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The LAV-300 uses a Cummins VT-504 270-hp liquid cooled turbocharged V-8 diesel engine. [8] [2] The LAV-300 MK II's turbocharged diesel engine allows for acceleration from 0 to 32 km/h in less than 10 seconds. [8] It can use Jet-A fuel, kerosene and other lighter fuels in case of a lack of diesel fuel. [8]
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 ]
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 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.
U.S. Army National Guard M1117 armored security vehicles at Fort Stewart, Georgia in June 2010.. The vehicle (originally the ASV-150) is a purpose-built 21st-century version of Cadillac Gage's V-100 Commando family of Armored fighting vehicles which was used by the U.S. Army Military Police during the Vietnam War; [4] whose duties often consisted of providing armed escort for wheeled convoys.
A member of USAF Security Forces manning an M60 machine gun mounted atop a Cadillac Gage Ranger in 1983. The Cadillac Gage Ranger is built on a Dodge Ram truck chassis with a shorter wheelbase. [3] [10] It uses a front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout, coupled to an automatic transmission with three forward gears and one reverse gear.
A Cadillac Sedan DeVille, one of the models offered with the V8-6-4 engine. For the 1981 model year only, Cadillac offered a feature on its V8 engine called the V8-6-4. On this engine, up to four cylinders could be deactivated while cruising to save fuel.
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 ]