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The Cadillac Gage LAV-300, originally named the V-300, [2] is a family of American light armored vehicles (LAVs) including up to 15 configurations. It was originally created and designed by CG as a private venture project.
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]
During the 1980s, the U.S. Marine Corps began looking for a light armored vehicle to give their divisions greater mobility. They chose the Light Armored Vehicle design from General Motors Diesel. [15] The LAV-25 was based on the Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (LAV I) of the Canadian Army. It entered service with the Marines in 1983.
The LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) is a member of the LAV II family. [2] It is an eight-wheeled amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle built by General Dynamics Land Systems and used by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army .
LAV-300 light armored vehicle; LAV-600 light armored vehicle; Commando Scout; Cadillac Gage Ranger/Peacekeeper Armored Personnel Carrier - based on Dodge Ram/Dodge D Series chassis; Stingray light tank; Stingray 2; On March 31, 2015, Textron signed a contract with US Navy worth $84 million to build two new Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicles ...
M113 armored medical evacuation vehicle (AMEV) M548A3 cargo carrier; M577A3 medical vehicle; M901A3 improved TOW vehicle (ITV) M1059A3 Lynx smoke generator carrier (SGC) M1064A3 mortar carrier; M1068A3 standard integrated command post system (SICPS) Carrier (AMPV) Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle 130; LAV-25 – (light armored vehicle) 870 [4] LAV ...
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.
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.