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At a glance: The 5th SBCT
Posted : Monday Apr 20, 2009 5:28:05 EDT
The 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team will deploy to southern Afghanistan this summer. Here’s a look at the unit:
Soldiers: 4,000.
Strykers: 330-plus.
Equipped with 1,000 sets of Land Warrior wearable command-and-control kit (8 pounds a set).
Previous soldier deployments: 165 to Afghanistan; 1,300 to Iraq.
Number training in Pashto: About 50.
Stryker specs
Troop capacity: Two-man crew (driver and vehicle commander) and a nine-man infantry squad. Mobile Gun System has a gunner in addition to driver and vehicle commander.
Engine: 350 horsepower.
Max road speed: Approximately 60 mph.
Range: 300 miles before refueling.
Wheels: Eight run-flat tires.
Weight: About 19 tons; approximately 21 tons with Slat Armor package.
Weapons: M2 .50-caliber machine gun or MK19 automatic grenade launcher. Anti-tank Guided Missile is armed with TOW missiles. Mortar Carrier is armed with 120mm mortar. Mobile Gun System is armed with a stabilized 105mm cannon.
Armor protection: Ceramic tiles and steel plates capable of stopping 14.5mm ammunition. Add-on Slat Armor package protects against rocket-propelled grenades.
Communications: Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below, Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System, Enhanced Position Location Reporting System, GPS.
Source: Staff reports
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