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| Infantry Fighting Variant equipped with the .50 caliber machine gun | |
| Country Of Origin: | United States |
| Designation: | Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| Configuration: | 8 x 8 |
| Manufacturer: | General Dynamics Land Systems |
| Crew: | |
| Length: | 6.95 m (22.92 ft) |
| Width: | 2.72 m (8.97 ft) |
| Height: | 2.64 m (8.72 ft) |
| Weight: | 16,472 kg 18.12 t (ICV) 18,772 kg 20.65 t (MGS) |
| Clearance: | |
| Fording: | |
| Obstacle: | |
| Trench: | |
| Speed: | 100 km/h (62 mph) (road) km/h (off-road) |
| Range: | 502 km (312 miles) |
| Primary armament: | M68A1E4 105 mm gun M2 0.50 calibre gun 2 x M6 smoke grenades |
| Secondary armament: | 0.50-caliber M2 gun MK19 40 mm grenades or MK240 7.62mm gun 4 x M6 smoke grenades |
| Armour: | mm |
| Power plant: | 350 hp |
The Stryker is a family of eight wheeled, all wheel drive, armoured combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems and is in current use by the US Army and has been ordered by the Canadian Army to replace its fleet of Leopard I tanks. It is the first military vehicle to enter service in the US military since the M1 Abrams tank in the 1980s. The Stryker is based on the LAV III light-armoured vehicle, which in turn is based on the Mowag Piranha.
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.
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. This light and mobile team was championed by the 34th U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General Eric Shinseki. There is a notable similarity between the Stryker and the South African Ratel 20 AFV which entered service in 1976.
The Stryker chassis 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 chassis are the Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) and the Mobile Gun System (MGS). The MGS is a heavier chassis to support the main weapon system of the M1A2 Abrams, the 120mm smoothbore cannon.
The Stryker has the following configurations with more planned in the future:
All Strykers share common parts, self recovering abilities, and bullet resistant self inflating (run-flat) tires, along with their SLAT anti-RPG armour. Armament: M2 .50 cal machine gun, MK-19 Automatic grenade launcher, TOW Anti-tank guided missile, M240B machine gun.
See also: Infantry fighting vehicle, List_of_AFVs and Ratel 20.
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