The Amphibious Vehicle, Tracked (LVT or AMTRAC) is an amphibious warfare vehicle and amphibious landing craft, introduced by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. (The USN and USMC use "L" to designate Amphibious vessels, also called "L class".)

The LVTP-5 (landing vehicle, tracked, personnel 5) is a family of amphibious armored fighting vehicles used by the Philippine Marine Corps, the Republic of China Marine Corps, and, formerly, the United States Marine Corps. It was designed by the BorgWarner company and built by FMC (Food Machinery Corporation) along with a few other companies ...

The fourth LVT was Designed in 1943 on the basis of the LVT-2, but was the first to feature a stern ramp for unloading of personnel and cargo. It was also the most produced of any LVTs during the war.

The Assault Amphibious Vehicle [2] [3] (AAV)—official designation AAVP-7A1 (formerly known as Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel-7 abbr. LVTP-7)—is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems (previously by United Defense, a former division of FMC Corporation).

With the outbreak of war just 10 months after the contract was awarded, Roebling’s updated amphibious tractor entered service with the Fleet Marine Force as the Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT-1). Food Machinery Company built the first 200 LVTs in Dunedin, Florida, with the first one rolling off the assembly line in July 1941.

2020年6月12日 · One of the many icons of the war in the Pacific, the Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT). The United States Marine Corps first showed interest in an amphibious landing and support vehicles in the 1920s and 30s.

2018年10月17日 · The LVT ("Landing Vehicle Tracked") began a long line of amphibious tracked American military vehicles for the US Army and Marine Corps that still continues today.

2020年4月29日 · LVT (A)-4s head for the Iwo Jima beach. The LVT (A)-4 was a specialist variant of the LVT based on the LVT-2, with added armor and an open-topped turret mounting a short-barreled 75mm howitzer to provide fire support on the beach. U.S. MARINE CORPS HERITAGE CENTER PHOTO. Series: Uncommon Valor: The 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Detailed mechanical specifications on all AmTracs. Photos available in our Photo Gallery section.

The Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) was an amphibious vehicle used by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. It was widely known as amphtrack, amtrak, amtrac etc., a portmanteau of amphibious tractor. History.