LAV II
| LAV II | |
|---|---|
American LAV-25s in 2006 | |
| Type | Armoured car |
| Place of origin | Canada |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1980s–present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | General Motors Diesel |
| Developed from | AVGP |
| Developed into | |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 14.4 t (15.9 short tons) |
| Length | 6.39 m (21.0 ft) |
| Width | 2.50 m (8.2 ft) |
| Height | 2.69 m (8.8 ft) |
| Crew | 2–4 (depending on variant) |
Main armament | 1 × M242 25mm chain gun with 1 × C6 7.62mm machine gun (coaxial)(Coyote variant only) |
Secondary armament | 1 × C6 7.62mm machine gun (pintle) 8 × grenade launchers (2 × cluster of 4) (all variants) |
| Engine | Detroit Diesel 6V53T 275hp |
| Suspension | 8×8 wheeled, 4× drive |
Operational range | 650 km (400 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) (land) 10 km/h (5.4 kn) (water) |
The LAV II is the second generation of the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) family. The LAV II is an 8×8 vehicle unlike the 6×6 Armoured Vehicle General Purpose, which is a LAV based on the Piranha I. The United States Marine Corps was the first user of the LAV II, which it calls the LAV-25. Canada procured two main variants: the Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle and the Bison armoured utility vehicle. LAV IIs in Australia are known as the ASLAV.