New Army troop carrier will be tested at Fort Knox. Stryker Armored Vehicle coming to post.

The Courier-Journal ^

[BlueOneGolf]

Eight versions of the Stryker infantry carrier are to be evaluated at Fort Knox.

FORT KNOX, Ky. -- A new generation of light armored vehicles will soon be rumbling across Fort Knox's rolling terrain as the Army transforms itself into a more mobile fighting force.

[BlueOneGolf]

Although I love the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the Stryker does look promising as the Army's next generation fighting vehicle. Here are some more pics:

A Stryker interim armored vehicle speeds away after being offloaded from an Air Force C130 Hercules aircraft

A Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle squad follows their vehicle out of an Air Force C130 Hercules aircraft after landing at Bicycle Lake Army Airfield

A fully loaded Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, SBCT, departs the "Dust Bowl" at the Army's National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif.

3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, the Army's first Stryker Brigade Combat Team, made history on March 23rd when the entire bridge moved out of the "Dust Bowl" and into the "box" at Fort Irwin's National Training Center. This marks the first time the SBCT in its entirety has deployed to the field at the same time.

Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment rush into their Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle so they can move into attack position in the "box" at the National Training Center.

[error99]

is it amphibious, or not?
it weighs 19 tons - what,s the weight of a bradley?

[BlueOneGolf]

PING!!

[BlueOneGolf]

Uhhh...dang you stumped me! And I was a Bradley gunner in the 3rd Infantry Division at Ft. Stewart, GA. I oughta know that. D'OH!!!

[AppyPappy]

What happens when a machine gun chews up those tires?

[Tennessee_Bob]

Twenty-five tons.

[BlueOneGolf]

They've got "run-flats". The Army's new trucks use these and they're pretty sturdy. The Marines use run-flat tires on their LAV-25 armored carriers. Any Marines out there want to comment on this?

[Ichneumon]

What happens when a machine gun chews up those tires?

I'm guessing they're the "run flat" variety, which can still travel pretty well even when they lose all pressure.

Such tires have been standard on the Chevrolet Corvette since 1997, and more significantly, on the Humvee.

Most major tire manufacturers make at least one line of "run flat" tires. Such tires have stiffer sidewalls than regular tires and continue to "stand up" instead of folding flat under the wheel when air pressure is lost. In fact, the Corvette comes with a low tire pressure warning system, because with run-flat tires it's possible to lose tire pressure entirely and not notice at all. The ride gets a bit mushier, but not acutely so.

[SBprone]

Another Stryker story posted on FR today mentioned that the standard armor won't stop an RPG. The armor will have to be beefed up to survive the threats encountered lately in Iraq.

I hope this thing works by the time lives depend on it.

[jwalsh07]

Hummers use run flats.

[AppyPappy]

I mean when a 12.7mm machine gun starts chewing up the rubber. It's kinda hard to beat that big iron rolling down the road.

[Tailback]

What's the cost of a new Stryker compared to a M113 upgrade package to MTVL? Can the Stryker be airdropped? No? The M113, MTVL, and M-8 AGS can be airdropped. Didn't the Stryker MGS (medium gun system) have to be sent back to the drawing board for a redesign? The M-8 AGS was approved for full scale production. Can the Stryker drive over a car used as a roadblock? Can the Stryker pivot turn like a tracked vehicle? In my opinion the Stryker is neither a cost effective or logical choice for the medium brigade concept. I do like the idea of the concept though, I just think the Army should have used the M-8 and MTVL (converted M113's) as interim vehicles while coming out with the next generation of armored vehicles.

[colorado tanker]

What happens when a machine gun chews up those tires?

Don't worry about the tires, worry about the hull. Unless the armor has been thickened from the initial version, the Russian heavy machine gun can pierce it.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The Bradley weighs 25 tons.

[error99]

Lots of good stuff about this vehicle here

[mylife]

The tires are Run Flats, They have a solid rubber core..surrounded by a conventional pnuematic tire.
The pnumatics give a smooter ride but the "run flats" work ok.

[68skylark]

Here's a link to a short report from earlier today about the Stryker.

This story takes a far more dim view of the future of this vehicle, especially based on lessons learned from Iraq.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/895327/posts

[mylife]

Ive gotta photo of my hummer in the box at fort irwin with a hole in the sidewall the size of your fist, it didnt stop my hummer!!

[RJL]

I seeem to recall a new troop carrier that is made in Canada. I would hate to think we would be buying military equipment from Canada.

Does anyone know where the Stryker is being made?

[mylife]

The marine LAV's currently in use in Iraq are made in Canada