Editing M1128 Stryker MGS (section)

==History==
<tabber>
|-|M1128 Stryker MGS
====M1128 Stryker MGS===
Class: Fire Support Vehicle<br>
Developed: 1999-2006<br>
Service: 2006-2022<br>
Vehicles Built: 142<br>
Operators: USA

The Stryker MGS (Mobile Gun System) is named after two separate Medal of Honor recipients, one from the Second World War and one from the Vietnam War. The Stryker platform was based on the MOWAG Piranha III design and was developed specifically to meet the needs of the U.S. Army. The M1128 MGS wasn't supposed to replace any particular vehicle, but to become a part of the so-called Stryker Brigade Combat Teams, which were supposed to be medium-sized rapid response unit deployable anywhere in the world within 96 hours. To that end, the Stryker MGS is supposed to be light, highly mobile, and carries massive firepower in the form of an automatically loaded MBT-class 105mm rifled gun. It is also air-transportable, a necessary pre-requisite for its task, even if they require (unlike other Stryker variants) the use of a C-17 cargo plane.

The M1128 was mass-produced between 2006 and 2012 but the vehicle has been (ironically, much like the Sheridan) plagued by controversies and various issues. The Stryker is too light for counter-insurgency operations, offers little protection from mines and RPGs, it's also generally cramped, unstable (due to being too tall) and prone to overheating. With the War on Terror over, the U.S. Army is currently reorganizing itself for more conventional warfare and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams are gradually being phased out with the final deadline being the end of 2022. The M1128 version is expected to be replaced by the winner of the Mobile Protected Firepower contest in the future.

|-|M1128 Avenger
====M1128 Avenger===
Class: Fire Support Vehicle<br>
Developed: 1999-2006<br>
Service: 2006-2022<br>
Vehicles Built: 142<br>
Operators: USA, Clayburn Industries

After the collapse of U.S. forces in Europe and in the Middle East, numerous Strykers were acquired by Clayburn Industries basically for the price of scrap. Notoriously finicky, they nevertheless offered mobile firepower that came in handy during various corporate raids. The ease with which this vehicle can be transported and the fact that it offers MBT-level firepower in such a compact package makes it ideal for corporate use where the opponents consist only of poorly-equipped mercenaries and light security forces. The presence of one during corporate negotiations therefore makes for a compelling argument to surrender.

Avenger is the personal vehicle of Joshua Seagrove and one of the few Seahawk M1128s left running.
</tabber>