Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Stryker is a family of eight wheel, eight wheel drive, armoured combat vehicles used by the US Army. Stryker is based on the LAV III light-armoured verhicle which in turn is based on the Mowag Piranha. Stryker is named in honor of two American servicemen: Robert F. Stryker, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War, and Pfc. Stuart S. Stryker, who received the award for his actions during World War II. Both men were killed in action. Table of contents 1 Variants 2 Characteristics 3 External links Variants Stryker variants include the Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) and the Mobile Gun System (MGS). The ICV has these configurations: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBC RV) Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV) Mortar Carrier (MC) Engineer Squad Vehicle (ESV) Command Vehicle (CV) Fire Support Vehicle (FSV) and the Reconnaissance Vehicle (RV). They have parts commonality and self-recovery abilities and are equipped with a central tire inflation system Characteristics Role: family of wheeled armoured vehicles Height: ? m Width: ? m Length: ? m Weight Empty: ? kg Armament: varies In service date: ? Users: External links Army Stryker site ABCnews article on Stryker in Iraq This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.