LAV III

Variants:

313 LAV Infantry Section Carriers 181 LAV Command Post variants 33 LAV TOW Under Armour (TUA) variants (Turret equipped with 2 TOW launchers) 47 LAV Forward Observation Officer (FOO) variants 44 LAV Engineer variants 33 Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle (MMEV)

Armament: 25-mm stabilized M242 chain gun 7.62-mm stabilized coaxial machine gun (C6) 5.56 or 7.62-mm top-turret mounted machine gun 76-mm grenade launcher (2 clusters of 4 launchers)

Specifications: Length: 6.98 m Width: 2.7 m Height: 2.8 m Speed: 100 km/hr Range: 450 km Weight: 16 950 kg Gradient: Maximum 60% Side slope: Maximum 30% Trench crossing: 2 m wide Fording: Up to 1.2 m Sights: Daytime optical, Thermal Imagery (TI), Generation III Image Intensification (II) Spotlight: Maxa Beam, 6 million candle power, portable, with infra-red filter Winch: Double Capstan constant pull winch Engine: 350 hp Caterpillar diesel Transmission: 6 forward gears, 1 reverse Transfer case: 2 speed Suspension: Hydropneumatic Brakes: Power (air) with ABS Wheels: 8 x 8 drive Entered service: 1999 Number in service: 651

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