2008年7月19日 · The LVT A1 had eight high-pressure gas cylinders to supply fuel to an improved spark plug ignition system. The LVT A4 could carry 220 gallons of fuel internally. When fuel left the fuel tanks (pressurized at 350 pounds per square inch), it was ignited by the spark plugs.

LVT-4 USMC-1765 USARMY-6086 Allies-500 Total Production-8351 All the other (A) designated amphibians were Amtanks. Armored with the cargo compartment enclosed and mounting a turret. The LVT(A)1 was an armored LVT-2 chassis mounting the turret and 37mm gun of the Stuart light tank. Other Amtank versions were LVTA4, LVTA5 and LVTA5(M). LVT-1 ...

2008年1月23日 · "In another effort to improve the firepower of the amphibian tank, the Army on 8 June 1944 requested the experimental installation of the turret from the light tank M24 on the LVT(A)(1). This required some modification to fit this turret with …

2015年11月29日 · Well watching the Marines driving the old LVT-A5, I was struck by how big it was (similar in size) to the current AAV-7A1. Then seeing it drive past the vehicle park with all the AAV's lined up I thought, "man I really loved being a Marine, if I was young I'd do it all over again.

2014年7月27日 · The first use of the LVT in combat was at Tawara late November 1943 and 2/3 of the 125 LVT -4 employed were knocked out. . Earlier versions had been used as a tracked amphibious logistic vehicle at Guadalcanal. These lacked a rear exit ramp and offered little advantage over the DUKW, which was used extensively in Europe.

2010年10月15日 · The LVT(A)1, (A)4 and (A)5 were armored, turreted versions of the LVT-2 and were referred to as Amtanks. The (A)1 had the turret from the M3 light tank, a variation was the "Marianas Model" with additional machine guns. The (A)4 and (A)5 had the turret from the M8 75mm HMC, gryostabalized and powered in the (A)5 version. LVT(A)4's LVT(A)1

2010年4月27日 · This was also the first usage of the LVT-2 Water Buffalo in combat with 125 vehicles used (50 new LVT-2 and 75 LVT-1). RichTO90 said: ↑ Where the lack of armor - other than the improvised armor on the front of the LVT2 - was a demonstrated liability, as was the lack of a bilge pump.

2018年7月15日 · An LVT is open top and the bad guys are above, not good. An LVT may be tracked, but it has half the speed of a LCVP in the water. Nowhere did he say how the next waves get in. I guess my magic LVT cruises to the beach, shoots out pillboxes, up the draws, discharge the troops, back to the water, back to the ship. my final thought.

2016年8月25日 · And, by 1 June 1944, only 5,561 LVT-1, -2, and -4 had been manufactured. And that remains the problem. All the LVT available in England for NEPTUNE were LVT-1 or -2. 200 LVT-1 and 100 LVT-2 were in British hands as Lend-Lease. The 19 or 21 (I forget which) US Army QM Amphibian Truck companies in the ETOUSA each had two LVT-2.

2021年7月31日 · The 764th Tank Battalion (Light) was activated 24 October 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia. On 3 August 1944, it was reorganized and redesignated as the 764th Amphibian Tractor Battalion.