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An LAV-25 wheeled armoured vehicle being used by U.S. Marines, 2002.
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LAV-25

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An LAV-25 wheeled armoured vehicle being used by U.S. Marines, 2002.
An LAV-25 wheeled armoured vehicle being used by U.S. Marines, 2002.

The LAV-25 is a wheeled, light armored vehicle with all-terrain capabilities, first fielded by the U.S. Marine Corps in 1983. It weighs 12.8 tons, has a three-person crew, and can transport six infantrymen. Its armament typically includes a turret-mounted 25-mm chain gun and two 7.62-mm machine guns. The LAV-25 was the primary U.S. wheeled armored vehicle for about two decades and has seen service in conflicts such as the Iraq War.12

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