General Motors LAV

1. General Motors LAV · Wikipedia revision 1376827055 ↗

   Type

   Infobox · Type

   Armoured fighting vehicle

   Place of origin

   Infobox · Place of origin

   Canada

   In service

   Infobox · In service

   1976–present

   Used by

   Infobox · Used by

   See Operators

   No. built

   Infobox · No. built

   Cougar – 195 Grizzly – 274 Husky – 27

   Variants

   Infobox · Variants

   See Variants

   Mass

   Infobox · Mass

   10.7 t

   Length

   Infobox · Length

   5.97 m

   Width

   Infobox · Width

   2.50 m

   Crew

   Infobox · Crew

   Cougar: 3 (Commander, gunner and driver, 2 soldiers in rear of vehicle) Husky: 2 (Driver and technician) Grizzly: Commander, gunner and driver, 6 soldiers in rear

   Main armament

   Infobox · Main armament

   Cougar: 76 mm L23A1 gun Grizzly: 12.7mm heavy machine gun Husky: 7.62 mm machine gun

   Engine

   Infobox · Engine

   275 hp Detroit Diesel 6V53T two-cycle turbo-charged diesel

   Suspension

   Infobox · Suspension

   6×6

   Maximum speed

   Infobox · Maximum speed

   100 km/h

   Designer

   Infobox · Designer

   General Motors Diesel

   Height

   Infobox · Height

   2.69 m (8.8 ft)

   Operational range

   Infobox · Operational range

   650 km (400 mi)

   Manufacturer

   Lead · explicitly named manufacturer/builder

   The Light Armoured Vehicle ( LAV ) is a series of armoured vehicles built by General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada (GDLS-C), a London, Ontario -based subsidiary of General Dynamics .

   Used by

   Lead · explicit continuing military service

   The LAV continues to form the backbone of the Canadian Army 's combat vehicle fleet.

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