LAV-25
The LAV (Light Armored Vehicle) is a interesting toy of the USMC. Built by GMC Canada and based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha, the LAV sports a M242 25mm Auto Cannon, coaxial M240 MG, and an additional M240 on the roof.
In Team Yankee
IRL
The LAV-25 is an armored fighting vehicle used by the US Marines Corps for reconnaissance and light fire support. If it weren’t for the fact that it’s armor is only designed to handle small arms fire (later variants improve survivability up to 14.5mm and small explosives), you might be able to classify it as a proper Infantry Fighting Vehicle, as it sports a mean autocannon.
The LAV-25 has many variants that used by the Marines Corps, some represented in Team Yankee (LAV-AT, LAV-M), and some that are not (LAV-AD, which was basically like a hybrid of the M163 VADS and HMMVV SAM but for whatever reason was retired). The US Army uses another MOWAG Piranha derived variant, the more advanced Stryker. Although that variant was only armed with a machine gun until recently and wasn’t adopted until more or less a decade after the Cold War. Other Stryker variants match LAV variants, with the exception of the M1128 MGS which mounts a 105mm cannon.
| US Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | M1 Abrams - M60 Patton - M551 Sheridan - RDF/LT |
| Transports: | M113 Armored Personnel Carrier - UH-1 Huey - AAVP7 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle - Pickup Trucks |
| Troops: | US Mech Platoon - Marine Rifle Platoon - Huey Rifle Platoon - HMMWV Machine Gun Platoon - Light Motor Infantry Platoon - Irregular Militia Group |
| Artillery: | M106 Heavy Mortar Carrier - M109 Howitzer - LAV-M - M270 MLRS |
| Anti-Aircraft: | M163 VADS - M48 Chaparral - M247 Sergeant York - HMMWV SAM |
| Tank Hunters: | M901 ITV - HMMWV-TOW - LAV-AT |
| Recon: | M113 FIST- M113 Scout Section - HMMWV Scout Section - LAV-25 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle |
| Aircraft: | A-10 Warthog - AV-8 Harrier - AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter - AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter |