M1126 infantry carrier vehicle vs M113A4 armored medical evacuation vehicle

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)^[source]

.50-inch M2 MG and 7.62 mm M240 machine gun ( MGS )^[source]

ICV: 15.8 kW/t (19.3 hp/sh tn)^[source]

8×8 wheeled with hydrostrut leaf spring^[source]

armored personnel carrier and part of the Stryker family of vehicles (derived^[source]

The infantry carrier vehicle provides protected transport and, during dismounted assault, supporting fire for the infantry squad . The Stryker is a full-time four-wheel drive , selectively eight-wheel drive, armored vehicle weighing approximately 19t which carries an infantry squad with their equipment. On paved roads the vehicle can attain speeds of 62 miles per hour (100 km/h) without a governor and 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) with a governor.^[source]M1126 infantry carrier vehicle · General; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The basic infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) provides armored protection for the two-man crew and a squad of nine soldiers.^[source]M1126 infantry carrier vehicle · General; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The M1126 ICV has a Protector remote weapon station with a universal soft mount cradle, which can mount either a .50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun , a 40mm MK19 grenade launcher or a 7.62×51mm NATO M240 machine gun . It is also armed with four M6 smoke grenade launchers.^[source]M1126 infantry carrier vehicle · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Army officials plan to up-gun Stryker ICVs with a 30 mm cannon in a Kongsberg Protech Systems ' Medium Caliber Remote Weapons Station (MCRWS), which does not extend into the crew compartment and take up space and can be loaded from inside. Test firings occurred on a Stryker demonstrator on 19 February 2014, showing increased lethality and accuracy over the standard .50-caliber machine gun at ranges from 600-1,550 meters; the 30 mm cannon is capable of hitting targets over 2,000 meters away.^[source]M1126 infantry carrier vehicle · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

After comparative testing of the Kongsberg MCRWS mounted to Strykers, the U.S. Army approved on 22 April 2015 the equipping of 81 of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment's Strykers with 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II cannons following a lethality upgrade request to increase lethality against other light armor vehicles while preserving its wheeled mobility advantages. The first upgraded ICV, designated XM1296 "Dragoon" , was delivered for testing on 27 October 2016, with fielding to begin in May 2018. The first infantry carrier vehicle Dragoon (ICVD) was delivered to the 2CR in Germany on 8 December 2017.^[source]M1126 infantry carrier vehicle · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Canada United States^[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. M1126 ICV

United Defense (now part of BAE Systems )^[source]

high-mobility stretched M113A4 chassis as used by the Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light (MTVL)^[source]

34 inches^[source]Length added to underlying hull, not complete vehicle length

additional road wheel (for a total of six on each side)^[source]

Allison X200-4A automatic transmission with integrated hydrostatic steering and braking^[source]

accommodation for four litters or eight ambulatory patients^[source]AMEV patient layouts, not crew count

In September 2020 the U.S. Army began phasing the AMEV out of service^[source]USArmyphaseout start only; not globalretirement, Ukraine current exactrow retained