"Stryker" deployed in South Korea

[He219]

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U.S. military personnel supervise the unloading of the new "Stryker" combat vehicle from a C-17 Globemaster III at Osan airbase, about 40 km (24 miles) south of Seoul Thursday July 31, 2003. The Stryker, the combat vehicle of choice for the Armys Interim Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs), is a highly deployable-wheeled armored vehicle that combines firepower, battlefield mobility, survivability and versatility, with reduced logistics requirements. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

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Members of a Stryker Brigade Combat Team drive their new "Stryker" combat vehicle after landing at Osan airbase, about 40 km (24 miles) south of Seoul Thursday, July 31, 2003. The Stryker, the combat vehicle of choice for the Armys Interim Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs), is a highly deployable-wheeled armored vehicle that combines firepower, battlefield mobility, survivability and versatility, with reduced logistics requirements. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)


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South Korean soldiers run as CH-47 Chinook helicopters carry trucks equipped with machine guns behind them during a military drill in Yonki, about 140 km (87 miles) south of Seoul, July 31, 2003. A U.S. combat team equipped with state-of-the-art fighting vehicles arrived in South Korea on Thursday for training. The North's official KCNA news agency said it was "a scout party to ignite another war of aggression." KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVE NO RESALES *******/Jung Jae-Hoon/Newsis

[ScoutRanger]

Thats very strange, those Strykers should be at Fort Knox till at least the end of April until they finish testing. I guess they are pushing things forward, but they spent a good 50 bil on this phase. One of my brothers is there right now, he's part of the Styker element stationed at Fort Lewis and he's having to fill in for the Airborne unit that is now getting deployed to liberia as OPFOR. He'll be going to either Iraq or South Korea by next April but from the looks of things they are pushing for their deployment.

[USMarine3521]

is the "stryker" based off of the USMC LAV at all?? they look simlilar

[FallenAngel]

actually....its the CANADIAN LAV series. The US Army is just now getting around to buying them while the Marines have had theirs for something like 15-20 years now.

[He219]

The Canadian LAV:

http://www.isafkabul.org/structure/fotos_cont/ca_aircraft.jpg

http://www.isafkabul.org/structure/fotos_cont/ca_convoi.jpg



The Stryker:

http://www.army-technology.com/projects/stryker/images/stryker_4.jpg

More information Here (https://www.bctide.army.mil/newpages/iavphotogallery.shtml) and Here (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/stryker/stryker4.html). Video (http://www.lewis.army.mil/arrowheadlightning/video/c17.wmv)



USMC LAV-25:

http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/marinefacts/lav25.gif

[lax07]

does anyone know how many strykers have been delivered??????????

[garyfanclub]

Iraqi Information Minister says!

"Infidel wheeled armor stands no match against jihad swords and the determination to slash tires like we learned in Newark New Jersey from our 'gansta' brothers!"

[Merik]

Lax07 so far there are two complete brigades already delievered while the third is being constructed as we speak. The Army has ordered the fourth and fifth brigades but they wont be constructed until all of the operational tests have been completed. Thats why I believe the Stryker has been delievered to South Korea so it can test its ops there. Im not sure on how many vehicles actually compose the brigades but I believe its around 30 or 40.

[hood]

So what's the turrent on there? is there a standard or is it interchangeable like it seems from the photos? As good or better than the Bradley?

[Schuster]

Canadians Utilize many of the LAV types..

In the APC role: LAV 3
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/VRTours/lav/images/big/photo08.jpg
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/VRTours/lav/images/big/photo09.jpg
In the RECCE role: Coyote
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/VRTours/coyote/images/big/coyote_trees.jpg
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/VRTours/coyote/images/big/camoflouge.jpg
And in the Support Role: Bison
http://www.armyimages.forces.gc.ca/getimage.asp?fileres=lo&filetype=jpg&filepath=E:\InetPub\cls_portfolio\cls_images\HiRes\2003-05-20\APD02205257e.jpg

All pictures come off the Official army site: www.army.forces.ca


There has also been talk about procuring a 155mm SP artillery system base on this. and a direct fire support version with a 105mm gun.

[Merik]

Hood its not the same turret as the M7 Bradley but it is the same 25mm chain gun.

[Seiyuuki]

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2000/iav-chart-001116.jpg

Good description...

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/iav-pics.htm

[Merik]

Ouch I was way the hell off on the number of LAV's in the brigades. Its 300 in each one.

[Saranof]

Iraqi Information Minister says!

"Infidel wheeled armor stands no match against jihad swords and the determination to slash tires like we learned in Newark New Jersey from our 'gansta' brothers!"
:)

[He219]

Some additional info:

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=387746

U.S. soldiers from the Stryker Battalion Combat Team from Fort Lewis, Wash., run to take a position during a training exercise Monday, Aug. 4, 2003 at an Army training center near Yongchen, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) North of Seoul, South Korea, and just 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the Demilitarized Zone. The Stryker Battalion is part of the U.S. Army's plan for a self-sufficient mobile force bridging the gap between light and heavy infantry, and will be deployed to Iraq as part of the Army's rotation of forces. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

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U.S. soldiers from the Stryker Battalion Combat Team from Fort Lewis, Wash., run onto a Stryker combat vehicle during a training exercise Monday, Aug. 4, 2003 at an Army training center near Yongchen, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) North of Seoul, South Korea, and just 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the Demilitarized Zone. The Stryker Battalion is part of the U.S. Army's plan for a self-sufficient mobile force bridging the gap between light and heavy infantry, and will be deployed to Iraq as part of the Army's rotation of forces. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

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U.S. soldiers chat beside an infantry carrier vehicle during military drills at a shooting range in Pochon, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul, near the demilitarized zone separating South and North Korea, August 4, 2003. A newly created U.S. quick-strike brigade arrived in South Korea on July 31 for an overseas exercise for ten days. KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVE *******/Newsis

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A U.S. soldier in an infantry carrier vehicle conducts military drills at a shooting range in Pochon, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul, near the demilitarized zone separating South and North Korea, August 4, 2003. A newly created U.S. quick-strike brigade arrived in South Korea on July 31 for the an overseas exercise for ten days. KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVE *******/Newsis