Military Vehicles of Canada - Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Canada, M109 Howitzer, Stryker, Lav III, Post-World War II Sherman Tanks, Avgp (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Armoured fighting vehicles of Canada, M109 howitzer, Stryker, LAV III, Post-World War II Sherman tanks, AVGP, Canadian Military Pattern truck, MOWAG Piranha, Lynx reconnaissance vehicle, RG-31 Nyala, Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle, Ferret armoured car, Bobcat, Air Defense Anti-Tank System, Volkswagen Iltis, TH-495, Bison, M1128 Mobile Gun System, NZLAV, Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle, Navistar 7000 series. Excerpt: The IAV Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled, 4+4-wheel-drive, armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III and produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army. The vehicle is named for two American servicemen who posthumously received the Medal of Honor: Pfc Stuart S. Stryker, who died in World War II and Spc4 Robert F. Stryker, who died in the Vietnam War. In October 1999, General Eric Shinseki, then U.S. Army Chief of Staff, outlined a transformation plan for the army that would allow it to adapt to post-Cold War conditions. The plan, dubbed "Objective Force," would have the army adopt a flexible doctrine that would allow it to deploy quickly, and equipped for a variety of operations. An early phase of the plan called for the introduction of an 'Interim Armored Vehicle' which was intended to fill the capability gap between heavy and lethal, but not easily deployable vehicles (such as the M2 Bradley), and easily deployed, but lightly armed and protected vehicles (such as the HMMWV). A variant of the Canadian LAV III offered by the General Dynamics-General Motors Defence Canada team was ultimately awarded the contract in November 2000. The Stryker MGS moved into low-rate initial production in 2005 for evaluation. The vehicle is employed in Stryker Brigade Combat Teams, light and mobile units based on the Brigade Combat Team Doctrine that relies on vehicles connect...