LAV III
| LAV III | |
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 New Zealand LAV IIIs (Bushmasters) |
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| Place of origin | Canada |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 16.95 t |
| Length | 6.98 m (275 in) |
| Width | 2.7 m (106 in) |
| Height | 2.8 m (110 in) |
| Crew | 3 (+ 6 or 7 passengers) |
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| Primary armament |
M242 25 mm chain gun with TIS |
| Secondary armament |
C6/M240 7.62 mm machine gun C9A2/M249 5.56 mm machine gun pintle mounted |
| Engine | Caterpillar 3126 diesel |
| Suspension | Hydropneumatic |
| Operational range |
450 km |
| Speed | 100 km/h |
The LAV III armoured vehicle (AV) is the latest in the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) series built by General Dynamics Land Systems, entering service in 1999.
It was developed by Canada and is the primary mechanized
infantry vehicle of the Canadian Forces and New Zealand Army(whose version is the NZLAV). The United States Army uses a very similar, more lightly armed vehicle named the
The LAV III is an 8×8 wheeled armored vehicle with a 25 mm cannon, and can reach speeds of 100 kilometres per hour. It is transportable by C-130 Hercules cargo plane. Variants include infantry section carrier (ISC), command post (CP), TOW Under Armour (TUA) anti-tank, an artillery forward observation officer (FOO) variant known as the observation post vehicle (OPV), combat engineer, and Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle (MMEV).
Operators
Canadian Army (651)
New Zealand Army (105 NZLAV)
See also
References
- ^ "Romanian Army selection of the Piranha III" - accesed May 2007
- ^ The Romanian Army acquires new armoured military vehicles, Jurnalul Naţional, January 9, 2007 (Romanian)
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