RV)

* Mobile Gun System (MGS)

4== Characteristics ==

All Strykers share common parts, self recovering abilities, and bullet resistant self-inflating (run-flat) tires, along with their SLAT anti-RPG armour.

<div style="float:right;margin:10px">[[Image:Stryker-ATGM-M240C.jpg]]<br>''Anti-Tank Guided Missle Variant equipped<br>with the TOW missle and M240b machine gun''</div>

* Role: family of wheeled armoured vehicles

Characteristics

* Height: ? m

* Width: ? m

* Length: ? m

* Weight

o** Empty: ? kg

* Armament: [[Browning_M2|M2 .50 cal machine gun]], [[MK-19_(weapon)|MK-19]] Automatic grenade launcher, TOW [[Anti-tank_guided_missile|Anti-tank guided missile]], [[M240B]] machine gun.

* Users: [[3-2_Stryker_Brigade|3rd Brigade 2nd Infantry Division]]

Anti-Tank Guided Missile Variant equipped

with the TOW missile and M240b machine gun

5== External links ==

* Role: family of wheeled armoured vehicles

* [http://www.army.mil/features/strykeroe/ Army Stryker site]

* Height: ? m

* [http://abcnews.go.com/sections/WNT/World/stryker_brigade_031212-1.html ABCnews article on Stryker in Iraq]

* Width: ? m

* Length: ? m

* Weight

o Empty: ? kg

* Armament: M2 .50 cal machine gun, MK-19 Automatic grenade launcher, TOW Anti-tank guided missile, M240B machine gun.

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* Users: 3rd Brigade 2nd Infantry Division