General Motors Diesel & General Dynamics Land Systems–Australia
Unit cost
A$2.2M
Produced
1995–2007
No. built
257
Variants
See variants
Specifications
Mass
13.2 t (13.0 long tons)
Length
6.53 m (21.4 ft)
Width
2.62 m (8.6 ft)
Height
2.69 m (8.8 ft)
Crew
3
Passengers
6
Main armament
M242 25mm Bushmaster Chain Gun 210 rounds
Secondary armament
FN MAG 58 7.62 mm machine gun 1000 rounds
Engine
Detroit Diesel 6V-53T 205 kW (275 hp)
Power/weight
15.53 kW/tonne
Drive
Wheeled 8x8
Transmission
Allison MT653
Operational range
660 km (410 mi)
Maximum speed
100 km/h (62 mph)
References
Australian Army[1] & Jane's[2]
The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) is an eight-wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle of the LAV II family used by the Australian Army.[3] It was built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada, and developed from the U.S. Marine Corps' LAV-25 and Canadian Army's Bison armoured fighting vehicles.
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^Hart, Russel; Hart, Stephen (2019). Modern Tanks and AFVs 1991-Present. Amber Books Ltd. pp. 195–198. ISBN 978-1-78274-725-3.
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