M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle
The M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) is an armored personnel carrier and part of the Stryker family of vehicles (derived from the Canadian LAV III/Swiss MOWAG Piranha IIIH 8x8) used by the United States Army and Royal Thai Army. Models with the double V-hull upgrade are known as the M1256 ICVV.
| M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle | |
|---|---|
Stryker ICV | |
| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Service history | |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 16.47 tonnes (18.12 short tons; 16.21 long tons) |
| Length | 6.95 m (22 ft 10 in) |
| Width | 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in) |
| Crew | 2+9 |
| Armor | 14.5 mm resistant |
Main armament | 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun or 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher or four M6 smoke grenade launchers mounted in a Protector remote weapon station (ICV) |
Secondary armament | .50-inch M2 MG and 7.62 mm M240 machine gun (MGS) |
| Engine | diesel 260 kW (350 hp) |
| Power/weight | ICV: 15.8 kW/t (19.3 hp/sh tn) |
| Suspension | 8×8 wheeled with hydrostrut leaf spring |
Operational range | 180 km (110 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
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