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M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle

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Place of origin
  
United States

Length
  
6.95 m (22.92 ft)

Height
  
2.64 m (8.72 ft)

Weight
  
16.47 t (18.12 sh tn)

Width
  
2.72 m (8.97 ft)

Crew
  
2+9

M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle

M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle (ESV) is the combat engineering variant of the Stryker wheeled armored fighting vehicle. It is issued to combat engineer squads in the US Army Stryker brigade combat teams.

Its purpose is to transport and support combat engineers on the battlefield; the vehicle includes obstacle clearing and lane marking systems as well as mine detection devices.

The engineer vehicle is based on the infantry carrier. Its most distinctive feature is a mine-clearance blade, it is most often towing a wheeled trailer loaded with additional equipment. The vehicle is capable of clearing mines on paved surfaces and some rubble clearance. Other mobility tasks can be completed by the mounted engineer squad with the tools on the vehicle and trailer.

References

M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle Wikipedia