LVT
SERIES OF TRACKED AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
VARIANTS OF THE SERIES
Alligator
- Alternate designation for
LVT-1
and its prototypes.
Alligator Navy Model
- 1940 version of the Roebling 1935 model.
Borg-Warner 15t
- Experimental vehicle resembling the LVT-1.
Borg-Warner A Vehicle
- Experimental 37mm armed version.
Borg-Warner B Vehicle
- Improved A Version.
Buffalo Mk 1
- LVT-4 in service with the UK.
Buffalo Mk 2
- LVT-4 fitted with 20mm cannon mount and used by UK.
Bushmaster
- Alternate designator for the
LVT-3
.
C&E Lightweight
- Lightweight vehicle resembling the T11.
Doodlebug
- LVT modified to lay log carpet over reefs.
FMC Experimental LVT
- Prototype for the LVT-2.
LVT [Machine Shop]
- Repair version.
LVT B15T
- LVT modified into a larger cargo carrier.
LVT Prototype A Gun Carrier
- Experimental fire support version with 105mm howitzer, 1951.
LVT Prototype A Gun Carrier Modified
- Fitted with upgraded angine & transmission.
LVT-R
- LVT-2 fitted with A-frame on rear for recovery duties.
LVT(A)1 [Early]
- Initial production version armed with 37mm gun.
LVT(A)1 [Late]
- Late production version fitted with bow machine gun.
LVT(A)1 [Modified]
- Early production vehicles fitted with shields on the MG mounts.
LVT(A)1 [M24 Turret]
- LVT(A)1 fitted with M24 turret.
LVT(A)4 [Early Production]
- Fitted with turret from M8 gun motor carriage.
LVT(A)4 [Late Production]
- Fitted with turret from M8 gun motor carriage.
LVT(A)4 [Modified]
- Fitted with additional shielded MG mounts.
LVT(A)5 [Armoured]
- Improved LVT(A)4 with gun-stabilizer and power-operated turret.
LVT(A)5 [Late Production]
- Improved LVT(A)5.
LVT(A)5 [Modified]
- Postwar modification with OHP on turret.
LVT(A)5 [Modified 1951 Variant]
- New hull & suspension design.
LVT(A)5 [Prototype]
- Modified LVT(A)4.
LVT(A)6
- Alternate designator for the
LVT Prototype A Gun Carrier
.
LVT-1
- First production version.
LVT-1 [Armoured]
- Marine LVT-1 fitted with improvised armour.
LVT-1 [Pilot]
- Prototype for the LVT 1.
LVT-2
- Improved version with new engine & tracks.
LVT-2 [Gun Shields]
- Gun shields added to the MG mounts on the cab roof.
LVT-2 [Late]
- Late production armoured versions produced for marine units.
LVT-2 [Rocket Launcher]
- Fitted with two rocket launchers on rear top of vehicle.
LVT-3
- Improved design with rear ramp and sponson engines.
LVT-3 Lightweight
- Experimental stripped-down version.
LVT-3 Universal Carrier
- Prototype for LVT-3 with covered hull & louvres in side of hull.
LVT-3 [Winterised]
- Version modified for artic conditions.
LVT-3C
- Variant of the LVT-3 fitted with large shield on the weapon mount.
LVT-3C [Late]
- Late production armoured version with bow machine-gun.
LVT-3C [Postwar Rebuild]
- Wartime LVT-3 rebuilt into a more modern design.
LVTC-3
- Command version of the postwar LVT-3C.
LVT-4
- Improved design with rear ramp and front engine.
LVT-4 [Flamethrower]
- Flamethrower equipped version.
LVT-4 Lightweight
- Version with large portion of track guard removed.
LVT-4 Rocket Carrier
- Fitted with T54 7.2-inch rocket launcher in cargo bay.
LVTA1
- Armoured version of the LVT-1.
LVTA2
- Armoured version of the LVT-2 built to US Army specifications.
LVTA2 [20mm]
- LVTA2 fitted with 20mm cannon mount.
LVTA2 [Applique]
- LVTA2 fitted with applique armour.
LVTA2 [Fire Support]
- Standard LVTA2 modified into fire supprt version.
LVTZ
- Early unarmoured LVT models relegated to cargo carrying duties only.
T11
- LVT-3 fitted with Borg-Warner suspension & rear MG in bevel front box-shield.
T33
- See
Alligator Navy Model
.
Water Buffalo
- Alternate designation for the
LVT-2
.
GENERAL RECOGNITION POINTS
WEBSITES
USAs Landing Vehicle Tracked [wwiivehicles]
Landing Vehicle Tracked [Wikepedia]
HELP IDENTIFY
DOCUMENTS
New Vanguard No 30; Amtracs US Amphibious Assault Vehicles
S Zaloga, T Handler & M Badrocke / Osprey Military / ISBN 1-85532-850X
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