M1132 Engineer Support Vehicle
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The Engineer Squad Vehicle (ESV) is the variant of the Stryker
Stryker
The IAV Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled, 4-wheel-drive , armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III and produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army. The vehicle is named for two American servicemen who posthumously received the Medal of Honor:...

 vehicle issued to combat engineer squads in the US Army Stryker brigade combat teams.

General

This vehicle gives engineer squads protected transportation on the battlefield. Integrated into the vehicle are obstacle clearing and lane marking systems as well as mine detection devices.

Operational Capability

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.

Source

This article incorporates work from http://www.sbct.army.mil/product_esv.html, which is in the public domain
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