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Landing Vehicle Tracked. LVT (A)-4 amtank at Iwo Jima beach, c. February/March 1945. The Amphibious Vehicle, Tracked (LVT) is an amphibious warfare vehicle and amphibious landing craft, introduced by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. (The USN and USMC use "L" to designate Amphibious vessels, also called "L class".)
Maximum speed. 48 km/h (30 mph), in water 11 km/h (6.8 mph) The LVTP-5 (landing vehicle, tracked, personnel 5) is a family of amphibious armored fighting vehicles used by the Philippine Marine Corps, the Republic of China Marine Corps, and, formerly, the United States Marine Corps. It was designed by the BorgWarner company and built by FMC ...
The Assault Amphibious Vehicle[2][3] (AAV)—official designation AAVP-7A1 (formerly known as Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel-7 abbr. LVTP-7)—is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems (previously by United Defense, a former division of FMC Corporation). [4][5] The AAV-P7/A1 is the current amphibious ...
The 75 mm howitzer motor carriage M8 was a self-propelled howitzer vehicle of the United States in use during World War II. It was developed on the chassis of the M5 Stuart tank and was equipped with a M116 howitzer in an M7 mount. The vehicle is also known by the nickname General Scott, or just Scott, which was originally assigned to the ...
These guns were mounted on the below armored vehicles: 75 mm howitzer motor carriage T47 / M8 – M2 / M3 in mount M7. [16] Landing Vehicle Tracked (A)-4 – M3 in mount M7. [17] Landing Vehicle Tracked (A)-5 – M3 in mount M12. [18] In addition, M1 / M1A1 was mated to a number of other vehicles. Only the T30 reached mass production.
The T30 howitzer motor carriage (HMC) was a United States Army self-propelled gun used in World War II.Its design was based on requirements for an assault gun issued by the Armored Force in 1941 and it was built as an interim solution until a fully tracked design was complete.
M7 Priest. The 105 mm howitzer motor carriage M7 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War II. It was given the service name 105 mm self propelled, Priest by the British Army, due to the pulpit-like machine gun ring, and following on from the Bishop and the contemporary Deacon self-propelled guns.
The fourth incarnation of the military's Landing Vehicle, Tracked line of amphibious carrier vehicles, the Water Buffalo was designed in 1943 with major upgrades and improvements to its landing ramp.