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Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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BArmoured vehicles
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Assault Amphibious Vehiclelarger figure on 3 of 3
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single sourceAssault Amphibious Vehicle · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Assault Amphibious Vehicle | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Amphibious armored personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1972–2025 (United States Marine Corps)[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Invasion of Grenada Persian Gulf War Somali Civil War Iraq War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict[source] |
Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
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| Designer | FMC Corporation[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1964–1969[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | United Defense (until 2005) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (from 2005)[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
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| Produced | 1972–present[source] | — |
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| Armor | 45 mm (1.8 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Mk 19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher (rounds: 96 ready; 768 stowed) and 12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun (rounds: 200 ready; 1,000 stowed)[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion-bar-in-tube (AAV7A1); torsion bar (AAV7A1 RAM-RS)[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Reported occupants | ２４名[source]Assault Amphibious Vehicle · Total occupants; operating crew and transported personnel not distinguished in this sourceSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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