LAV III

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The LAV III is a Canadian-designed 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle that serves as the basis for several modern infantry carrier and combat vehicle families, including the U.S. Stryker.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle
infantry fighting vehicle
wheeled armored vehicle
armamentPrimary 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun
armamentSecondary 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
7.62 mm pintle-mounted machine gun
armorType add-on ceramic armor (optional)
welded steel hull
basedOn MOWAG Piranha III NERFINISHED
combatWeight approximately 17 tonnes (baseline)
configuration 8×8 wheeled
countryOfOrigin Canada
crew 3
designer General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada NERFINISHED
drive 8×8
engineModel Caterpillar 3126 diesel NERFINISHED
engineType diesel engine
hasSuccessor LAV 6
hasVariant LAV III Command Post NERFINISHED
LAV III Engineer NERFINISHED
LAV III Observation Post Vehicle NERFINISHED
LAV III Recovery NERFINISHED
LAV III TUA (TOW Under Armour) NERFINISHED
height approximately 2.8 m (to turret roof)
introduced 1999
length approximately 6.98 m
manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada NERFINISHED
maximumSpeed approximately 100 km/h on road
mobilityType amphibious (limited, with preparation)
operatorType army
originProgram Light Armoured Vehicle program of the Canadian Army NERFINISHED
passengerCapacity 7 infantry soldiers
primaryUser Canadian Army NERFINISHED
role ambulance (variants)
command vehicle (variants)
engineering vehicle (variants)
infantry carrier vehicle
reconnaissance vehicle
serviceEntry late 1990s
suspension independent hydropneumatic suspension
usedAsBasisFor LAV 6 NERFINISHED
NZLAV NERFINISHED
Stryker NERFINISHED
usedBy Colombian Army NERFINISHED
New Zealand Army NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabian National Guard NERFINISHED
usedInConflict Iraq War (by Stryker derivatives)
War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED
width approximately 2.7 m

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