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. Three U.S. Marine LAV-25s in Panama during Operation Just Cause.

The LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle combines speed, maneuverability and firepower to perform a variety of functions for the U.S. Marine Corps, including security, command and control,...

It is armed with a powerful 25mm Bushmaster chain gun, also used on the M2 Bradley, and an additional 7.62mm M240 machine gun. It has a range of 410 miles, and can travel up to 62 mph on land and 6 mph on water.

Feb 13, 2019 · A two-man powered turret seats the capable 25mm M242 "Bushmaster" chain gun and is installed over the vehicle's middle-rear. Internally, the LAV-25 can house six fully-equipped infantrymen across a pair of three-person benches found against each hull side wall.

Jun 23, 2023 · The LAV-25 was based on the 8-wheel version of the MOWAG Piranha. Power was able to be sent to all 8 or the rear 4 wheels, and water propulsion was via two propellers at the rear of the hull. A 15,000lb (6,800kg) winch was mounted in the left-front hull.

Flying a red warning flag, an LAV-25 commander watches ashis gunner fires the vehicle’s 25mm Bushmaster chain gun on a live-fire range at Camp Pendleton, CA, 1984. The vehicle wears a distinctive fourpattern camouflage scheme.

The LAV-25 eight-wheeler is classified as a light armoured reconnaissance vehicle. Its drivable characteristics allow it to be driven both on and off road, while its inherent amphibious nature allows it to traverse water.

Jan 16, 2013 · Suspension (8) wheel independent. Capable of fording streams, rivers, and inland water ways with minimal preparation.

Aug 7, 2017 · The LAV was designed for both strategic and tactical mobility, giving marines the edge in so-called maneuver warfare theory, a form of tactics widely adopted by the U.S. Marine Corps in the 1980s.

The LAV-25 is a light armored vehicle that is air transportable in current U.S. Air Force cargo transports. The C-5A can carry eight, the C-141 two, and the C-130 carries one. The U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter can transport one LAV-25 in the sling position.