M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle

M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle
Stryker ICV.
Specifications
Weight	16.47 t (18.12 ST)
Length	6.95 m (22 ft 10 in)
Width	2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height	2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Crew	2+9
Armor	14.5 mm resistant
Main armament	0.5 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun or 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher or four M6 smoke grenade launcher mounted in a Protector Remote Weapon Station (ICV)
Secondary armament	.50-inch M2 MG and 7.62 mm M240 machine gun (MGS)
Engine	diesel 260 kW (350 hp)
Power/weight	ICV: 15.8 kW/t (19.3 hp/sh tn)
Suspension	8×8 wheeled with hydrostrut leaf spring
Operational range	500 km (310 mi)
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.

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. On paved roads the vehicle can attain speeds of 62 mph without a governor and 37 mph with a governor.

The basic infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) provides armored protection for the two-man crew and a squad of nine soldiers.

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.

The M1126 ICV has a Protector 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 7.62×51mm NATO M240 machine gun. It is also armed with four M6 smoke grenade launchers.