how do you tell a V-50 from a V-100 by looking at it or is it all internal? the V-150 was bigger, yes??? thankx
Posted on 08/06/2004 2:46:16 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4
To the best of my knowledge all the Strykers over there have the slat armor applied.
Thanks for the ping!
Holy crap! That got me all riled up. Now I'm going to have go out and beat up some hippies!
Sure am enjoying these reports about our great warriors in their Strykers.
mc
Great article.
Got to love that comment, now when he gets out and goes to UW, he is going to start shooting all the "artsy fartsy" black wearing muldoons on campus.
"Your pretty good with words and writing. You know what, I'm going to have you help me out with writing the awards out, and the paperwork were turning in." Damnit.
Does not say that all Marines were capable of doing it on "spot, (walk it in) target".
how do you tell a V-50 from a V-100 by looking at it or is it all internal? the V-150 was bigger, yes??? thankx
They also build them at the Lima Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio. Bigtime Bush Country.
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/stryker/
Stryker is a family of eight-wheel drive combat vehicles, transportable in a C-130 aircraft, being built for the US Army by General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada (formerly General Motors Defense) and General Dynamics Land Systems Division of USA. Stryker is based on the GDLS Canada LAV III 8x8 light armoured vehicle, in service since early 2001. The LAV III is itself a version of the Piranha III built by Mowag of Switzerland, now part of GDLS - Europe. Fabrication and final assembly of the vehicles is being shared among plants at Anniston, Alabama; Lima, Ohio; and London, Ontario.
The Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) combines the capacity for rapid deployment with survivability and tactical mobility. The Stryker vehicle enables the team to manoeuvre in close and urban terrain, provide protection in open terrain and transport infantry quickly to critical battlefield positions.
The contract for the US Army's interim armoured vehicle (IAV) was awarded in November 2000. The vehicles are to form the basis of six Brigade Combat Teams. The contract requirement covers the supply of 2,131 vehicles. Deliveries of Stryker infantry carriers began from General Motors London, Ontario, plant in March and General Dynamics Anniston, Alabama, facility in April 2002. Over 450 vehicles have been delivered and one SBCT has been fielded. The second SBCT will be declared operational in late summer 2004 and the third will begin receiving vehicles in May 2004. The eight-wheeled Stryker is the first new military vehicle to enter service into the United States Army since the Abrams tank in the 1980s.
Cannoneer thanks for the post. You other fellas, here is something for you if you haven't found it already. Travis, how's the family? Squantos, how's the back?
bttt
But if they did it correctly they would have changed the fuel delivery system and maybe made it a diesel, upgraded the transmission, upgraded the weapons systems.
Of course if I really wanted to find out the differences I would do a google search.
Now there is a story right there!
If these vehicles are doing as well as it sounds from this firefight, we need many more of them.
The Air Force can wait for some of their new stuff, this armor is needed now!
Great post! HooAh!
LOL!
Songs I Like To Listen To While Out On A Patrol In Iraq
Soldier Of Fortune magazine recently printed an article in its July 2004 issue called: "Tracks In Iraq-Even with grotesque retrofits is Stryker the right armor for Iraq, or anywhere?" the article tears the Stryker apart, calls the vehicle "Flimsy armored" and suggests that the Army upgrade to M113 Gavin light tracked AFV, which is a total joke, and totally impractical in an urban warfare setting. Anyways, I wrote SOF a letter, here it is:
When I'm not out locating, capturing, and killing all non-compliant forces here in Iraq, i like to kick back and relax to Soilder of Fortune Magazine. I'm a subscriber to the mag and at mail call the other day I recieved the July 2004 issue, I noticed a mistake on page 66 of the "Tracks In Iraq" article, the photo on the top left corner is NOT a Hummwv, but of a burning Stryker Vehicle. That Stryker belonged to my platoon. I would also like to add that I strongly disagree with the writters comments on the Strykers armor, I'm actually living proof that the armor does work.
Over and Out.
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