Stryker

Armoured personnel carrierUnited StatesIn service since 2002
Stryker
Photo: U.S. Army · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Type
Armoured personnel carrier
Manufacturer
General Dynamics Land Systems
Entered service
2002
Production start
2002
Units produced
4,900
Status
In service
Crew
2

Armoured personnel carrier

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Overview

Stryker is an armoured personnel carrier from the United States, made by General Dynamics Land Systems. It entered service in 2002; production began in 2002; 4,900 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 12.7 mm. It is used or was used by the United States, Argentina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and 2 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan.

Specifications

Armament
Main armament
0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun
Caliber
12.7 mm
Secondary armament
0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 and 7.62 mm M240 machine guns (on M1128 mobile gun system)
Dimensions and weights
Weight
16 t
Length
6.95 m
Width
2.72 m
Height
2.64 m
Mobility and protection
Engine
Caterpillar C7
Power
260 kW
Road speed
97 km/h
Off-road speed
64 km/h
Operational range
500 km
Fuel capacity
200 l
Suspension
8×8 wheeled
Armour
With bolt-on ceramic armor: all-around 14.5×114mm protection

Variants

LAV IIIbased onStryker2002

Weapons and ammunition on board

Users & conflicts

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (fr): Stryker, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia (ru): Stryker, Wikipedia
  3. Wikipedia (uk): Stryker, Wikipedia
  4. Wikipedia: Stryker, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.