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LVT(A)-4 US Marines, 2nd Armoured Amphibian Battalion, Iwo Jima 1945
General Background
The LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) was a class of amphibious vehicles designed for the U.S.Military during WWII. The original idea was for a cargo carrier from ship to shore. It wasn’t
long before it evolved into a troop carrier and a fire support vehicle. After Tarawa the LTV(A)
-1 and LVT(A)-4s were developed into Amtanks with the addition of more armor and heavy fire
power.
Specifications :
| Manufacturer: | Food Machinery Corporation (FMC) |
| Crew : | 5 |
| Weight: | 30,000 lb (13,608 kg) |
| Performance | |
| Power : | 1 x 250 hp Continental engine |
| Speed | |
| Land : | 20 mph (32.18 km/h) |
| Water: | 7.5 mph (12.06 km/h) |
| Range | |
| Land : | 300 miles (482.8 km) |
| Water : | 150 miles (241.39 km) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length : | 26 ft 1 in (7.95 m) |
| Width : | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
| Height : | 8 ft 1 in (2/46 m) |
| Armament: | 61 x 37 mm cannon |
| 3 x .30 caliber machine |