LAV III
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The LAV III AV is the latest in General Motors' Light armoured vehicle line. It is the primary mechanized infantry vehicle of the Canadian Armed Forces, and also finds use in the American military.
Crew
- 11 total:
- Driver
- Vehicle Commander
- Gunner
- 8 Troops
Dimensions:
- Combat Weight - 36,000 lb
- Length - 273 inches
- Height - over Hull 77 inches
- Width - 105 inches
Armament:
- Armament Primary: M242 25mm chain gun with TIS
- Secondary: C6 7.62mm machine gun mounted coaxially to the main gun
- Supplementary: C9 5.56mm machine gun pintle mounted
- Ancillary Weapon: Two 76mm Smoke and Fragmentation Grenade Launchers
- Ammunition (Ready): 210 rounds 25mm
- Ammunition (Ready): 440 rounds 7.62mm
- Ammunition (Ready): 8 Smoke Grenades 76mm
- Ammunition (Stowed): 210 rounds 25mm
- Ammunition (Stowed): 1320 rounds 7.62mm
- Ammunition (Stowed): 3200 rounds 5.56mm
- Ammunition (Stowed): 8 Smoke Grenades 76mm
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