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Map with users of the Protector RWS in blue A M151 Protector on a Stryker ICV Australia – ASLAV PC vehicle [17] Canada – Currently installed on the RG-31 and TAPV fleet. Additional units are on order for integration on the ACSV fleet, with deliveries starting in late 2020. [18] [19] Croatia – Patria AMV, 175 [20] Czech Republic – LMV
A Kongsberg/Thales Protector M151 with an M2 heavy machine gun on a M1126 Stryker The operator screen of a RWS installed on U.S. Army Stryker A heavy FLW 200 made by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for the German Army A light remote weapon system made by OTO Melara Iberica A Sea Rogue fitted with a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted on a Valour class frigate of the South African Navy
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.
In May 2018, Stryker ICVs of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment deployed to Europe to test the CROWS-Javelin, a version of the M153 turret fitted with an FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile tube. This enables the vehicle gunner to detect and destroy heavy armor out to 3 km (1.9 mi) without requiring a soldier to dismount.
The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III. Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) for the United States Army in a plant in London, Ontario. It has four-wheel drive (8×4) and can be switched to all-wheel drive (8×8). [8]
The first upgrade was the Marder APC which features a new M151 Protector remotely controlled weapon, replacing the original Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 automatic cannon, ballistic protection comparable to STANAG Level 4+, and mine protection comparable to Level 3a/3b+. The top deck has been lifted to enable improved ergonomics and uses a 440 kW ...
2) In the section under Armament, you might want to change Protector M151 to Protector (RWS). This is because when you read the WIKI page on the Protector (RWS)#Versions, it mentions that (RWS) is for the entire system while the M151 variant is that for the Stryker vehicles. The current listing (in brackets) is: "Protector (RWS)|Protector M151 ...
The Stryker can be fitted with MEXAS applique armour in order to provide protection against 14.5 mm HMG rounds. In 2001 it was discovered that the chemical composition of some ceramic tiles had been altered without notifying the US Army and unapproved sub-contractors supplied the ceramic tiles. [ 5 ]