M1126 infantry carrier vehicle
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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.
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M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle | |
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Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Service history | |
Wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Ukrainian War Iraq War (2003-2011) |
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[1] |
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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