This article is about the military armoured vehicle. For other uses, see AVGP (disambiguation).
Armoured fighting vehicle
AVGP
A surplus Cougar seen in a militaria event in the UK.
Type
Armoured fighting vehicle
Place of origin
Canada
Service history
In service
1976–present
Used by
See Operators
Production history
No. built
Cougar – 195[1] Grizzly – 274[1] Husky – 27[1][2]
Variants
See Variants
Specifications
Mass
10.7 t
Length
5.97 m
Width
2.50 m
Crew
Cougar: 3 (Commander, gunner and driver, 2 soldiers in rear of vehicle) Husky: 2 (Driver and technician) Grizzly: Commander, gunner and driver, 6 soldiers in rear
Main armament
Cougar: 76 mm L23A1 gun (fires HE, HESH, Smoke BE (base ejected), and Canister rounds)[3] Grizzly: 12.7mm heavy machine gun and a 7.62 mm machine-gun (C6) and 66 mm smoke grenade launchers (2 clusters of 4 launchers)[1] Husky: 7.62 mm machine gun (C6) and 66 mm smoke grenade launchers (2 clusters of 4 launchers)[2]
Secondary armament
Cougar: 7.62 mm machine gun (C6) and 66 mm smoke grenade launchers No 12 (2 clusters of 4 launchers)[3]
Engine
275 hp Detroit Diesel 6V53T two-cycle turbo-charged diesel
Suspension
6×6
Maximum speed
100 km/h
SALH Cougar at CFB Wainwright
The AVGP (Armoured Vehicle General Purpose), later known as the LAV I,[4] is a series of three amphibious armoured fighting vehicles ordered by the Canadian military in the 1970s. The vehicles, named Grizzly, Cougar and Husky respectively, were based on the six-wheeled version of the Swiss Mowag Piranha I, and became the first generation Light Armoured Vehicle produced by General Motors Diesel (later General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada).[5]
The AVGP program led to the development of the 8×8 LAV II, variants of which were adopted as direct replacements for the AVGP. These were the Bison and Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle, which replaced the Grizzly[6] and Cougar respectively.
The Canadian Army retired all AVGP variants beginning in 2005; however, a number of the retired vehicles were transferred to other militaries and police forces, where they continue in use.[7][8]
^ abcd"Grizzly AVGP". Department of National Defence. Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
^ ab"Husky". Department of National Defence. Archived from the original on 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
^ ab"Cougar". Department of National Defence. Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
^McInnes, Captain Mathew (2017). "FIRST PRINCIPLES AND THE GENERATION OF ARMOURED FIGHTING POWER" (PDF). Canadian Army Journal. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^Maas, Frank (Spring 2011). "The Success of the Light Armoured Vehicle" (PDF). Canadian Military History, Volume 20, No. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^"Bison Armored personnel carrier". Military Today. ARG. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^"Background – Armoured Vehicle, General Purpose – the Grizzly ISC". Canadian American Strategic Review. September 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07.
^"AVGPs and the Wheeled LAV Life Extension Project". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
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