LAV-25
USMC
2005
(Solido War Master S7200506)
- Weight: 14.1 tons
- Dimensions: 21'0" x 8'2" x 8'10"
- Crew: 3+6
- Power Plant: Detroit Diesel 6V53T 275 hp
- Armor: 5-10mm
- Speed: 62 mph road
- Armament: 1 x 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun, 2 x 7.62mm M240 machine guns
- Notes: The LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) is an eight-wheeled amphibious reconnaissance vehicle used by the United States Marine Corps and Canadian Army. It was built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada and is based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha 1 8x8 family of armored fighting vehicles. During the 1980s, the USMC began looking for a light armored vehicle to give their divisions greater mobility. They chose the LAV based on the MOWAG Piranha. It entered service with the Marines in 1983. The US Army was interested at the same time, but did not order any, although they did later with the introduction of the Stryker family of vehicles. The USMC ordered 758 vehicles of all variants. LAVs first saw combat during the Invasion of Panama in 1989, and continued service in the Gulf War, Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan.
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