M1128 mobile gun system
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"M1128" redirects here. For the artillery round, see M1128 projectile.
The M1128 mobile gun system (MGS) is an eight-wheeled assault gun of the Stryker family, mounting a 105 mm tank gun, based on the Canadian LAV III light-armored vehicle manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems for the U.S. Army.
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M1128 mobile gun system | |
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Type | Assault gun Armored fighting vehicle |
Place of origin | Canada, United States |
Service history | |
Wars | Iraq War[1] War in Afghanistan |
Production history | |
Designer | GM Defense of Canada, General Dynamics Land Systems |
Manufacturer | General Dynamics Land Systems[2] |
Produced | 2002–2010 |
No. built | 142[2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 18.77 metric tons (20.69 short tons; 18.47 long tons) |
Length | 6.95 m (22.92 ft) |
Width | 2.72 m (8.97 ft) |
Height | >2.64 m (>8.72 ft)[3] |
Crew | 3 |
Armor | 14.5x114 mm resistant[4] |
Main armament | M68A2 105 mm cannon[5] |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm machine gun; M240C coaxial machine gun; 2, M6 smoke grenade launchers |
Engine | Caterpillar C7 turbo diesel 260 kW (350 hp) |
Power/weight | 18.65 hp/ton |
Transmission | Automatic 6 forward, 1 reverse |
Suspension | 8×8 wheeled |
Ground clearance | 38 cm (15 in) |
Fuel capacity | 212 liters (56 US gallons; 47 Imperial gallons) |
Operational range | 528 km (330 mi) |
Maximum speed | 96 km/h (60 mph) |
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The MGS program emerged after the 1996 cancelation of the Army's M8 armored gun system, the service's planned replacement for the M551 Sheridan light tank.
The MGS was procured in limited numbers. It has been retired since the end of 2022 due to design and operational deficiencies.[6]