M1126 infantry carrier vehicle

M1126 infantry carrier vehicle
Stryker ICV, c. 2004[1]
TypeArmored personnel carrier
Service history
Used byUnited States Army
Ukrainian Ground Forces
Wars
Specifications
Mass16.47 tonnes (18.12 short tons; 16.21 long tons)
Length6.95 m (22 ft 10 in)
Width2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Crew2+9

Armor14.5 mm resistant[1]
Main
armament
0.5 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun or 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher or four M6 smoke grenade launchers mounted in a Protector remote weapon station (ICV)
Secondary
armament
.50-inch M2 MG and 7.62 mm M240 machine gun (MGS)
Enginediesel
260 kW (350 hp)
Power/weightICV: 15.8 kW/t (19.3 hp/sh tn)
Suspension8×8 wheeled with hydrostrut leaf spring
Operational
range
180 km (110 mi)
Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph)

The M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) is an armored 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 and Royal Thai Army. Models with the double V-hull upgrade are known as the M1256 ICVV.

  1. ^ a b "Army Fact File - Stryker". Archived from the original on 27 July 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2006.