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The first Stryker brigades were deployed to Iraq in October 2003. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis was the first to field and deploy the Stryker vehicle to combat in Iraq from November 2003 to November 2004. 3rd Brigade was relieved by 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (SBCT).
The Stryker is a full-time four-wheel drive, selectively eight-wheel drive, armored vehicle weighing approximately 19t which carries an infantry squad with their equipment. On paved roads the vehicle can attain speeds of 62 miles per hour (100 km/h) without a governor and 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) with a governor. [citation needed]
The Stryker brigade is an organic combined arms unit of lightly-armored, medium-weight wheeled vehicles, and is organized differently from the infantry or armored brigade combat teams. The Stryker brigades are being used to implement network-centric warfare doctrines, and are intended to fill a gap between the United States' highly mobile light ...
M1134 anti-tank guided missile vehicle is a U.S. anti-tank missile carrier that is an armored fighting vehicle from the Stryker family of vehicles. As the primary tank destroyer system of the US Army's Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), the M1134 ATGM Vehicle reinforces the SBCT's infantry battalions, reinforces the SBCT reconnaissance squadron and provides long-range direct fire.
The M1132 engineer squad vehicle (ESV) is the combat engineering variant of the Stryker wheeled armored fighting vehicle. It is issued to combat engineer squads in the US Army Stryker brigade combat teams. Models with the double V-hull upgrade are known as the M1257 ESVV. Its purpose is to transport and support combat engineers on the ...
The Stryker is actually a family of vehicles — and not a family most other families want to mess with. The eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles have been in production since 2002 in a joint ...
Stryker. Stryker – 4,466 units. M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) ... Amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) M1299 (ERCA) XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle ...
Stryker ©Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. Horsepower: 350. Top speed: 62.1 mph — #12 fastest out of 32 vehicles (tied) ... Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) ©Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons.