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The Cadillac Gage LAV-600, also known as the V-600, [2] is an American light armored 6×6 wheeled vehicle, derived from the LAV-300. Developed by Cadillac Gage as a private venture project, [ 1 ] the LAV-600 offers superior firepower and mobility to the LAV-300, normally being equipped with a 105mm main gun.
Textron Marine & Land Systems, formerly Cadillac Gage, is an American military contractor that manufactures armored vehicles, turrets, advanced marine craft, surface effects ships, and other weapon systems. It is owned by Textron, and was formed in the merger between Cadillac Gage and Textron Marine in 1994. [1]
The Cadillac Gage Commando, frequently denoted as the M706 in U.S. military service, [7] is an American armored car designed to be amphibious. [6] It was engineered by Cadillac Gage specifically for the United States Military Police Corps during the Vietnam War as an armed convoy escort vehicle. [ 7 ]
The vehicle was designed from the outset to meet the Army's as-yet unfunded AGS requirement. FMC built two mock-ups. The first was a front-engine model utilizing a 330 hp (250 kW) diesel engine. The second was a rear-engine model with a 552 hp (412 kW) diesel engine and featuring more armor.
The turret is the same that is mounted on the Cadillac-Gage V-600. [20] The light tank's baseline armor protects its occupants from armor-piercing, heavy machine gun rounds up to 14.5 mm in size. Additional armor appliqué can be fitted to increase ballistic protection.
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The LAV III, originally designated as the LAV III Kodiak by the Canadian Army, is the third generation LAV and first entered service in 1999. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] It was developed from the LAV II and manufactured by General Motors Diesel (later GDLS-C ) and is the primary mechanized infantry vehicle of the New Zealand Army . [ 25 ]
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