Cadillac Gage used two LAV-300 6圆 AFVs along with a modified LAV-150. entered the competition with a Scorpion 90 and two Stormer APCs, retrofitted with a Bushmaster cannon – all of them were tracked vehicles. Two prototypes from each company were to be armed with the 25mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun and one with a 90mm Cockerill cannon, thus demonstrating the design's ability to carry different weapons systems.Īlvis Ltd. The three companies needed to submit three prototypes each (note that tracked or wheeled wasn't a requirement at this point). Only 3 of the 20 companies were seriously evaluated: military contacted 20 separate companies with the requirements in April 1981. Both military formations agreed to the initial proposal and the U.S. There was the Bradley, but the endless delays and other issues in its development along with its dimensions did not make it a good candidate (and that's putting it mildly).
It had to be compact enough to fit into standard U.S.Marine Corps in 1980 with a proposal to get them a new light armored vehicle for these purposes. The Senate Armed Services Committee, which was responsible for handling the issue politically, approached the U.S. Army military doctrine calling for the formation of a new, rapid-deployment force (Rapid Deployment Task Force) that could be used overseas. The entire LAV series program started in the 1970s with a new U.S. The LAV designation stands for Light Armored Vehicle.
The story of the LAV-105 is closely tied to both the LAV-25 and the Stingray because, essentially, it is the LAV-25 hull with a 105mm Stingray turret, an interesting combination indeed.
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