Oshkosh Striker

The Oshkosh Striker is a specialized aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle built by Oshkosh Corporation at Pierce Manufacturing facilities in Appleton, Wisconsin. It comes in three models: a two-axle 4x4 with a 1,500 US gallon water tank, a three-axle 6x6 with 3,000 gallons and a four-axle 8x8 with 4,500 gallons, each carrying foam and dry chemical or Halotron agents and available with a snozzle able to pierce an aircraft fuselage and deliver retardant into a cabin or cargo area. A modernized Striker shown at FDIC in Indianapolis in April 2010 was 910 kilograms lighter, with a 700 hp Deutz diesel V8 and 8 square metres of glass in its windscreen.