Stryker

The M1126 Stryker ICV/APC of the US Army.

* Ukrainian Ground Forces (after the invasion of Earth, replaced the older BTR-60s and 70s)

-Andromeda Galaxy

* Alliance Army (small numbers)
* New Republic Army (small numbers)
* Galactic Resistance

### Wars

* Second War in Afghanistan
* Iraqi Insurgency
* First Galactic Civil War
* War against ISIS
* Terran Grysk-War
* Second Galactic Civil War

## Production history

### No. built

5,000+ units, ~4,900 including 4,466 vehicles in US Army

## Specifications

### Mass

* ICV: 18.16 short tons (16.47 t)
* MGS: 20.69 short tons (18.77 t)

###  Armor

With bolt-on ceramic armor: all-around 14.5×114mm protection

### Nicknames

Stryker, ICV, MGS and APC

The **ICV (Infantry Carrier Vehicle) Stryker** is a family of eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III. Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics Land Systems for the United States Army. It has 4-wheel drive (8×4) and can be switched to all-wheel drive (8×8).

The Stryker was conceived as a family of vehicles forming the backbone of a new medium-weight brigade combat team (BCT) that was to strike a balance between heavy armor and infantry. The service launched the Interim Armored Vehicle competition, and in 2000, the service selected the LAV III proposed by GDLS and General Motors Defense. The service named this family of vehicles the "Stryker".

Ten variants of the Stryker were initially conceived, some of which have been upgraded with v-hulls.

The vehicles were first used by the US Army after the Clone Wars and introduced in 2003, it is widely used by the US Army and some of the American allies overseas, on top of that many countries placed their orders for the Stryker as a replacement of their older APCs, it also saw action in the First Galactic Civil War and Terran-Grysk war, some time later the Rebel Alliance also used some of the Strykers provided by the US government on their fight against the Empire and later it was used by both New Republic and the Galactic Resistance.

## Variants

* M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV): The basic armored personnel carrier version, which provides protected transport for two crew and a nine-man infantry squad, and can support dismounted infantry. It weighs 19 tons; communications include text and a map network between vehicles. It can be armed with 0.50 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun, 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher or 7.62 mm M240 machine gun.
	+ M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle DVH-Scout (ICVV-S): A reconnaissance version of the ICV fitted with an internally mounted Long Range Advance Scout (LRAS) surveillance system and the double v-hull.
* M1127 Reconnaissance Vehicle (RV): A version used by RSTA squadrons and battalion scouts, moving throughout the battlefield to gather and transmit real time intelligence/surveillance for situational awareness. The RV's purpose is to anticipate and avert threats, improving the brigade's decisiveness and freedom of maneuver.
* M1128 Mobile Gun System (MGS): A version armed with an 105 mm M68A1E4 rifled cannon, a 7.62 mm M240 machine gun mounted coaxially, a 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 commander's machine gun and two M6 smoke grenade launchers. The M68A1E4 also features a muzzle brake to assist with recoil and an autoloader, a rare feature on US tank guns. The main gun provides direct fire in support of infantry, engaging stationary and mobile enemy targets, such as bunkers to create a combined arms effect of overmatched firepower that improves survivability of the combat team. It has a rate of fire of six rounds per minute, and carries 400 rounds of 0.5 in (12.7 mm) caliber and 3,400 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, and the same C4ISR communications and driver's vision as the ICV. The MGS vehicle is a strengthened variant of the LAV III compared to the standard variant other Stryker vehicles are based on, but retains commonality across all vehicles in the family, basically it is a modern Wheeled Tank Destroyer deployed and used by the US Forces and it's allies. The Stryker MGS was retired at the end of 2022, due in part to the expense and difficulty of maintaining and upgrading the autoloader and is scheduled to be replaced by the Mobile Protected Firepower and the retired M1128 MGS would be sold to the allies of US both NATO and non-NATO allies of the US.
* M1129 Mortar Carrier (MC): armed with Soltam 120 mm and Cardom Recoil Mortar System (RMS), this version provides indirect fire support to fellow infantry with screening obscurants, suppressive forces and on-call supporting fires including HE, illumination, IR illumination, smoke, precision guided, and DPICM cluster bombs. The XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) can be used to attack point targets at extended ranges with GPS guidance. Vehicles at battalion level also carry the 81 mm mortar for dismounted use, while company mortar vehicles carry the 60mm mortar.
* M1130 Commander's Vehicle (CV): This vehicle provides commanders with communication, data, and control functions to analyze and prepare information for combat missions; it can also link to aircraft antenna/power for planning missions while aboard transport aircraft. They are deployed as three vehicles per brigade headquarters, two per battalion headquarters and two per infantry company.
* M1131 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV): This version is organic to maneuver companies and provides surveillance and communications (4 secure combat radio nets), with target acquisition/identification/tracking/designation being transmitted automatically to the shooting units.
* M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle (ESV): This vehicle provides mobility and limited counter mobility support. Integrated into the ESV are obstacle neutralization and lane marking systems and mine detection devices. The ESV with its attachments provides a partial solution to the obstacle clearance role, primarily for clearance of hastily emplaced mines on hard surfaces and rubble, plus will enable the Engineer squad to control future robotic based systems.
* M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV): This is used as the en route care platform for brigade units, part of the battalion aid station, providing treatment for serious injury and advanced trauma as an integrated part of the combat forward formation. An attendant's seat allows the attendant to change position and visually monitor all patients while the vehicle is in motion. Medical personnel must be seated for safety while the vehicle is in motion, but able to visually monitor patients. Geneva Convention markings can be masked/removed as required.
* M1134 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle (ATGM): It is a missile vehicle armed with the TOW missile to reinforce the brigade's infantry and reconnaissance, providing long-range anti-tank fires against armor beyond tank gun effective range. The separate anti-tank company can also be used to shape the battlefield, reinforce the infantry battalions and reconnaissance squadron (e.g. counter-reconnaissance), serve as a reserve, and of course may counterattack. Vehicle commanders independently locate secondary targets while the gunner is engaging the primary. After ready rounds are fired, crewman will need to rearm the launcher. A vehicle commander, gunner, loader, and driver operate the ATGM in a tactical environment and to carry equipment if the missile launcher is used in a dismounted mode.
* M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV): This vehicle automatically integrates contamination information from detectors with input from navigation and meteorological systems and transmits digital NBC warning messages to warn follow-on forces. The core of the NBC RV is its on-board integrated NBC sensor suite and integrated meteorological system. An NBC positive overpressure system minimizes cross-contamination of samples and detection instruments, provides crew protection, and allows extended operations at MOPP 0.

## Gallery

The M1126 Stryker of the US Army.The Stryker M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicle, used by the US Army during the Battle of New York.The M1128 Stryker MGS of the US Army, serves as a Tank Destroyer.A destroyed M1126 Stryker during the Battle of New York.An M1126 Stryker APC according the Imperial Intelligence.The Stryker ADATS according to the Imperial Intelligence.An M1128 Stryker MGS used by the US Army during the War on Afghanistan, 2014.The Stryker ADATS of the US Army air-defense.Another Stryker ADATS.An M1128 MGS of the New Republic.An M1128 MGS of the US Army during the Battle of Long Island and New York.A heavily armored M1128 MGS.The M1129 Stryker Mortar Carrier used by the US Army.The M1134 Stryker ATGM Vehicle used by the US Army as an anti-tank vehicle.