Stryker IFV

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Stryker Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Unit
Faction	United States
Role	Anti-air Multipurpose combat support
Armament	"Mist" missiles Adaptation System
Tier	1
Tech level	2
Properties
Hit points	250
Armor type	Light
Transport slots	1
Speed	8
Turn rate	7 (unit) 14 (turret)
Sight radius	6
Production
Cost	$600
Estimated build time	0:22
Built at	Allied War Factory
Combat
Ground	26-13 * 2 (52-26 total)
Ground modifiers	80% vs. Drone 55% vs. Light 50% vs. Basic/Animal 45% vs. Flak 40% vs. Medium/Harvester and (Big) Light Structure 25% vs. Plate/Cyborg and Heavy 20% vs. ((Very) Big) Defensive Structure 10% vs. (Big) Heavy Structure
Air	26-13 * 2 (52-26 total)
Air modifiers	75% vs. Diverbees and Scout Ravens 70% vs. Light Aircraft 60% vs. Rocketeers, Gyrocopters and Cosmonauts 55% vs. Medium Aircraft, Cryocopters, Aerial Fortresses Irkalla, Harbingers and Quetzals 50% vs. Black Widows 40% vs. Heavy Aircraft, Norio and Uragan 35% vs. Thor Gunships
Cooldown	40 frames (2.7 in-game seconds)
Range	6 (ground) 10 (air) 0.5 (radius)
Function
Ability	IFV combos (see Configurations)
Veteran bonus	+40% armor
Elite bonus	+40% firepower +25% speed Self-repair
Notes	Can fire while moving (except certain modes) Can enter Tank Bunkers Level 1/low passenger survivability rate (50% rookie, 65% veteran, 80% elite) Takes 3 slots in transports
Miscellaneous
Artist(s)	Azri_Apoc

“	Takin' 'em down!	”
	—Stryker IFV on the offensive

The Stryker IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) is a versatile multipurpose combat support vehicle used by the United States. The IFV weapon configuration depends on the loaded infantry.

Official description

The Stryker Infantry Fighting Vehicle is the newest development in multipurpose support vehicles. It comes equipped with standard light anti-armor missiles capable of accurately taking down enemy aircraft with great ease even while on the move. Its great speed, the highest among its peers, allows it to effectively perform hit and run tactics. The Stryker can be deployed through the "Bloodhounds" support power as well.

But the Stryker's greatest strength lies in its ability to adapt to almost any situation presented to an Allied commander. This vehicle houses a complex weapons system which allows any infantry that enters it to integrate their weapon into the turret of the Stryker. This allows the IFV to quickly be equipped to handle almost any problem efficiently. Since Tanya is the only Allied heroine that can enter an IFV, the Stryker will gain a powerful portable Mercury mode when she enters the vehicle.

Overview

For a detailed list of changes from the original game, click here.

The Stryker IFV serves as the jack-of-all-trades unit for the United States. Available at Tier 1, it functions as a troop-carrying vehicle and at the same time, an anti-aircraft light vehicle of the US ground forces. Compared to the equivalents of other subfactions (Archon AMC and Tsurugi Powersuit), it trades armor for speed, making it very useful for harassment tactics and rapid response. Uniquely designed as a multipurpose combat support unit, the Stryker is extremely versatile and capable of performing a variety of roles, including anti-infantry, anti-air, and vehicle repair, depending on the infantry unit garrisoned within.

Loading an Engineer converts the IFV into a mobile repair vehicle, enabling quick field repairs and effectively counters Terror Drones. Multiple Engineer-loaded IFVs can stack their repair effects, restoring the health of friendly vehicles with incredible speed, allowing the unit-under-repair to withstand huge amounts of damage. Note that it cannot repair aircraft, unlike Tech Machine Shops which can auto repair.

Other useful combinations include Siege Cadres and Riot Troopers, as the extra mobility the Stryker grants them allows one to pick off enemy buildings, garrisoned buildings or infantry easily.

Configurations

Infantry	Armament	Picture
None Attack Dog Spook M.A.D. Technician	Default "Mist" missiles
Engineer Technician	Repair beam Repairs 50 hit points every 80 frames (5.3 in-game seconds) Range: 5
GI Conscript Spy Saboteur Infiltrator Hijacker	Machine gun – ineffective against vehicles Ground attack: 30 * 2 (60 total) Cooldown: 18 frames (1.2 in-game seconds) Range: 6.5
Crazy Ivan	Ivan Bomb launcher – attaches Ivan Bomb to target Takes 430 frames (28.7 in-game seconds) to detonate Ground attack: 400-100 Cooldown: 100 frames (6.7 in-game seconds) Range: 5, radius 1.5
Navy SEAL Chitzkoi Boris Cyborg Vanguard Rashidi	Submachine gun – ineffective against heavy vehicles Ground attack: 36-5.4 * 2 (72-10.8 total) Cooldown: 10 frames (0.7 in-game seconds) Range: 7.5, radius 0.7
Sniper Reznov	Sniper rifle Ground attack: 135 Cooldown: 120 frames (8 in-game seconds) Range: 11.5
Tesla Trooper	Dual Tesla Coils – briefly disables vehicles Ground attack: 30 * 2 (60 total) Cooldown: 60 frames (4 in-game seconds) Range: 6.5
Pyro	Flamethrower Ground attack: 40-6 Cooldown: 30 frames (2 in-game seconds) Range: 5.5, radius 1.5
Epsilon Adept Epsilon Elite	Psychic blasts Ground attack: 250 Cooldown: 75 frames (5 in-game seconds) Range: 1.73, radius 3.3
Desolator Eradicator Krukov	Rad cannon Ground attack: 175 Cooldown: 30 frames (2 in-game seconds) Range: 8
Chrono Legionnaire	Temporal displacement device Damage: 8 Cooldown: 100 frames (6.7 in-game seconds) Range: 7.5
Riot Trooper	Flash grenades – kills garrisoned infantry Damage: 100-25 Cooldown: 100 frames (6.7 in-game seconds) Range: 9.5, minimum 2, radius 1
Siege Cadre	Prism rifle Ground attack: 36 Cooldown: 50 frames (3.3 in-game seconds) Range: 11
Dunerider	Toxic grenades Damage: 70-10.5 Cooldown: 50 frames (3.3 in-game seconds) Range: 9.5, minimum and radius 1
Clairvoyant	Stun beam – temporarily immobilizes target infantry Lasts for 120 frames (8 in-game seconds) Cooldown: 50 frames (3.3 in-game seconds) Range: 9
Tanya	Laser gun Ground attack: 120 Cooldown: 8 frames (0.5 in-game seconds) Range: 10
Guardian GI	"Seeker" missiles – ineffective against infantry Ground and air attack: 35-17.5 * 2 (70-35 total) Cooldown: 35 frames (2.3 in-game seconds) Range: 7 ground, 11 air, radius 0.5
Bloatick	Toxic warhead – detonates on attack, releasing poison clouds Ground attack: 300-75 Range: 1.73, radius 3.3
Duplicant	Nanoid warhead – detonates on attack, turning infantry killed into Duplicants; does not heal Foehn infantry Ground attack: 825 Range: 1.73, radius 2.6
Virus	Virus sniper rifle Takes 160 frames (10.7 in-game seconds) to detonate Ground attack: 200-60 Cooldown: 130 frames (8.7 in-game seconds) Range: 11.5, radius 1
Field Medic	Heal bullets Heals 50 hit points every 25 frames (1.7 in-game seconds) Range: 5
Archer	Long bow with AROs Ground and air attack: 36-18 * 2 (72-36 total) Cooldown: 50 frames (3.3 in-game seconds) Range: 7 ground, 11 air, radius 0.5
Initiate	Psychic jab Ground attack: 32 * 2 (64 total) Cooldown: 18 frames (1.2 in-game seconds) Range: 6.5
Suppressor	Negation Field Lasts for 120 frames (8 in-game seconds) Cooldown: 90 frames (6 in-game seconds) Range: 11, radius 0.7
Desperate Driver Bomb Biker	Explosive warhead – detonates on attack; does not create radiation as in the vanilla Red Alert 2 Ground attack: 300-150 Range: 1.73, radius 2.3
Mortar Quad	Mortar Ground attack: 60-12 Cooldown: 65 frames (4.3 in-game seconds) Range: 11, minimum 2, radius 0.8
Flak Trooper	Flak cannon – can only attack air targets Air attack: 20-12 * 2 (40-24 total) Cooldown: 20 frames (1.3 in-game seconds) Range: 7, radius 0.3
Brute	"Jagdpanther" cannon – more effective against infantry than regular tank cannons Ground attack: 90-45 Cooldown: 70 frames (4.7 in-game seconds) Range: 7, radius 0.3
Stalker	Imploder – cannot target infantry Ground attack: 100-50 Cooldown: 150 frames (10 in-game seconds) Range: 12.5, radius 1.2
Arsonist	Napalm charges – attaches napalm charges to buildings Takes 880 frames (58.7 in-game seconds) to detonate Cooldown: 150 frames (10 in-game seconds) Range: 5
Morales	Incendiary sniper rifle – deals damage in a line; depilots Tier 1 and Tier 2 vehicles Ground attack: 300 Cooldown: 120 frames (8 in-game seconds) Range: 15
Malver	Kinetic blade – effective against infantry and vehicles; cannot target buildings Ground attack: 250 Cooldown: 15 frames (1 in-game second) Range: 7
Libra	Custom explosive darts – effective against all targets Ground and air attack: 132 * 3 (396 total) Cooldown: 80 frames (5.3 in-game seconds) Range: 10.5, radius 1
Libra Clones	Fake custom explosive darts – deals less damage than the real version Ground and air attack: 16 * 3 (48 total) Cooldown: 80 frames (5.3 in-game seconds) Range: 10.5, radius 1
Volkov	Chain lightning Tesla cannon – cannot target buildings Ground attack: 60/50/40/30 Cooldown: 25 frames (1.7 in-game seconds) Range: 9, chain radius 4
Yunru	Immobilizer Lasts for 360 frames (12 in-game seconds) Cooldown: 90 frames (6 in-game seconds) Range: 13, minimum 3, radius 2.5
Rahn	"Terranova" beam Ground attack: 250 target, 75 pass-through Cooldown: 100 frames (6.7 in-game seconds) Range: 9.5
Knightframe	Dual VHMG – cannot attack air targets Ground attack: 40-12 * 2 (80-36 total) Cooldown: 50 frames (3.3 in-game seconds) Range: 6.5, radius 0.7
Kingsframe	Dual power cannon Ground attack: 50-25 * 2 (100-50 total) Cooldown: 80 frames (5.3 in-game seconds) Range: 7.5, radius 0.7
Lancer	Pressurizer lance Ground attack: 75-22.5 main, 60-18 fragment Cooldown: 40 frames (2.7 in-game seconds) Range: 4.5, radius 0.55, fragment range 2, fragment radius 0.5
Railguneer	Plasma railgun Ground attack: 80-28 Cooldown: 100 frames (6.7 in-game seconds) Range: 7.5, minimum 1.5, radius 1
Huntress	Nanoid container gun – has an exceptionally long range Ground attack: 230 Cooldown: 60 frames (4 in-game seconds) Range: 8.5, minimum 1
Deviatress	Confusion rifle – cannot attack air targets Lasts for 105 frames (7 in-game seconds) Cooldown: 90 frames (6 in-game seconds) Range: 10
Syncronin	Bond breaker Lasts for 85 frames (5.7 in-game seconds) Cooldown: 75 frames (5 in-game seconds) Range: 13
Syncronaut	Area bond breaker – ranged attack Lasts for 240 frames (16 in-game seconds) Cooldown: 80 frames (5.3 in-game seconds) Range: 10

Appearances

Act One

• The Stryker IFV first appears in Red Dawn Rising as a buildable unit, at the beginning of the Third Great War.
• Throughout Act One, non-Kanegawa Industries Pacific Front also uses Stryker as their IFV until in Dragonstorm and Brain Reset, where all their Strykers are replaced by Tsurugis.

Act Two

• In Puppet Master and Insomnia, Tanya will enter the battlefield via chronoshifting her elite Stryker IFV.

Cooperative

• Chronogically, Stryker IFV first appears as an enemy unit in Television Lies. PsiCorps Troopers are not allowed to mind control them in this mission.

Assessment

Pros

Cons

Decent against infantry, light vehicles and aircraft. Versatile unit due to a variety of IFV configurations and quick weapon switches. Great speed. Improves the mobility, and in some cases, enhances the weapon of on-board infantry. An Engineer IFV combo turns into a mobile repair vehicle, enabling quick field repairs. Good escorts for fellow Allied vehicles with a mix of loaded and unloaded IFVs in different configurations.

Lightly armored and fragile. Vulnerable against anti-armor threats. Default weapon is not very effective against armored tanks and structures. Micro intensive. Low survivability passenger rate. Cannot crush infantry.

Behind the scenes

The Stryker IFV's original voxel from v3.0-v3.3.3 is a public asset and can be used by other modders. The link can be found here.

Trivia

• The Stryker IFV's design is based off the real life M1126 Stryker Interim Armored Vehicle used by the U.S. Marine Corps.

External links

• (original unit) in the Command & Conquer Wiki

See also

• Archon AMC
• Tsurugi