Stryker Development

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:39 am

Earlier I mentioned that the Army was looking at arming half its Stryker fleet with a 30mm cannon and the other half with Javelin.

Yesterday, I found a proposal by General Dynamics to field a tracked version of Stryker to improve its cross-country mobility and perhaps its ability to carry more armor. You can see examples if you search on "tracked Stryker."

The General Dynamics proposal is intended to compete against BAE in the future ground combat vehicle arena, specifically the BAE development of the Bradley family extensions.

I know GHQ can't chase these proposals and simply issue them, but it might be worth keeping an eye on for future products.

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:50 am

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 3:39 am

Yep! That's it. I understand that the tracks will be wider on the issue vehicle. Probably more than a 50cal.

7.62 · Post by **7.62** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:36 am

Lets just hope there are no plans to put wheels on the M113

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:18 am

I'm hoping that putting tracks on the Stryker will see the end of the United States Army's experiment with wheeled combat vehicles. They look like lozenges too easily swallowed by the enemy.

Nazgul · Post by **Nazgul** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:14 am

I recently talked with someone in the US Army who said they experimented with putting a M1A1 turret on a Stryker. Just rolled his eyes when I asked how it went....

recon110 · Post by **recon110** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:10 am

BAE won that fight . AMPV.

StVF101 · Post by **StVF101** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 3:52 pm

Extra Crispy wrote:

For some reason it looks like the unwanted child of a Bradley and an M88 Wrecker...

TAMMY · Post by **TAMMY** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:39 pm

In January the contract for upgraing Stryker has been signed. It foresse 8 prototypes and 83 upgraded vehicles. They wil e armed with a remote controlled Konigsberg PROTECOR MCT 30. turret armed with a 30mm ATK YM-813 For what I understand the Javelin will be installed on he side of the turret.

Besides the turret the vehicles wiill have also a double-V hull against mines

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 4:52 am

TAMMY,

Thanks. I'm trying to follow this development. Now if only they will modify with tracks and additional armor...