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>each Stryker can hold 9.

Strykers hold 2 + 9, a 2 man vehicle crew plus a 9 man infantry squad plus an extra seat for the PL/PSG or the JTAC or whoever else you have rolling around with you. They're nice vehicles, but they're not going to hold up against tanks or anti-tank weapons. Given the terrain over there, they'll be great in urban ops but I'd keep them out of ranged engagements.



Toyota / Nissan trucks don't hold up very well against tanks or anti-tank weapons either.

Stryker is going to be mostly a road-transport vehicle, though 8x8 means it has a degree of maneuverability even over grass (at least, better than a 4x4 Toyota).

There are plenty of videos of Ukrainian anti-tank crews setting up ambushes using a Toyota truck for example. If those crews had a Stryker instead, they'd be safer and faster.




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