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These vehicles were purchased to trial the Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicle (WAFV) concept in northern Australia. The trials were conducted by the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in 1990–1991. The subsequent report endorsed the WAFV concept, and the Army determined that the LAV was the best vehicle to fulfil the intended role of armoured reconnaissance ...
World War II armoured fighting vehicles of Australia (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Armoured fighting vehicles of Australia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Australia: Armoured car: 423 The Army has ordered 1,100 Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicles – Light (PMV-L) to partially replace the Land Rover Perentie. It is smaller and around half the weight of the Bushmaster. It is able to be carried underslung by the CH-47F Chinook helicopter. [72] As of June 2023, the Army has 423 Hawkei in service. [73 ...
Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Australia. 2-pounder anti-tank gun carrier (200, World War II); 3 inch mortar carrier (400, World War II); Dingo scout car (245, World War II)
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The Light Armoured Car (Aust), also known as Rover, was an armoured car produced in Australia during World War II. The Rover was designed in 1941. It utilized Ford 3-ton CMP truck chassis, either F60L or shorter F60S. The armoured bodies were produced by Ruskin Motor Bodies Pty Ltd of Melbourne. The production was stopped in 1943, a total of ...
The vehicles were withdrawn from South Vietnam in February 1972. [122] Many of the M113s deployed to South Vietnam were damaged, most frequently by mines. In many cases the damage could be repaired in theatre, but 23 M113A1s and a M125A1 were written off. Most of these vehicles' hulls were shipped back to Australia for disposal.
Cadillac Gage LAV 300, configurable as a self-propelled anti-air vehicle, armoured personnel carrier or anti-tank missile carrier. An armoured Humvee , depending on its configuration, may serve as a reconnaissance vehicle, infantry mobility vehicle or, when equipped with a TOW missile launcher, a light anti-tank vehicle.