A 120mm mortar round is launched from the tube of a Stryker manned by soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division, during a new equipment training session at the Yakima Training Center.
To introduce Military Power, the newest addition to the pages of Diesel Power magazine, we have a profile of the versatile Stryker LAV (Light Armored Vehicle) that's built by General Dynamics. It has selective eight wheel drive (full-time four-wheel drive), uses a big Caterpillar 3126B turbodiesel engine to reach speeds of more than 60 mph, and can be configured for everything from eliminating enemy tanks to fighting fires. The Stryker was named in honor of two posthumous Medal of Honor recipients (who were not related to each other)-Pfc. Stuart S. Stryker, who served in World War II, and Spc. Robert F. Stryker, who served in Vietnam.
MIL-SPEC
ENGINE
- Caterpillar: 3126B
- Displacement: 7.24L (442 ci)
- Configuration: Inline six-cylinder
- Power: 350 hp @ 2,800 rpm
- Torque: 580 lb-ft @ 1,400 rpm
TRANSMISSION
- Allison MD3560-P six-speed automatic
DEFENSE SYSTEMS
- Kongsberg Remote Weapons Station (MK-19 40mm, 0.50 CAL, or 7.62mm)
- Mobile Gun System
- Low-Profile Turret
- M68A1 105mm Cannon
- Anti-tank Guided Missile
- Elevated TOW System, TOW 2B
- Mortar Carrier
- Battalion 120mm and 81mm
- Company 120mm and 60mm
- RSTA Squadron 120mm
A Stryker vehicle from the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, conducts a patrol. The cage surrounding the body is "slat armor" designed to detonate rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) before they can reach the vehicle.
SAFETY SYSTEMS
- Integral All-Around 14.5mm weapon armor
- Applique RPG-7 armor
- Overhead 152mm HE Airburst armor
- Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC)Weapons Protection Systems
- Detection package
- Individual crew respirators
- Reduced signatures (thermal and audible)
- Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS)
MOBILITY
- Max Speed: 62 mph (governed)
- Max Range: 300 miles
- Max Trench Crossing: 6.5 ft
- Acceleration: 165 feet in less than 8 seconds
- Forward Slope: 60 percent
- Side Slope: 30 percent
- Vertical Climb: 23 inches
- Fuel Capacity: 56 gallons
- Base Curb Weight: 38,000 lbs
Vehicle Commander Sgt. Jeffrey Parish from Charlie Company 2-1 Infantry Division, 172nd Stryker BDE, Ft. Wainwright, Arkansas, looks over display screens preparing to move out in a Stryker for an early morning raid.
VEHICLE CONFIGURATIONS
- Infantry Carrier
- Command Center
- Mobile Gun System
- Fire Support Vehicle
- Medical Evacuation
- Mortar Carrier
- Engineer Squad Vehicle
- Anti-tank Guided Missile
- NBC Reconnaissance
- Reconnaissance Vehicle