LAV-25
Sign in to saveThe LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) is a member of the LAV II family. It is an eight-wheeled amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle built by General Dynamics Land Systems and used by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- LAV-25
- Weapon.image
- LAV-25A2.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 350
- Weapon.caption
- LAV-25A2
- Weapon.origin
- Canada/United States
- Weapon.type
- Armored reconnaissance vehicle–infantry fighting vehicle
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1983–present
- Weapon.wars
- U.S. invasion of PanamaPersian Gulf WarOperation Uphold Democracy War in Afghanistan Iraq War
- Weapon.designer
- General Motors Diesel (later General Dynamics Land Systems)
- Weapon.manufacturer
- General Motors Diesel (later GDLS)
- Weapon.crew
- 3+6
- Weapon.weight
- LAV-25: LAV-25A2:
- Weapon.armour
- Welded steel
- Weapon.primary_armament
- M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun with 210 rounds of ammunition
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- Two M240 7.62 mm machine guns with 660 rounds of ammunition, one mounted co-axially and one pintle-mounted on the roof
- Weapon.engine
- Detroit Diesel 6V53T
- Weapon.engine_power
- 300 hp (205 kW)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Replacement
- Design
- Armor
- Variants
- LAV-25
- LAV-25A1
- LAV-25A2
- LAV-25A3
- Other Variants
- Operators
- See also
- References
- External links
The LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) is a member of the LAV II family. It is an eight-wheeled amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle built by General Dynamics Land Systems and used by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army.
==History== thumb|Three U.S. Marine LAV-25s in Panama during Operation Just Cause. During the 1980s, the U.S. Marine Corps began looking for a light armored vehicle (LAV) to give their divisions greater mobility.