![]() The M1128 Stryker uses the chassis of the GDLS-Canada Stryker - which is based on the LAV-III. The M1128 Stryker entered service with the US Army in 2007. The first XM1128 prototype was completed in 1999, and after being chosen as the winner of the competition, eight pre-production units began delivery in 2002 after being redesignated as the M1128 Stryker MGS. The XM1128 MGS was designed by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) - Canada to meet the US Army's Mobile Gun System (MGS) requirement, a requirement for an airmobile infantry support platform that could double in the anti-tank role. Two M1128 Strykers being loaded into C-5 Galaxy aircraft, representing its ability to be transportable by air. The fencing around the vehicle is quite inconsistent with stopping HEAT/HEAT-FS shells.Can not neutral steer and the off-road mobility is poor because of the wheeled design.Horsepower to ton ratio of ~15 hp/t results in low acceleration.Suffers mildly from overpressure mechanic.It has a very large profile, making it an easy target.Thin armour can only protect against machine gun rounds it is not able to protect against autocannons.Can only carry 18 rounds of ammunition, which may not always be enough.7 second reload is longer than for many vehicles with a 105 mm gun and an expert or ace crew.50 calibre machine gun can be used against low-flying aerial targets and lightly armoured ground vehicles. ![]() Can fire smoke grenades three times, four grenades each time (total of 12 smoke grenades).Unmanned turret can protect the crew from harm thanks to their location in the hull. ![]()
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