Hi,

Please help identify this vehicle

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/8431/64757698ib6.jpg

Thanks in advance,

Richard

Those look like Strykers, not sure what versions though. They have bolt-on armor and are now coming off the assembly line in sand, not green

ok i saw some of these recently (round May of this year) in iraq and they had a bunch of rangers in them (if you wanna ask how i know, im a gearwhore and do alot of research on who's using what) and i thought it was one of those Alien APC looking 8 wheeled MRAP's (cant Remember the name)

This is the new bolt-on armor system replacing the original slat armour. It was being tested since 2008 last I heard. They must be fielding it now.

Nice to see the pictures, thanks for posting!

If we are voting on this vehicle, then I would say that it might be a Pandur APC vice a Stryker. Those vehicles are too short (note the size of the Captain next to the vehicle and to the height of the vehicle) to be a Stryker and the engine deck layout and winch cable routing is also wrong to be any variant of the Stryker. The massive bumper assembly is also hiding the typical sharp nose of a Pandur vehicle.

The add on armor plates on the upper hull hides the true shape of the vehicle but the wheel hubs look to be the same as are fitted to the Pandur APCs of the Portuguese and Czech armies. The US Army SOF community had several 6x6 Pandur APCs in the late 90's/early 00's when the Army decided to go with the Stryker. Based on that info and what Zach said that the Rangers might have gotten some 8x8 versions to move thier folks around the battlefield.

My $.02

John

No way are those Strykers. Too small, stuff is not in the correct places, drivers hole, exhaust etc...

These are Pandur based vehicles called Armored Ground Mobility System (AGMS)



http://www.armedforces-int.com/categories/gdls-combat-vehicles/agms.asp

Gr,
Marcel

How embarrassing!

Thanks for the correction

Interesting photo all the same, i'll hang on to this one thanks