STRYKER ARMORED VEHICLE
Manufacturer: General Dynamics [NYSE: GD]
The latest production to roll out en masse from General Dynamic’s war factories is the Stryker Armored Vehicle. Since the Iraq War has evolved into the constant urban battle with the Muslim insurgency, America has since devised some innovations to armored vehicle design to increase the lethality and deployability of urban combat teams. These newer urban combat teams have been built around a doctrine described as the Brigade Combat Team, which aims to incorporate the latest in situational awareness electronics with increased firepower and protection in the urban environment. For example, the Stryker vehicle is digitally linked to all of its troops, so that they know where the armor and cover is, and can divert or flush enemies into an area where they can be blasted by the Stryker. There exist different variants of the Stryker, the most impressive being the Mobile Gun System variant, which is pictured above. The Mobile Gun System fires 105mm cannon that can fire either armor piercing rounds or anti-personnel rounds that can fragment shrapnel over large areas. Putting these capabilities into the hands of urban combat teams dramatically increases their effectiveness, not only through the obvious firepower advantage, but also by boosting morale. The cannon mount on the Stryker could be used to take out snipers easily by simply destroying the suspected spot completely. Likewise, ambushes or large groups of combatants could be easily dealt with by the shrapnel rounds of the 105 mm cannon. All in all, having the Stryker on the ground in any urban scenario instantly promotes success.
Check out this Stryker video!
5 Responses
[...] in building a lighter and more mobile fighting force, epitomized by vehicles such as the Stryker. Either way, this aircraft strikes the balance needed between the obscenely massive C-5 Galaxy [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
how does it work
Posted on February 28th, 2009 at 4:08 am
The MGS with low-profile 105mm cannon is a reasonable solution to a modern urban combat, high-firepower system. But I wonder about its survivability in the modern, 3D, RPG rich combat environment? Just how vulnerable is it? Logically, it would certainly be a high-value target for insugent opposition. Also, how much firepower can be brought onto the target in a short space of time, and continued as necessary? I’m not familiar with the MGS enough to say, however I think there could be a more useful, survivable alternative with the capacity to cause less collateral damage than the MGSs 105mm HE round. The idea centres around using an existing, highly survivable tank hull such as for the Leopard 2 A6 for a new, highly mobile, highly survivable SPAAG (Self Propelled AA Gun). The result would essentially be an SPAAG with secondary urban assault capabilities. The tracking and aquisition radar for this system should be able to be retracted down into the mid hull when on urban combat operations, due to their vulnerability from hostile fire – they are sensitive pieces of equipment. The gunner’s optical and night sights would remain deployed. The central feature of this SPAAG would be its turret, using the same classified armour as the Leopard 2 A6 for survivability, and mounting twin 20mm Vulcan (multi-barrel) cannon on either side of the turret. Being primarily an AA system, the elevation of the guns would be sufficient to allow for engagements from above (e.g. from the third storey of a building). I believe that in today’s 3D combat environment such a vehicle would give the force a highly survivable, highly lethal gun system to supplement troops on city operations, armored columns and the like, with the ability to “transform” into a short range, mobile SPAAG should the need arise.
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 at 5:11 am
MRAP is better
Posted on June 30th, 2009 at 3:22 am
MRAP transports,but can it fight??
Posted on April 21st, 2010 at 1:03 am
Add A Comment