GDLS Bison
Notes:
The Bison is, like the LAV-25, based on the 8x8 version of Swiss MOWAG
Piranha II chassis, which GDLS calls the LAV II chassis.
In many ways, the Bison and the LAV-25 are merely different variants of
the same vehicle, though there are many differences that merit the Bison a
separate entry. The Bison for the
most part replaced the Grizzly in Canadian service, as the Bison offers much
more cargo and troop carrying capability.
The Bison entered Canadian service in 1990; they have 199, and Australia
also operates the Bison, using 97 of them.
(They call them the ASLAV-PC.) A dozen of the ISC version were sold to
the Texas Army National Guard’s 49th AD to support antidrug
operations in the mid-2000s (not normally armed); I have not been able to
determine if they have been used in any other capacity.
The Bison has seen combat service with both the Canadians and Australians
in Afghanistan (as the ASLAV Type II).
However, Canadian Bisons have been replaced with the newer LAV III in the
APC role, and all Canadian Bisons reworked into specialist versions, including
command post carriers, armored medical vehicles, EW and commo vehicles,
maintenance, and combat engineer vehicles.
The basic form
of the Bison is of a large 8x8 vehicle, wedge-nosed at the front and boxy behind
the nose. The front half of the
vehicle deck is about 200mm lower than the rear half; this front section houses
the driver on the front left and the engine on the right, and the right side has
a large muffler and exhaust system with the exhaust pipe running towards the top
of the higher section. At the front
of the raised section is a commander’s cupola with a pintle mount for a
machinegun. The rear section has a large, flat roof with stowage bins on the
sides and a large flat section on the rear of this section where outsized
cargoes can be tied or locked down, or a collection of smaller equipment.
The rear section of the roof also has several large hatches for troops to
stand in them. The rear of the
vehicle has a powered ramp with a door in it. The interior of the vehicle is
novel – it is designed especially with modularity in mind, and the floor and
walls have runners, wheels, and lock-down and tie-down points to allow the Bison
to be quickly configured and reconfigured in many ways.
The sides and roof likewise have many points where things can be tied
down for carrying. (It was
definitely designed with grunts in mind!)
A common add-on is a wire cutter to protect the driver and commander, and
an air conditioning unit (the air conditioning unit generally takes up the space
of one troop); the Bison also has a collective NBC system for the crew and
troops inside. On each side of the
hull near the front are a cluster of four smoke grenade launchers.
A spare tire is often strapped to the front of the vehicle’s nose,
particularly when amphibious operation is not expected.
Power is
provided by a Detroit Diesel 6V53T turbocharged diesel developing 275
horsepower, coupled to an automatic transmission and conventional driver’s
controls. The Bison is amphibious
with a minimum of preparation (about 2 minutes), and propulsion in the water is
by a pair of waterjets steered by rudders. As stated, drive is 8x8, with the
front four and rear four sets of wheels able to steer independently to tighten
steering radius. The tires are
run-flat. Construction is largely
of steel, with a Kevlar anti-spalling liner.
The Bison can take a version of QinetiQ’s LAST appliqué armor kit, which
includes additional internal anti-spalling panels.
The standard APC version, the ISC (Infantry Section Carrier) has various
boxes and lockers for weapons and troop supplies both internally and externally.
In the front of the hull is a winch with a capacity of 6.8 tons and 100
meters of cable.
APC-Type Variants
The Bison
Ambulance has extra large stowage boxes on the upper hull sides, and an air
conditioning unit is attached to the rear deck stand in an armored housing.
Internally, the Bison Ambulance is configured to carry medical supplies and
patients. There are plenty of
lockers and bins for supplies, including an oxygen administration kit, a
defibrillator, a small refrigerator and a heater for blankets, a hot plate, an
80-liter water tank, the equivalent of one doctor’s medical bag, 20 personal
medical kits, and an assortment of splints, cravats, space blankets, and
bandages. The Bison Ambulance can
handle four stretcher cases, 8 sitting cases, or two stretcher cases and four
sitting casualties, as well as a medic.
(The driver and commander are also normally medics.) The Bison Ambulance
is unarmed.
The Bison CPV is
equipped with two short-range, two medium-range, and two long-range radios, one
of which is data-capable. The Bison
CPV has a ruggedized laptop computer as well as a modern Battlefield Management
System, including GPS with an inertial navigation backup.
The commander’s cupola is retained, though the ammunition load is
decreased. A tent can be erected at the rear to double the work space, and a
folding table and chairs are carried to assist in this. A hand-held thermal
imager, image intensifier, and laser rangefinder are provided.
The Bison Commo
Vehicle is equipped with advanced communications capabilities.
In addition to the radios for the command version above, the Bison Commo
has an additional long-range radio as well as a SATCOM radio and terminal.
It has a tactical switchboard, carries a total of 20 field telephones
along with 1000 meters of commo wire, and spare parts for commo gear.
The Commo Vehicle has a computer to tie together functions.
The Bison EW
vehicle is a generalist sort of EW vehicle, optimized primarily for radio
jamming, though it does have some minor radar jamming capability.
LF, HF, and VHF bands can be jammed at standard chances at a range of 50
kilometers; GSR radar can be jammed at a range of 10 kilometers, though
degradation is one level less than normal. The EW vehicle can also detect and
locate such radio broadcasts within 25 kilometers, and GSR emission within 10
kilometers. The EW Vehicle has a computer to tie together functions.
The ASLAV Type II
The ASLAV-PC is
similar to the Bison ISC, but the commander’s station is inside the armor
envelope and the commander’s external station is replaced by a Kongsberg
Protector RWS armed with either an M-2HB or a Mk 19 AGL.
The commander controls the RWS through a downlinked monitor, as well as
being able to use the RWS’s night vision gear through this monitor.
It carries less troops, but it otherwise like the Bison ISC.
The ASLAV-C is
basically the same vehicle as the Bison CPV, though for Afghanistan use the
commander’s station is often replaced with the same RWS as on the ASLAV-PC.
The ASLAV-S
(Surveillance) is a specialized scout/surveillance vehicle equipped with
enhanced night vision devices, a laser rangefinder, a day TV camera which can be
slaved to the thermal imager, and a GSR (usually the French RASIT or US-designed
AMSTAR). The radar has a range of
10 kilometers. All these sensors
are mounted on a 10-meter mast which can also operate in the lowered position.
Two medium-range and two-long-range radios are included, one of which is
data-capable. The interior is rearranged to gather, collate, and transmit the
information it finds, including a computer with ample storage space, and crew is
limited to that necessary for operations.
The ASLAV-S is equipped with a conventional commander’s station, though
armed with a heavier machinegun.
The ASLAV-A
(Ambulance) is equipped with space for four stretcher cases, two stretcher cases
and four seated patients, or 8 seated patients, and has a medic.
The commander and driver are also medics. The ASLAV-A carries an oxygen
administration kit, a defibrillator, a small heater for blankets, and small hot
plate, a small (10-liter) later tank, and the equivalent of a doctor’s medical
kit and 15 personal medical kits.
An assortment of bandages, slings, cravats, splints, and other such gear are
also carried. Unlike most medical
vehicles, the ASLAV-S is armed.
The Australians
do not use the LAST kit. They are
radiologically shielded, however.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This vehicle was in common use in Canada during the Twilight War; some of
them were also used by the US Marines, and a dozen of the ISC version were sold
to the Texas Army National Guard for use in urban drug raids; these were used as
regular personnel carriers during the war, and armed with M-60 machineguns.
The Australians also used 38 ASLAV Type IIs, of various types. (No
ASLAV-Cs are equipped with an RWS in the Twilight 2000 timeline.) The Bison CPVs
were the primary command vehicle of Canadian forces, were used in a limited
amount by the US Marines (armed with M-240 machineguns), and, fitted with extra
ground-to-air radios, were the vehicle of choice for Canadian FALO teams.
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
Bison ISC |
$29,115 |
D, A |
2 tons |
12.9 tons |
2+9 |
8 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Bison ISC (LAST) |
$30,703 |
D, A |
1.7 tons |
14.2 tons |
2+9 |
8 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Bison Ambulance |
$33,483 |
D, A |
1 ton |
13.4 tons |
* |
9 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Bison Ambulance (LAST) |
$35,071 |
D, A |
700 kg |
14.7 tons |
* |
9 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Bison CPV/ASLAV-C |
$433,138 |
D, A |
1 ton |
13.7 tons |
2+4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Bison CPV (LAST) |
$434,726 |
D, A |
700 kg |
15 tons |
2+4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Bison Commo |
$230,151 |
D, A |
1 ton |
13 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Bison Commo (LAST) |
$231,739 |
D, A |
700 kg |
14.3 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Bison EW |
$394,961 |
D, A |
1 ton |
13 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Bison EW (LAST) |
$396,549 |
D, A |
700 kg |
14.3 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
ASLAV-PC |
$46,664 |
D, A |
1.7 tons |
13.5 tons |
2+7 |
8 |
Passive IR (D, C), Image Intensification (C) |
Shielded |
ASLAV-C w/RWS |
$491,703 |
D, A |
850 kg |
13.7 tons |
2+4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D, C), Image Intensification (C) |
Shielded |
ASLAV-S |
$451,553 |
D, A |
720 kg |
14.5 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D), Image Intensification (Mast), Thermal Imaging (Mast),
GSR (Mast) |
Shielded |
ASLAV-A |
$451,626 |
D, A |
950 kg |
13.5 tons |
* |
9 |
Passive IR (D) |
Shielded |
Vehicle |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
Bison ISC |
159/50 |
37/18/4 |
300 |
144 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6 HS4
HR3** |
Bison ISC (LAST) |
148/74 |
34/17/3 |
300 |
159 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp HS6Sp
HR4*** |
Bison Ambulance |
153/48 |
36/17/4 |
300 |
150 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6 HS4
HR3** |
Bison Ambulance (LAST) |
140/44 |
32/16/3 |
300 |
164 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp HS6Sp
HR4*** |
Bison CPV |
153/48 |
36/17/4 |
300 |
153 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6 HS4
HR3** |
Bison CPV (LAST) |
137/43 |
32/15/3 |
300 |
167 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp HS6Sp
HR4*** |
Bison Commo/EW |
158/50 |
37/18/4 |
300 |
145 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6 HS4
HR3** |
Bison Commo/EW (LAST) |
143/45 |
33/16/3 |
300 |
160 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp HS6Sp
HR4*** |
ASLAV-PC |
152/48 |
35/17/4 |
300 |
151 |
CiH |
W(6) |
TF4 TS2
TR2 HF6
HS4 HR3**** |
ASLAV-C |
153/48 |
36/17/4 |
300 |
153 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6 HS4
HR3**** |
ASLAV-C w/RWS |
143/45 |
33/16/3 |
300 |
160 |
CiH |
W(6) |
TF4 TS2
TR2 HF6
HS4 HR3**** |
ASLAV-S |
142/45 |
33/16/3 |
300 |
147 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6 HS4
HR3**** |
ASLAV-A |
152/48 |
35/17/4 |
300 |
151 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6 HS4
HR3**** |
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
Bison ISC |
None |
None |
L-6 (C) |
1620x7.62mm |
Bison CPV/Commo/EW |
None |
None |
L-6 (C) |
1000x7.62mm |
ASLAV-PC/ASLAV-C w/RWS |
+2 |
Fair |
M-2HB or Mk 19 (C) |
1000x.50 or 325x40mm |
ASLAV-C/ASLAV-S/ASLAV-A |
None |
None |
M-2HB (C) |
1000x.50 |
*See Notes for Crew and passenger capacity.
**Hull Floor AV is 3.
***Hull Floor AV is 5; Hull Roof AV is 3.
****Hull Floor and Roof AV are 3.
GDLS Grizzly
Notes:
Like the LAV-25, the Grizzly is based on the MOWAG Piranha; however, the
Grizzly is based on the 6x6 rather than the 8x8 version of that vehicle.
They also predate the LAV-25 in Canadian service by about a half a
decade, being first seen in service in 1979.
Some 270 were built for Canadian Armed Forces.
The Bison, above, began to replace the Grizzly in the early 1990s, as the
Bison was a larger vehicle which offered more cargo and troop carrying
capabilities, as well as offering a degree of utility the Grizzly could not
deliver. Aside from Canada, the
Uruguayans use 44 of them, though the Uruguayans opted to not use the turrets,
replacing the opening with plating and a smaller commander’s cupola with a
pintle-mounted weapon. The
Croatians operate one Grizzly, which they captured during the IFOR mission in
Bosnia. The RCMP uses two unarmed
Grizzlies with their Emergency Response team, and the Edmonton Police Service
uses one unarmed Grizzly. These
retain their turrets, and the turrets mount extra observation and surveillance
gear, such as LLTV and video recorders, as well as a PA system; the former
gunner’s station controls these surveillance and PA systems.
The Grizzly is related to the Cougar reconnaissance vehicle and the Husky
ARV.
In 2005, 100
Grizzlies were loaded to African Union Peacekeepers for use in the Darfur
region; as the turret of the Grizzly is a Cadillac Gage turret, and the US
initially opposed the Darfur mission, the Grizzlies were at first sent without
their turrets in the summer of 2005 and the opening plated over.
The Sudanese government opposed the peacekeeping mission altogether, and
training was necessary for the African crews, and it was not until November that
the Grizzlies became operational in Darfur.
By then, the Canadians had permission to use the turrets from the US, and
the Grizzlies carried out their actual missions in Darfur with their turrets
installed. The use of Grizzlies in Darfur became a bone of contention; while
only one Grizzly was lost in combat, the crews were regarded as too poorly
trained in their use to use them effectively, and they were withdrawn in 2006.
The Uruguayan Grizzlies were taken from these loaned vehicles after
refurbishment and the desired modifications made.
The Grizzly hull
bears a great resemblance to the LAV-25, though it is a 6x6 instead of an 8x8
vehicle and is shorter in length.
The hull sides are moderately sloped, and the front sharply sloped. The driver
is in the front left, with the engine to his right.
The driver has three vision blocks to his front, one of which can be
removed and replaced by a night vision block.
He has a conventional driver control set.
The turret is small, and is a modified form of one fitted to some
variants of the Cadillac Gage LAV-150 and LAV-300.
It is armed with heavy machinegun and a coaxial medium machinegun.
A few also had a pintle-mounted machinegun on the commander’s cupola,
though this is not reflected in the stats below.
The turret has a commander’s cupola, but there is no hatch for the
gunner. There is a cluster of four smoke grenade launchers on each side of the
turret. (Uruguayan versions have the smoke grenade launchers shifted to either
side of the upper glacis.) The rear troop compartment is accessed via a pair of
rear doors of through hatches on the rear deck.
Two firing ports are found on each side of the troop compartment, and one
in the right rear door. The Grizzly
uses a Detroit Diesel 6V63T turbocharged diesel for power (the same as on the
Bison), and is coupled to an automatic transmission.
The Grizzly can be fitted with a version of the LAST kit, which can be
applied to both the hull and turret; the versions deployed to Darfur did not use
this, nor do Uruguayan versions or police versions. Grizzlies were originally
amphibious, propelled in the water by propellers and steered by rudders; the
propulsion system proved to be troublesome and prone to breakdowns, and after a
few years, was removed (though the bilge pumps remained, disabled). Tires are
run flat and the Grizzly has an off-road suspension, with run-flat tires.
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
Grizzly |
$62,679 |
D, A |
900 kg |
10.5 tons |
3+6 |
6 |
Passive IR (D, G) |
Enclosed |
Grizzly (LAST) |
$64,681 |
D, A |
650 kg |
11.5 tons |
3+6 |
6 |
Passive IR (D, G) |
Enclosed |
Grizzly (Uruguayan) |
$27,068 |
D, A |
1.1 tons |
9.8 tons |
2+7 |
6 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Grizzly (Police) |
$26,261 |
D, A |
1 ton |
10.4 tons |
3+6 |
6 |
Passive IR (D, G), Image Intensification (G) |
Enclosed |
Vehicle |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
Grizzly |
201/101 |
52/26/5 |
204 |
117 |
Trtd |
W(4) |
TF4
TS3 TR3
HF6 HS4
HR3 |
Grizzly (LAST) |
188/94 |
43/22/4 |
204 |
128 |
Trtd |
W(4) |
TF6Sp TS5Sp
TR3 HF8Sp
HS6Sp HR3* |
Grizzly (Uruguayan) |
212/108 |
55/27/6 |
204 |
109 |
Trtd |
W(4) |
HF6
HS4 HR3 |
Grizzly (Police) |
203/102 |
52/26/5 |
204 |
116 |
Trtd |
W(4) |
TF4
TS3 TR3
HF6 HS4
HR3 |
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
Grizzly |
+1 |
Fair |
M-2HB, L-6 |
1000x.50,
4400x7.62mm |
Grizzly (Uruguayan) |
None |
None |
L-6 (C) |
2200x7.62mm |
*Hull floor AV is 5; hull and turret roof AV is 3.
Notes:
The LAV-25 is based on the Canadian version of the Swiss Piranha II 8x8
APC, called the LAV II chassis by GDLS.
The primary customers of the LAV-25 are the US Marines, who have bought
2036 of them as of 2017. Other
users include the Saudi Arabian National Guard, the Iraqi Army (a recent
acquisition), New Zealand (who call it the NZLAV) and the Australians, who use a
highly-customized version called the ASLAV.
The US Army also tested, but ultimately did not procure, the LAV-25 for
use by the 82nd Airborne division and later for what became the
Stryker Brigades. The Canadians
also use the LAV-25, though only in the reconnaissance Coyote configuration. In
addition to the standard LAV-25, several specialized variants of the LAV-25
exist, ranging from scout versions to ARVs to mortar carriers.
(Only APC-type variants will be included in this entry.) The LAV-25 uses
the same chassis as the Bison (above), and in many ways, the two vehicles may be
regarded as variants of each other.
As a variant of
the Piranha, the LAV-25 has the wedge-shaped nose and moderately-sloped sides of
the basic chassis, and an 8x8 suspension with front and rear sets of wheels with
independent steering, giving the LAV-25 a surprisingly small turning radius.
For standard road use, the LAV-25 normally uses only the four rear wheels
as drive wheels, switching to 8-wheel drive off road.
The LAV-25 is amphibious with a minimum of preparation (about 2 minutes),
and is propelled in the water by propellers and steered by rudders.
Power is provided by the standard LAV II engine, the Detroit Diesel 6V53T
275-horsepower turbocharged diesel.
This is coupled to an automatic transmission and the driver has a conventional
drive control setup. The driver is
located on the front left and has three vision blocks to his front.
The turret is to
the rear of the driver, slightly forward of center; it carries a commander and
gunner, with the commander having a cupola with all-around vision blocks and the
gunner having a hatch with vision blocks to his front, left, and rear.
The sights and night vision devices are provided for the gunner, but
available to the commander, and he has auxiliary controls for the autocannon and
coax. Though at first on US Marine versions, the commander did not have his own
weapon, these were increasingly fitted after Desert Storm and now virtually all
of them are armed with a commander’s machinegun.
Other countries used commander’s machineguns from the start.
The turret is armed with an autocannon and coaxial machinegun, though
sighting equipment and stabilization is sketchy.
Half the ammunition for the autocannon and coaxial machinegun is stowed
in the turret, with the rest being elsewhere in the vehicle.
A cluster of six smoke grenade launchers is found on each side of the
turret on US Marine versions; clusters of four are used by other countries.
The troop compartment is at the rear and normally carries six troops,
though seven can be accommodated with a little more squeezing.
They enter and exit through doors in the rear of the vehicle.
Two firing points are found on each side and one in each rear door; these
are normally designed specifically for the small arms used by the country in
question, though in general they can accommodate the M-16/M-4 series, the Steyr
AUG and its variants, the Minimi and M-249 and their variants, and the MAG and
M-240 and their variants. The LAV-25 can take a version of the LAST appliqué
armor kit.
Starting in the
1990s, US Marine LAV-25s went through a SLEP (Service Life Extension Program),
becoming the LAV-25A1. Improvements
included the addition of a ballistic computer, better gun stabilization, the
addition of a commander’s machinegun (on US Marine models), and a general
overhaul of the vehicle. Virtually
all LAV-25s currently fielded in the world today are LAV-25A1s.
An air conditioner makes squeezing the seventh troop or Marine into the
LAV-25 impossible. Some parts of the Phase I upgrades are also being applied to
other LAV-25 versions.
Currently, US
Marine LAV-25s are undergoing another update program, which started in 2005;
this was at first called the LAV-25A2, then simply the LAV-A2.
This is taking place in two phases; Phase I adds additional Kevlar
anti-spalling liners inside and makes the LAST kit standard.
It also improves the fire suppression equipment and upgrades the
suspension, improving off-road capability.
Unfortunately, this makes the LAV-A2 too heavy and unbalanced for
reliable amphibious operations, and these features are being deleted on the
LAV-A2. Phase II adds thermal
imaging as well as a laser rangefinder, and an improved fire control computer.
It further improves gun stabilization. Phase II upgrades began in 2007,
but are progressing slowly. The
suspension and fire suppression upgrades will also be applied to other LAV-25
versions.
Other Variants
The LAV-LOG
(also called simply the LAV-L)
is turretless and has a raised superstructure.
It is used as an armored truck of sorts, i.e., a logistics carrier.
It is used only by the US Marines.
The resulting vehicle is externally similar to the Bison, but internally,
it is very different. Instead of
the turret, the LAV-LOG has a commander’s cupola on the front center of the
raised portion which is armed with a pintle-mounted weapon. The roof of the
raised portion has large hatches to give easy access for the loading and
unloading of supplies, and a crane over the left rear wheel with a capacity of
550 kilograms assist in this. The
rear doors are replaced with one large door, and the rear face also has a ramp.
The rear opening is large enough for the LAV-LOG to be loaded by small
forklifts. The floor and walls have a set of rollers and tie-down and lock-down
points to allow the LAV-LOG to carry bulk supplies or loose supplies.
Removable bench seats can be added to make the LAV-LOG an
ad hoc APC; these allow 8 Marines to
be carried.
The LAV-C2 is
the command version of the LAV-25 series, and is roughly analogous to the M-577.
Externally, the LAV-C2 is similar to the LAV-LOG, though it has several
antennas and does not have the crane.
As with most such command vehicles, the LAV-C2 carries an extensive radio
fit, including two short-range, two medium-range, and two long-range radios, one
of which is data-capable. A
map board, plotting supplies, and office-type supplies are carried. A ruggedized
laptop computer is carried. A BMS
system upgrade is being applied to the LAV-C2, and is included in the stats
below. A hand-held image
intensifier, thermal imager, and laser rangefinder is included. Two hatches are
found on the rear deck, and the front of the raised area has two hatches, one
for the vehicle commander near the front center and one for the senior command
member to his right. A tent may be
extended at the rear of the vehicle to double the working area, and a folding
table and three folding chairs are carried. A LAV-C2 with a LAST kit is too
heavy for amphibious operations, as is the LAVA1-C2.
The LAV-MEWSS
(Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System) is a version of the LAV-25 chassis
packed with equipment for radio and radar jamming functions. The LAV-MEWSS’
equipment is capable of jamming all radio frequencies, though only two bands at
a time, within 30 km, to a point that all radio skill level checks are three
levels more difficult – it is a powerful, though short-range, ECM signal.
It can also jam radar within 30 km, degrading radar by two levels of
effectiveness. As a secondary
function, the LAV-MEWSS carries a ground-surveillance radar and an artillery
counterbattery radar. Four
long-range radios are carried, and the radio operator is usually an intelligence
specialist. Firing ports are plated over. The LAV-MEWSS with a LAST kit is not
amphibious, nor is the LAV-MEWSSA1
The Coyote
The Coyote is a
scout/surveillance version of the LAV-25. It is used only by Canada. The Coyote
was designed to replace the M-114 Lynx in Canadian service. No dismount troops
are carried, and most of the rear is taken up by a variety of reconnaissance and
surveillance gear. The Coyote is
fitted with thermal vision, a laser designator, a ground-surveillance radar with
an extendable mast 10 meters high and a range of 10 km (it is a small radar), a
video camera and VCR (linked to all visual and surveillance devices, and later
replaced with digital storage), a digital compass system, a GPS system, and
chemical and radiation detection equipment. The radio fit includes one
short-range, one medium-range, and two long-range radios, one of which is
data-capable. The radar mast also mounts a thermal imager and image intensifier,
as well as an LLTV camera. The Coyote can detect and attempt to intercept radio
broadcasts within 50 kilometers, and an onboard computer helps analyze and
record collected data. In addition, there is a front-mounted winch with a
capacity of 6804kg.
The Coyote is
often equipped with the LAST kit, but firing ports are plated over.
The extra equipment on the Coyote unbalances it, rendering it incapable
of amphibious operations, and that equipment is not fitted to the Coyote.
The ASLAV
The ASLAV is
somewhat heavier than the standard LAV-25.
This is primarily due to the inclusion of an air conditioner, slightly
increased armor (especially the floor), and radiation shielding.
The ASLAV also usually employs a wire cutter on a pole to protect the
driver, commander, and gunner. Rounds for the autocannon are increased, and for
the machineguns decreased. Other than this, the basic ASLAV is almost identical
to the basic LAV-25. Phase 1 was
the initial testing program; Phase 2 was the initial acquisition program.
Phase 3 will increase the amount of locally-produced components, as well
as fit the ASLAV with a laser rangefinder, and thermal imager as well as
improved electrical components. More ASLAVs of all versions will also be
acquired under Phase III, and the new ASLAVs will be built to the Phase III
standards. The Type I ASLAV is used primarily as a scout vehicle rather than an
APC, though it does carry a scout dismount team.
The Type II and
Type III ASLAV is based on the Bison, and is found in that entry above (for the
ASLAV Type II) and eventually on the Canadian Engineer Vehicles (for the ASLAV
Type III). The Australians do not
use the LAST kit.
Twilight 2000
Notes: In the Twilight 2000 timeline, the LAV-25 is used in large numbers by the
US Marines. Some later modifications such as digital storage on the Coyote were
not applied to the versions used in the Twilight War.
The LAV-A2 does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline, and only about
half the LAV-25s are LAV-25A1s. The
US Marines employed 12 Coyotes, and the US Army seven. The Canadians also made
some use of the LAV-25 APC, mostly inside of Canada herself; this is in addition
to the Coyotes they used elsewhere in the world.
The US Army used them in the 9th Motorized Infantry Division,
as well as in several units raised later in the war and as replacement vehicles
for vehicles such as APCs and scout vehicles.
LAV-25s could be found in small numbers in Western US-based units, and in
somewhat larger numbers in use by the Texas Army National Guard’s 49th
AD. The Australians employ some 150
ASLAVs, mostly of the standard configuration, which do get used as APCs in some
cases; they also have some 25% of their ASLAV force being of Type II and Type
III ASLAVs.
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
LAV-25 |
$80,322 |
D, A |
1.8 tons |
12.8 tons |
3+6 |
8 |
Passive IR (D,
G), Image Intensification (G) |
Enclosed |
LAV-25 (LAST) |
$83,596 |
D, A |
1.4 tons |
14.5 tons |
3+6 |
8 |
Passive IR (D,
G), Image Intensification (G) |
Enclosed |
LAV-25A1 |
$125,789 |
D, A |
1.4 tons |
14.6 tons |
3+6 |
8 |
Passive IR (D,
G), Image Intensification (G) |
Enclosed |
LAV-A2 |
$166,489 |
D, A |
1.3 tons |
14.8 tons |
3+6 |
8 |
Passive IR (D,
G), Image Intensification (G), Thermal Imaging (G) |
Enclosed |
LAV-LOG |
$36,085 |
D, A |
2.2 tons |
12 tons |
2 (+8) |
8 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-LOG (LAST) |
$38,516 |
D, A |
2.1 tons |
13.5 tons |
2 (+8) |
6 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-LOGA1 |
$40,947 |
D, A |
2.1 tons |
13.6 tons |
2 (+8) |
8 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-A2-LOG |
$41,957 |
D, A |
2 tons |
13.8 tons |
2 (+8) |
8 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-C2 |
$460,265 |
D, A |
900 kg |
13.5 tons |
2+3 |
10 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-C2 (LAST) |
$463,696 |
D, A |
600 kg |
15 tons |
2+3 |
10 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-C2A1 |
$468,223 |
D, A |
600 kg |
15.1 tons |
2+3 |
10 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-A2-C2 |
$469,223 |
D, A |
900 kg |
15.3 tons |
2+3 |
10 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-MEWSS |
$639,615 |
D, A |
600 kg |
13.8 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-MEWSS (LAST) |
$642,046 |
D, A |
600 kg |
15.3 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-MEWSSA1 |
$645,477 |
D, A |
600 kg |
15.4 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
LAV-A2-MEWSS |
$647,577 |
D, A |
500 kg |
15.6 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Coyote |
$501,403 |
D, A |
750 kg |
13.4 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D,
G. C), Image Intensification (G, C, Mast), Thermal Imaging (G, C, Mast),
GSR (Mast) |
Enclosed |
Coyote (LAST) |
$504,677 |
D, A |
325 kg |
15.1 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D,
G. C), Image Intensification (G, C, Mast), Thermal Imaging (G, C, Mast),
GSR (Mast) |
Enclosed |
ASLAV |
$61,759 |
D, A |
1.6 tons |
13.2 tons
|
3+6 |
8 |
Passive IR (D,
G), Image Intensification (G) |
Shielded |
ASLAV Phase III |
$76,259 |
D, A |
1.6 tons |
13.2 tons
|
3+6 |
8 |
Passive IR (D,
G), Image Intensification (G), Thermal Imaging |
Shielded |
Vehicle |
Tr
Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
LAV-25 |
172/87 |
40/20/5 |
300 |
144 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF6
TS4 TR4
HF6 HS4
HR4 |
LAV-25 (LAST) |
158/80 |
37/18/5 |
300 |
163 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF8Sp
TS6Sp TR4
HF10Sp HS6Sp
HR5* |
LAV-25A1 |
157/79 |
37/18/5 |
300 |
145 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF8Sp
TS6Sp TR4
HF10Sp HS6Sp
HR5* |
LAV-A2 |
155/88 |
36/20 |
300 |
147 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF8Sp
TS6Sp TR4
HF10Sp HS6Sp
HR5* |
LAV-LOG |
184/93 |
43/21/5 |
300 |
135 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6
HS4 HR4 |
LAV-LOG (LAST) |
163/82 |
38/19/5 |
300 |
152 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV-LOGA1 |
162/81 |
38/19/5 |
300 |
153 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV-A2-LOG |
160/90 |
38/21 |
300 |
155 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV-C2 |
164/83 |
38/19 |
300 |
145 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6
HS4 HR4 |
LAV-C2 (LAST) |
145/74 |
34/17 |
300 |
164 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV-C2A1 |
144/74 |
34/17 |
300 |
165 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV-A2-C2 |
142/82 |
34/19 |
300 |
167 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV-MEWSS |
161/81 |
37/19/4 |
300 |
154 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF6
HS4 HR4 |
LAV-MEWSS (LAST) |
142/72 |
33/17 |
300 |
174 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV-MEWSSA1 |
141/71 |
33/17 |
300 |
175 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV-A2-MEWSS |
139/79 |
32/19 |
300 |
177 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF10Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
Coyote |
166/84 |
39/19 |
300 |
150 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF6
TS4 TR4
HF6 HS4
HR4 |
Coyote (LAST) |
152/73 |
33/17 |
300 |
169 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF8Sp
TS6Sp TR4
HF10Sp HS6Sp
HR5* |
ASLAV/Phase III |
168/85 |
39/20/5 |
300 |
147 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF7
TS4 TR4
HF6 HS4
HR4* |
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
LAV-25 |
+1 |
Basic |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, L-6 or MAG or M-240, L-6 or MAG or M-240 (C) |
630x25mm,
1620x7.62mm |
LAV-25A1 |
+2 |
Fair |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, M-240, M-240 (C) |
630x25mm,
1620x7.62mm |
LAV-A2 |
+4 |
Good |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, M-240, M-240 (C) |
630x25mm,
1620x7.62mm |
LAV-LOG/C2/MEWSS |
None |
None |
M-240 (C) |
1000x7.62mm |
Coyote |
+3 |
Fair |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, L-6, L-6 (C) |
210x25mm,
1140x7.62mm |
ASLAV |
+1 |
Basic |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, MAG, MAG (C) |
720x25mm,
1500x7.62mm |
ASLAV Phase III |
+2 |
Fair |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, MAG, MAG (C) |
720x25mm,
1500x7.62mm |
*Hull floor AV is 5; hull and turret roof AV is 3.
GDLS LAV III Kodiak
Notes: The LAV
III, called the Kodiak in Canadian service, replaced the Bison as an APC in
Canadian service, and is also used by Saudi Arabia and New Zealand (who call it
the NZLAV III). The LAV III offers
increased armor protection, the ability to take armor upgrades based on ceramic
composite and bar/slat armor which dramatically increases protection without
greatly increasing weight like the LAST kit, a strengthened undercarriage and
suspension both for off-road performance and mine protection, and a collective
NBC system, as well as air conditioning as standard.
The resulting vehicle is also not drastically larger than the LAV-25 (but
it is larger), though interior room is improved.
The fire control, gun stabilization, and sights are improved, and some
electronic aids are added. There
are a few variants in service, including an ATGM vehicle, an ISC version with a
raised hull and an RWS instead of a turret, a CPV, an OPV (Observation Post
Vehicle), and a combat engineer vehicle. In addition to Canada, Saudi Arabia
employs 19 Kodiaks.
The LAV III also
forms the basis of the US Stryker APC.
This version will eventually have its own entry under US Wheeled APCs.
The basic form
of the Kodiak makes it look similar to the LAV-25, though the LAV III is
noticeably more heavily built. The
turret mounts the same weapons as the LAV-25, but fire control and gun
stabilization is greatly improved, and night vision equipment is dramatically
better. On each side of the turret
are a cluster of four smoke grenade launchers. The gunner and commander have LCD
screens displaying various information about the vehicle’s state, and the
commander and driver also have access to a GPS and tactical navigation system
(TACNAV) along with a digital compass.
The LCD monitors also display the view through the sights and vision
devices to the gunner and commander. The commander has an independent thermal
imager and image intensifier as well as a telescopic day sight, giving him a
hunter/killer capability. The commander also has access to a 6-million
candlepower searchlight with white light and IR channels.
The driver is in his customary place in the front left, and has standard
driving controls. The Kodiak is
powered by a Caterpillar 3126 turbocharged diesel developing 350 horsepower,
coupled to an automatic transmission.
The 8x8 suspension can be switched to 4x8 (with the rear set of wheels
providing the power) to improve on-road performance; it is also beefed up to
improve off-road performance. All
wheels have antilock brakes and run-flat tires, as well as a traction control
system. In the front of the hull is a winch with a capacity of 6804 kg and 100
meters of cable. The LAV III is not amphibious.
The troops enter
and exit through a rear ramp with a door in it, and have two large hatches on
the rear hull roof. There are no
firing ports. The crew and passengers are protected by an automatic fire
detection and suppression system for the driver’s compartment, engine
compartment, turret basket, and rear troop compartment.
The crew and passengers also have the protection of a collective NBC
system, and Kodiak has a chemical agent detector and a radiation meter.
The Kodiak is radiologically protected. Armor is still of steel, though
it is improved over that of the LAV-25. The Kodiak has a laser/radar warning
receiver to alert the crew when they are being targeted. The crew and troops
have air conditioning.
The armor can be
supplemented by a composite appliqué armor kit called MEXAS which provides
excellent levels of protection without adding undue weight. The Kodiak can also
be fitted with bar/slat armor around its hull to further foil HE-type rounds
(Including HEAT); this acts as spaced armor with an AV of 1, and from some
angles, gives a sort of “double spaced” effect (the 2D6 normally added to a hit
are not added on, and then the hit is reduced by a further 2D6). The hull floor
is especially strengthened; though it does not have the V-shape of true MRAPs,
the design does to an extent channel away blasts, and troops and equipment
inside suffer 10% less damage. The
bar/slat armor adds 300 kg to the weight of the vehicle and slows it by 2%, and
increases fuel consumption by 2%. The Kodiak is not air-portable with the
bar/slat armor in place. The ramp
is not covered by the bar/slat armor though the area immediately to the right
and left of the ramp are – 25% of all rear-quarter hits will hit the bar/slat
armor. The Kodiak employs thermal dampening technology which presents a -2
penalty to those trying to detect it by IR/thermal-based vision devices or when
an IR-guided weapon tries to lock on.
The relatively
high center of gravity of the Kodiak has led to some possible problems on roads
with soft sides or unstable terrain – 12 rollover accidents may have been caused
by the high center of gravity in such terrain.
The LAV III Upgrades
(LAV 6.0)
After duty in
Afghanistan, some 33% of Kodiaks came home combat-ineffective, with damage
ranging from electrical wear to the effects of IED attacks.
Some 34 were totaled outright by IED or RPG attack.
This brought to the fore the urgent need to improve the Kodiak in major
ways, if, as the MoD stated, they were to remain in service until 2035.
The upgrades are known collectively as LAV III 6.0, or LAVUP. Among the
improvements are a complete “as new” refurbishment, larger hatches and openings
on armored steps, an improved day/night vision suite to give a true
hunter/killer capability, and improved brakes and electrical systems.
A BMS system has been added which is NATO compatible. An NBC Overpressure
system has been added, as well as an optical chemical detection system. The
LAVUP driver has CCD day/night cameras around the vehicle, and the driver and
commander can use these cameras for navigation.
The commander’s C-6 machinegun is replaced with a smaller, more flexible
M-249 SAW. The crew is seated on
energy-absorbing seats.
Some 500 Kodiaks
are to be upgraded, with most of these upgrades to be done by 2018.
Other Kodiak variants are now being upgraded in the much the same manner.
Foremost among
the improvements, however, was an increase in the armor envelope, particularly
the addition of a V-type hull floor which itself has much more base armor, with
alternating layers of aluminum and Kevlar.
A bar/slat cage may be added, or ERA.
On the hull and turret, a combination of MEXAS applique and welded
aluminum plates have been added.
(Unfortunately, weight has also increased dramatically, leading to a more
powerful engine.) A 450 horsepower Caterpillar C-9 engine was installed. To
accommodate the larger engine, a much-enlarged radiator and beefed-up suspension
have been fitted; in addition, the wheel housings, hydraulic likes. Brake lines,
and electrical connections underneath the vehicle are under armored panels.
The NZLAV III is
being upgraded in a similar manner, and the Australians are procuring 108 NZLAV
III variants.
The Canadian
Army is currently experimenting with the addition of an Israeli-made Trophy
Light Active Defense System. This
is included below as a “what-if.”
Details are found in the Glossary for Ground Vehicles (Or should by the time I
publish this; as always, no guarantees!)
Other APC Versions
The LAV III ISC
is similar in concept to the Bison ISC, carrying a larger infantry squad and
lacking the standard Kodiak turret.
Instead, the ISC is equipped with the German-designed Nanuk RWS, equipped with
either an M-2HB or Mk 19 AGL. The
commander is inside the armor envelope, and controls his weapon and sees through
the sights and night vision devices via a downlinked monitor.
The ISC has many of the other features of the Kodiak, including the GPS
with TACNAV, vehicle state computer, laser/radar warning receiver, the chassis
and suspension, and the front-mounted winch.
It can take its own version of the MEXAS appliqué armor package, as well
as bar/slat armor. The ISC retains the smoke grenade clusters, though they are
moved to the top front corners of the raised portion of the vehicle hull.
The LAV III CPV
is the command version of the ISC, and is
equipped with two short-range, two medium-range, and two long-range radios, one
of which is data-capable. The Bison
CPV has a ruggedized laptop computer as well as a modern Battlefield Management
System, and also has the GPS and TACNAV system of the Kodiak.
The commander’s position is reduced to a cupola with a machinegun. A tent
can be erected at the rear to double the work space, and a folding table and
chairs are carried to assist in this. A hand-held thermal imager, image
intensifier, and laser rangefinder are provided.
The Columbians
have recently ordered the LAV III 6.0; however on the turrets of their Kodiaks,
instead of a commander’s hatch, their Kodiaks are equipped with RWSs armed with
either MAG or M-2HB machineguns.
The RWSs are equipped with night vision and telescopic day channels and CCDs.
The commander either leaves and enters through the rear of the gunner’s
hatch. A complaint by their crews
is that they are very top-heavy.
These Columbian vehicles do not have a BMS.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Kodiak replacement of the LAV-25 and Bison had just begun when the
Twilight War began, and no more than 40 were produced for Canada in the Twilight
2000 timeline. 75% of these were standard Kodiaks, with the rest being a mix of
ISCs and CPVs; OSV, ATGM, and engineer versions were not built. A few examples
(about 12) of these vehicles were tested by the US Marines and taken into
service when the war started. The
LAVUP was not only not built, it was never even contemplated. The Columbians
never received any Kodiaks.
Merc 2000 Notes:
The Kodiak began replacing the LAV-25 in Canadian and (partially) in US Marine
service in 2006.
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
Kodiak |
$316,312 |
D, A |
2 tons |
17 tons |
3+7 |
9 |
Passive IR (D, G, C), Image Intensification (G, C), Thermal Imaging (C) |
Shielded |
Kodiak (MEXAS) |
$319,849 |
D, A |
1.7 tons |
17.5 tons |
3+7 |
9 |
Passive IR (D, G, C), Image Intensification (G, C), Thermal Imaging (C) |
Shielded |
LAV III ISC |
$133,914 |
D, A |
2.2 tons |
16.6 tons |
2+9 |
6 |
Passive IR (D,
C), Image Intensification (C) |
Shielded |
LAV III ISC
(MEXAS) |
$136,567 |
D, A |
2.1 tons |
17 tons |
2+9 |
6 |
Passive IR (D,
C), Image Intensification (C) |
Shielded |
LAV III CPV |
$366,488 |
D, A |
1 ton |
17.5 tons |
2+4 |
10 |
Passive IR (D) |
Shielded |
LAV III CPV
(MEXAS) |
$369,141 |
D, A |
800 kg |
17.9 tons |
2+4 |
10 |
Passive IR (D) |
Shielded |
LAV III 6.0 |
$711,759 |
D, A |
2.57 tons |
19.05 tons |
3+7 |
15 |
Passive IR (D, G, C), Image Intensification (G, C), Thermal Imaging (G,
C), Day/Night CCTV (x5) |
Shielded |
LAV III 6.0
w/Trophy Light |
$779,342 |
D, A |
2.47 tons |
19.45 tons |
3+7 |
16 |
Passive IR (D, G, C), Image Intensification (G, C), Thermal Imaging (G,
C), Day/Night CCTV (x5) |
Shielded |
Columbian LAV
III 6.0 |
$553,640 |
D, A |
2.07 tons |
19.45 tons |
3+7 |
16 |
Passive IR (D, G, C), Image Intensification (G, C), Thermal Imaging (G,
C), Day/Night CCTV (x5) |
Shielded |
Vehicle |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
Kodiak |
144/82 |
33/19 |
400 |
147 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF7Sp
TS6Sp TR4
HF9Sp HS6Sp
HR5* |
Kodiak (MEXAS) |
140/80 |
32/18 |
400 |
151 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF10Cp TS8Sp
TR4 HF12Cp
HS9Sp HR5* |
LAV III ISC |
147/84 |
34/19 |
400 |
143 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF9Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV III ISC
(MEXAS) |
144/82 |
33/19 |
400 |
147 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF12Cp HS9Sp
HR5* |
LAV III CPV |
140/80 |
32/18 |
400 |
151 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF9Sp
HS6Sp HR5* |
LAV III CPV
(MEXAS) |
137/78 |
31/18 |
400 |
155 |
Stnd |
W(6) |
HF12Cp HS9Sp
HR5* |
LAV III 6.0 |
167/95 |
38/22 |
400 |
171 |
Trtd |
W(8) |
TF14Cp TS12Cp
TR6 HF16Cp
HS13Cp HR7** |
LAV III 6.0
w/Trophy Light |
164/93 |
37/22 |
400 |
174 |
Trtd |
W(8) |
TF14Cp TS12Cp
TR6 HF16Cp
HS13Cp HR7** |
Columbian LAV
III 6.0 |
164/93 |
37/22 |
400 |
174 |
Trtd*** |
W(8) |
TF14Cp TS12Cp
TR6 HF16Cp
HS13Cp HR7*** |
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
Kodiak |
+4 |
Good |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, L-6, L-6 (C) |
845x25mm, 2175x7.62mm |
LAV III ISC |
+2 |
Fair |
M-2HB or Mk 19
(C) |
1250x.50 or 400x40mm |
LAV CPV |
None |
None |
L-6 (C) |
1250x7.62mm |
LAV III 6.0 |
+4 |
Good |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, L-6, M-249 (C) |
845x25mm, 2175x7.62mm, 3000x5.56mm |
LAV II 6.0
w/Trophy Light |
+4 |
Good |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, L-6, M-249 (C), Trophy Light System |
845x25mm, 2175x7.62mm, 3000x5.56mm, 10xTrophy APS Rounds |
Columbian LAV
III 6.0 |
+4/+2*** |
Good/Basic*** |
25mm M-242
ChainGun, L-6, L-6 or M-2HB (C) |
845x25mm, 2175x7.62mm, 2175x7.62mm or 1300x.50 |
*Hull and Turret Roof AV is 3; Hull Floor AV is 5Sp.
**Hull and Turret Roof AV is 5; Hull Floor is 8Sp and has a V-type hull.
***Hull and Turret Roof AV is 5; Hull Floor is 8Sp and has a V-type hull.
The Columbian LAV III 6.0 has a double turret; 75% or turret hits will
hit the main turret, and the other 25% the RWS.
The RWS has an AV of TF3Sp, TS3Sp, and TR of 3.
The RWS uses the second set of figures for Fire Control and
Stabilization.