Light Armored Vehicle-25
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The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps, armed with a 25 mm chain gun and designed for high mobility and rapid deployment.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| LAV-25 | 0 | 6 |
| LAV-25 family | 0 | 3 |
| ASLAV armoured vehicle | 0 | 1 |
| LAV-25 armored vehicle | 0 | 1 |
| LAV-25 series | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious vehicle
→
armored reconnaissance vehicle → military vehicle → wheeled armored fighting vehicle → |
| amphibious | true → |
| armamentPrimary | M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun → |
| armamentSecondary |
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
→
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun → 7.62 mm pintle-mounted machine gun → |
| armorType | welded steel armor → |
| basedOn |
Piranha V armored personnel carrier
→
surface form:
MOWAG Piranha
|
| countryOfOrigin | Canada → |
| crew | 3 → |
| designedFor | rapid deployment → |
| driveType | all-wheel drive → |
| engineType | diesel engine → |
| enteredService | 1983 → |
| hasVariant |
LAV-AD
→
LAV-AT → LAV-C2 → LAV-L → LAV-M → LAV-R → |
| inService | true → |
| manufacturer |
General Dynamics
→
surface form:
General Dynamics Land Systems
General Motors →
surface form:
General Motors Diesel Division
|
| mobility | high → |
| numberOfWheels | 8 → |
| operatorType | military → |
| passengerCapacity | 6 → |
| primaryRole | reconnaissance → |
| primaryUser | United States Marine Corps → |
| secondaryRole | infantry support → |
| serviceBranch | United States Marine Corps → |
| suspension | independent suspension → |
| turret | two-man turret → |
| usedBy |
Chile
→
Colombia → Saudi Arabia → United States Army → |
| usedFor |
armored reconnaissance
→
economy-of-force missions → screening operations → security missions → |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
→
Iraq War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| wheelConfiguration | 8×8 → |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
LAV-25
this entity surface form:
LAV-25
this entity surface form:
LAV-25 series
this entity surface form:
LAV-25
this entity surface form:
LAV-25 armored vehicle
this entity surface form:
LAV-25 family
this entity surface form:
ASLAV armoured vehicle