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LAV III

The LAV III is the third generation of the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) family of armoured personnel carriers built by General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada (GDLS-C), a London, Ontario-based subsidiary of General Dynamics. It first entered service in 1999, succeeding the LAV II. It is the primary mechanized infantry vehicle of both the Canadian Army and…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
109 km/h (68 mph)
Crew
3 (Driver, Commander, Gunner, + 6 passengers)
Developed from
LAV II
Developed into
Stryker · NZLAV · LAV 6.0 LAV 700 Desert Viper · LAV 700 Desert Viper
Engine
Caterpillar 3126 diesel 260 kW (350 hp)
Height
2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)

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LAV III

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Preserved examples · 98
LAV III → Afghanistan, Airdrie, Alberta, Angus, August, Aurora, Aurora War Memorial Peace, Bain Park, Bowmanville, British Columbia, Calgary, Cambridge, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Canadians, CFB Shilo, City, Clarington Fields, Coburg
related to Variants · 28
LAV III → An NZLAV IMV, Command Post Vehicle, CPV, ELAV, Engineer LAV, FOO, IMV, Infantry Mobility Vehicle, ISC, LAV-R, Light Obstacle Blade, LOB, MMEV, Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle, Nanuk Remotely Controlled Weapon, NZLAV, Observation Post Vehicle, OPV, Recovery, Section Carrier
related to Protection · 26
LAV III → Afghanistan, AN/VDR-2, Canada, Canadian, Developing, EODC Engineering, General Dynamics, GID-3, Government, IED, III, In, In December, IR, IR-signatures, Israeli Trophy, LAV III, Licensing Inc, MEXAS, NATO
related to history · 20
LAV III → Afghanistan, Bosnia, CanadaResponse, Christchurch, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Herzegovina, ISAF, Kosovo, Napier, New ZealandColombian, New ZealandOperation Lotus, The LAV III, United Nations Mission, UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIH, UNMIK, War
related to Operators · 17
LAV III → Anti-tank, Canada Canadian Army, Command Post, CPV, ELAV, Engineer, III, Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Infantry Section Carrier, ISC, LAV, Observation Post Vehicle, OPV, RECCE, Standard, TOW, TOW Under Armour
related to External links · 11
LAV III → Archived February, ELAV, GDLS Canada LAV III, III, LAV III C2, LAV III TUA, LAV-III Engineer Walk Around, Portal, Prime Portal, Wayback MachineCanadian Army LAV, Zealand Army NZLAV
related to LAV 6 · 11
LAV III → Canadian Army's, Four, GDLS-Canada, In August, In February, In October, LAV, LAV III APCs, LAV IIIs, May, The
Developed into · 4
LAV III → LAV 6.0 LAV 700 Desert Viper, LAV 700 Desert Viper, NZLAV, Stryker
is a · 2
LAV III → most commonly used Canadian armoured personnel carrier in theatre, third generation of the Light Armoured Vehicle
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
LAV III → 109 km/h (68 mph)

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lav iii vehicle canadian vehicles ontario canada army new infantry armoured november unveiled dedicated afghanistan protection zealand also equipped 2016

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LAV III.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed109 km/h (68 mph)1.00infobox
LAV IIICrew3 (Driver, Commander, Gunner, + 6 passengers)1.00infobox
LAV IIIDeveloped fromLAV II1.00infobox
LAV IIIDeveloped intoStryker1.00infobox
LAV IIIDeveloped intoNZLAV1.00infobox
LAV IIIDeveloped intoLAV 6.0 LAV 700 Desert Viper1.00infobox
LAV IIIDeveloped intoLAV 700 Desert Viper1.00infobox
LAV IIIEngineCaterpillar 3126 diesel 260 kW (350 hp)1.00infobox
LAV IIIHeight2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
LAV IIILength6.98 m (22 ft 11 in)1.00infobox
LAV IIIMain armament1 × M242 25 mm chain gun with TIS1.00infobox
LAV IIIMass19-21 metric tons (gross)1.00infobox
LAV IIIOperational range450 km (280 mi)1.00infobox
LAV IIIPlace of originCanada1.00infobox
LAV IIISecondary armament2 × C6 7.62 mm machine gun (coaxial, and roof mounted)1.00infobox
LAV IIISuspensionHydropneumatic1.00infobox
LAV IIITypeInfantry fighting vehicle1.00infobox
LAV IIIUsed bySee Operators1.00infobox
LAV IIIWarsSee Service history1.00infobox
LAV IIIWidth2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)1.00infobox
LAV IIIis athird generation of the Light Armoured Vehicle0.90text
LAV IIIis amost commonly used Canadian armoured personnel carrier in theatre0.90text

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