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The vehicle has full time four-wheel drive and selectively eight-wheel drive. With its basic armor, it weighs 19 tons and can reach speeds of 62mph.
The vehicle has full time four-wheel drive and selectively eight-wheel drive. With its basic armor, it weighs 19 tons and can reach speeds of 62mph.


ICVs belongs to the general class of [[armored personnel carrier]]s. It has better protection and speed than the [[M113 (armored personnel carrier)|M113]], but not as heavy as that of the [[M2 Bradley]]. The ICV, however, can be air-transported far more easily than the Bradley.
ICVs belongs to the general class of [[armored personnel carrier]]s. It has better protection and speed than the [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]], but not as heavy as that of the [[M2 Bradley]]. The ICV, however, can be air-transported far more easily than the Bradley.
==Armament==
As opposed to older APCs where the crew had to expose itself to fire its machine gun, the ICV has a Kongsberg Remote Weapon Station:  with a universal soft mount cradle, which can mount either a 0.50 caliber [[M2 (machine gun)]], 40mm [[MK19 (grenade launcher)]] or 7.62mm [[M240 (machine gun)]]; the weapons has a thermal sight and can be operated from inside the ICV.  The vehicle also has  four M6 smoke grenade launchers.


Its infantry squad is its most potent weapon. Organized into two four-man fire teams under a squad leader, each fire team has two [[M4 (rifle)|M4 carbines]], a [[M249 (machine gun)]] and a [[M320 (grenade launcher)]]. The squad leader carries an M4 and a [[PRC-148|AN/PRC-148]] radio; other members of the squad have short-range [[Land Mobile Radio]]s. All carry [[night vision goggle]]s. The squad has one [[FGM-148 Javelin]] missile launcher.
Its basic armor is proof against 14.5mm [[machine gun|heavy machine gun]] fire or equivalent fragments. In addition, a "slat armor" cage of angled strips can be added to deflect [[shaped charge]] munitions. For situations in which the fragmentation of [[reactive armor]] is acceptable, applique reactive panels are available.
 
==Electronics==
*Voice/data radios
**[[VRC-91|AN/VRC-91F]]
**[[VRC-88|AN/VRC-88F]]
*Navigation, command and control
**[[Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below]] workstation
*[[PSN-13|AN/PSN-13]] DAGR [[GPS]] receiver
*[[Enhanced Position Location Reporting System]] EPLRS-V1

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Stryker infantry carrier vehicle

Most numerous of the Stryker combat vehicle family of the U.S. Army, the M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) carries infantry soldiers into battle and provides them with fire support when they dismount. It carries a basic 9-soldier squad and has a crew of two, and is the primary infantry vehicle of the Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

The vehicle has full time four-wheel drive and selectively eight-wheel drive. With its basic armor, it weighs 19 tons and can reach speeds of 62mph.

ICVs belongs to the general class of armored personnel carriers. It has better protection and speed than the M113, but not as heavy as that of the M2 Bradley. The ICV, however, can be air-transported far more easily than the Bradley.

Its basic armor is proof against 14.5mm heavy machine gun fire or equivalent fragments. In addition, a "slat armor" cage of angled strips can be added to deflect shaped charge munitions. For situations in which the fragmentation of reactive armor is acceptable, applique reactive panels are available.

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