LAV III
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Vehicle Info
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| Operators | Canadian Army |
| Maps Available | Al Basrah, Anvil, en's, Fallujah, Fool's Road, Goose Bay, Gorodok, Jensen's, Kamdesh Highlands, Kohat Toi, Kokan, Lashkar Valley, Manicouagan, Mestia, Mutaha, Nanisivik, Narva, Sumari Bala, Tallil Outskirts, Yehorivka |
The LAV III is an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) featured in Squad. It was introduced in the B21 update for the Canadian Army.
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General information[ | ]
The LAV III, is the third generation of the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) family of infantry fighting vehicles built by General Dynamics Land Systems, first entered service in 1999. It was developed in Canada from the LAV II family and is the primary mechanized infantry vehicle of both the Canadian Army and the New Zealand Army. It also forms the basis of the Stryker vehicle used by the US Army and other operators. The LAV III is powered by a Caterpillar 3126 diesel engine developing 350 horsepower (260 kW), and can reach speeds of 100 kilometers per hour.
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Performance[ | ]
| Vehicle Name | Class | Ticket Cost | Available Faction |
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| LAV III M2A1 RWS | Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) | 10 | 
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| Crew | Passenger | Ammo point | Construction point |
| 0 | 10 | 600 | 0 |
| Respawn Timer | Max. Speed | Rev. Speed | Health |
| 10 min | ? km/h | ? km/h | ? |
Protection[ | ]
Armaments[ | ]
| Weapon | Model | Caliber | Basic Load | Rounds |
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| Main Armament | M2A1 Heavy Machine Gun | .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) | 1x 400 | |
| Secondary Armament | C6 Mounted Machine Gun | 7.62x51mm | 10x 250 | |
| Countermeasure | Smoke Launcher | 40 mm | 2 |
Performance[ | ]
| Vehicle Name | Class | Ticket Cost | Available Faction |
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| LAV III C6 RWS | Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) | 5 |
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| Crew | Passenger | Ammo point | Construction point |
| 0 | 10 | 600 | 0 |
| Respawn Timer | Max. Speed | Rev. Speed | Health |
| 10 min | ? km/h | ? km/h | ? |
Protection[ | ]
Armaments[ | ]
| Weapon | Model | Caliber | Basic Load | Rounds |
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| Main Armament | C6A1 RWS | 7.62x51mm | 1x 750 | |
| Secondary Armament | C6 Mounted Machine Gun | 7.62x51mm | 10x 250 | |
| Countermeasure | Smoke Launcher | 40 mm | 2 |
Gameplay[ | ]
The LAV III functions as the primary APC of the Canadian Army. In both looks and function, it is very similar, if not equal to the M1126 APC of the US Army.
Due to still being a quite rare and thus new ingame-object to most, it should be noted that the term "LAV" doesn't automatically refer to an APC armed with a 25mm Bushmaster autocannon: In Squad, the LAV III is the only LAV-family that is armed with smaller caliber weapons.
The LAV III M2A1 RWS. It is armed with the exact same .50 caliber M2A1 CROWS as the M1126 and M-ATV CROWS, with an additional pintle-mounted C6 general purpose machine gun for the third seat.
The LAV III C6 RWS. Instead of the M2A1 .50 caliber heavy machine gun, this variant has a C6 CROWS general purpose machine gun with 750 rounds along with the pintle-mounted C6 general purpose machine gun for the third seat.
The C6 machine guns for the third seats only have a limited traverse towards the front of the vehicle, while the CROWS machine guns can rotate 360 degrees. They share the same UI as the one used by the M1126 APCs and M-ATV CROWS. As stated, the LAV III functions almost in the exact same way as the M1126, just with an additional gunner's seat. This can give the LAV III an advantage when fighting enemy infantry, picking off unarmored vehicles like trucks, and even popping the tires of wheeled vehicles. The second gunner is exposed however, and only has a limited frontal traverse. And as with most machine guns, the LAV III's machine guns can overheat with sustained fire. It is therefore a good idea to fire the guns in bursts to always keep them cool.
The LAV III is a non-amphibious APC that has a strong resemblence to the LAV-25 and the other four LAV variants featured in Squad. The LAV-25 and ASLAV-25 are the only two amphibious variants.
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