James D'Angina

LAV-25

The Marine Corps' Light Armored Vehicle

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The Light Armored Vehicle 25 (LAV-25) has played a significant role in transforming United States Marine Corps doctrine since its introduction in the early 1980s. The Marine Corps' Light Armored Vehicle program was based on the proven Swiss MOWAG Piranha series of 4x4, 6x6, and 8x8 wheeled vehicles. However, developing organizational units, tactics, and employment of the weapon system within the force structure of the Marine Corps proved to be more of a challenge than fielding the weapon system. This resulted in multiple re-designations for LAV units within the Corps. The LAV first saw combat in Panama during Operation Just Cause and LAV-25s… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Morshead, Henry (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-84908-903-6
EAN: 9781849089036
Produktnummer: 14011105
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 48 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 12'918 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 10 b/w; 37 col

Über den Autor

James D'Angina and is the former Chief Curator for the US Army's Air Defense Artillery Museum, Fort Bliss, Texas, and currently works as a USAF Historian for the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan. He writes articles for his unit as well as an annual unit history for the Air Force historical system, and has contributing many articles for the USAF and USMC. Henry Morshead is a design consultant in the European automotive and aerospace sectors, with clients including Bentley, Citroen and Airbus. A former officer in the Royal Engineers and illustrator for Jane's, he maintains a keen interest in the design and use of military land and air vehicles.