LAV-25
Unofficial
names/slang: Pig, Destroyer (by Iraqi troops)
Function:
Provide strategic mobility to reach and engage the
threat, tactical mobility for effective use of fire
power, fire power to defeat soft and armored
targets, battlefield survivability to carry out
combat missions.
Contractor:
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Unit cost:
approx. $900,000
Length:
20' - 11.5"
Width: 8'
- 2.5"
Height:
8' - 5" (not including upper machine gun pintle
mount)
Speed: 62
mph (land), 6 mph (water)
Weight
(Combat Loaded): 28,200 lbs.
Max. Trench
Crossing: 81 inches
Max. Grade:
60%
Max. Side
Slope: 30%
Turning
Radius: 51' - 0"
Crew: 3
(Driver, gunner, commander) and 6 troops
Range:
approx. 410 mi
Engine:
Detroit Diesel
6V53T @ 275 HP
Drive Train:
5 forward gears, 1 reverse; Full-time 4 wheel
(rear), selective 8 wheel drive; water: 2
propellers, 4 rudders
Armament:
M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun firing at single
shot, 100 rpm, or 200 rpm; M240 7.62mm machine gun
mounted coaxial to the main gun; (8) L8A1 smoke
grenade launchers
Ammunition:
25mm NATO standard, M790 series, HEI-T, APDS-T,
TP-T, M910, M919, APFSDS-T, and FAPDS-T - 210 ready
rounds, 210 stowed rounds; 7.62mm - 660 ready
rounds, 660 stowed rounds
Additional
Equipment: Self-recovery winch - 15,000 lbs.
Crew: 4 -
1 driver, 1 commander, 1 gunner, 1 loader
Air
Transportability: C-130 - 1, C-141 - 2, C-5B -
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Features:
The LAV-25 is an all-terrain, all-weather vehicle
with night capabilities. It is air transportable via
C-130, C-141, C-5 and CH-53E. When combat loaded
there are 210 ready rounds and 420 stowed rounds of
25mm ammunition as well as 400 ready rounds and 1200
stowed rounds of 7.62mm. There are 8 ready rounds
and 8 stowed rounds of smoke grenades. A
supplementary M240E1 7.62mm machine gun can be
pintle-mounted at the commander's station in the
turret. The LAV-25 is fully amphibious with a
maximum of 3 minutes preparation.
The 25mm Vehicle Rapid Fire Weapon System,
better known as the Bushmaster, is the primary
armament for the Army's Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
The Marine Corps carries this weapon on the Light
Armored Vehicle (LAV) while the Navy carries it on
many of its ocean-going vessels to deal with small
attack craft. The gun is chain driven and allows
single shot or automatic fire. It fires both
European and U.S. 25mm ammunition and provides
dual-feed instantaneous selection of either armor
piercing or high explosive ammunition.
Other configurations:
- LAV-AT
(Anti-Tank) - Armed with TOW II missile launcher
(2 ready-fire, 14 stowed)
- LAV-AD
(Air Defense) - 25mm chain gun turret
removed and replaced with one 1800 RPM GAU-12/U
25mm gatling gun and Stinger missile launcher (8
ready-fire, 8 stowed)
- LAV-C2
(Command & Control) - 25mm chain gun turret
removed and replaced with communication gear
- LAV-L
(Logistics) - 25mm chain gun turret removed
and replaced with cargo space for ammunition,
rations, and vehicle maintenance supplies for
forward deployed units
- LAV-M
(Mortar) - 25mm chain gun turret removed and
replaced with an M252 81mm mortar (99 rounds)
- LAV-R
(Recovery) - 25mm chain gun turret removed and
replaced with 9000 lb boom crane. Also includes
30,000 lb winch, mobile power generator, and
welding/cutting gear
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