Stryker armored fighting vehicle family
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Stryker armored fighting vehicles form a family of wheeled combat vehicles used by the U.S. Army, specifically intended to be light enough to be transported in C-130 Hercules aircraft and maneuverable for urban combat. They are a derivative of the U.S. Marine Corps LAV III, which was developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (US and Canada) from the Swiss Mowag vehicle.
A number of variants have been defined, and a smaller number are operational in Stryker Brigade Combat Teams
- M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV)
- M1127 reconnaissance vehicle (RV)
- M1128 mobile gun system (MGS).
- M1129 mortar carrier (MC)
- M1135 nuclear, biological, chemical reconnaissance vehicle (NBC RV)
- M1130 command vehicle (CV)
- M1131 fire support vehicle (FSV)
- M1132 engineer squad vehicle (ESV)
- M1133 medical evacuation vehicle (MEV)
- M1134 anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)
- M1135 nuclear, biological, chemical reconnaissance vehicle (NBC RV)