M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle | |
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Stryker ICV.[1] | |
Specifications | |
Mass | 16.47 tonne (18.12 short ton) |
Length | 6.95 m (22.92 ft) |
Width | 2.72 m (8.97 ft) |
Height | 2.64 m (8.72 ft) |
Crew | 2+9 |
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Armor | 14.5 mm resistant[1] |
Main armament | M2 .50 caliber gun or MK19 40 mm grenade launcher or four M6 smoke grenade launcher mounted in a Protector (RWS) Remote Weapon Station (RWS) (ICV) |
Secondary armament | .50-cal M2 MG and M240 7.62mm MG (MGS) |
Engine |
diesel 260 kW (350 hp) |
Power/weight | ICV: 15.8 kW/t (19.3 hp/sh tn) |
Suspension | 8×8 wheeled |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
The M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) is an armoured personnel carrier and part of the Stryker family of vehicles (derived from the Canadian LAV III/Swiss MOWAG Piranha IIIH 8x8) used by the United States Army.
General[]
The Infantry Carrier Vehicle provides protected transport and, during dismounted assault, supporting fire for the infantry squad. The Stryker is a full-time four-wheel drive, selectively eight-wheel drive, armoured vehicle weighing approximately 19t which carries an infantry squad with their equipment. The vehicle can attain speeds of 62 mph on paved roads.
The basic infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) provides armored protection for the two-man crew and a squad of nine soldiers.
Digital communications system[]
The vehicle's commander has an FBCB2 (Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below) digital communications system that allows communication between vehicles through text messaging and a map network, as well as with the battalion. The map shows the position of all vehicles on the battlefield and the commander can mark the position of enemy forces on the map, which can then be seen by other commanders.
Armament[]
The M1126 ICV has a Protector (RWS) remote weapon station with a universal soft mount cradle, which can mount either a .50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun, a 40mm MK19 grenade launcher or a 7.62 M240 machine gun. It is also armed with four M6 smoke grenade launchers.
Stryker program officials are working to mount a 30 mm cannon to the ICV's remote weapons station. With the number of Stryker MGS vehicles per brigade being reduced, individual ICVs are to be up-gunned. The cannon would give greater firepower without needing to add a turret. The plan is to purchase and test a company set of 30 mm cannons and also determine if they should be issued for every Stryker of have one per company.[2] The Army will test stabilized 30 mm cannons in early 2014, including Kongsberg Protech Systems' Medium Caliber Remote Weapons Station. Kongsberg (which makes the M151 RWS on the Stryker) joined with General Dynamics (which makes the Stryker) for the MCRWS in 2008. The MCRWS is not a true turret, which would extend into the crew compartment and take up space. It can be loaded from inside the vehicle, but does eliminate one of the four roof hatches.[3]
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See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Army Fact File - Stryker". http://www.army.mil/fact_files_site/stryker/index.html. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
- ↑ Army Looks to Mount 30mm Cannons on Strykers - Military.com, 20 September 2013
- ↑ Army to Test Kongsberg’s New Gun on Stryker - Defensetech.org, 21 October 2013
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