Canadian LAV 6.0

[Thatz 635]

LAV 6.0 is the upgraded version of the LAV III, It is one of the new faces to the Canadian Armed Forces arsenal.

History

For LAV III history please check out my LAV III post

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In 2009 the Canadian Government decided to upgrade and update their LAV III's the upgraded version was called the LAV VI or LAV 6.0. This upgrade would improve its survivability against modern threats, IED's and extend the service life of the LAV's to 2035.

The cost for these upgrades cost around 1.75$ Billion 
LAV 6.0 were first deployed in Latvia during Operation REASSURANCE in 2017.


Differences of the LAV 6.0 to the LAVIII
 

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• Upgraded add on armour-kits
• Double V-shaped Hull
• Better Suspension
• Better Engine
• Energy attenuating seating (Blast protection seats)
• Upgraded Sights
• Upgraded Technological systems
• Spall liner
• Has limited variants compared to the LAV III
• *A lot of sources state an upgrade to lethality
  *(I cannot find what was upgraded to make it more lethal)
  

 

Specifications:

 

Crew: 3

Mass: Basic weight: 20,638 kg (45,500 lbs) | Combat load (with Add-on-Armour): 28,576 kg (63,000 lbs)

Engine: Caterpillar C9

Top Speed: On road 100 km/h | Off-Road: 40 km/h

Horse Power: 450
Maximum grade: 60%
Side slope: 30%
Ditch cross: 2 m

 

Weapons: 

M242 25-mm Bushmaster cannon (already found in game on the M3 and M3A3 Bradley's) [500 rounds]

I cannot find the exact ammunition it uses but the LAV II had the same gun, and used armour-piercing sabot and HE-T (NATO Standard))

C9A2 5.56-mm LMG

C6 7.62-mm coaxial MMG
 

Extras:

2 - 76-mm 4-barrel smoke grenade launchers [8 smoke grenade reload stowed inside]

Has a heat-absorbing filter to protect against thermals and IR

Driver, Commander, and Gunner Daytime Optical TIS (Thermal Imaging System) and Generation III Image Intensification (II) (Night Vision) 

Independent Hydropneumatic suspension for each wheel

LWS (Laser Warning System)

Quiet APU (Auxiliary Power unit) for Silent watch

Laser Range Finder

Run-Flat Tires

Not amphibious (only LAV I and II are amphibious)

Each of the 8 wheels can be independently driven

 

Pictures:
 

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General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada LAV Brochure

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General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada LAV Brochure ²

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Sources:
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/procurement/light-armoured-vehicle-iii-upgrade.html

https://www.gdlscanada.com/products/LAV/LAV-6.0.html

https://www.army-technology.com/projects/light-armoured-vehicle-lav-6-0/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAV_(armoured_vehicle)#LAV_VI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAV_III

http://www.military-today.com/apc/lav_6_0.htm
https://canadianarmytoday.com/mobile-lethal-and-better-protected-lessons-from-the-lav/

http://www.gdls.com/equipment/lav-6.0.html

[super_cacti 1,071]

Open for discussion 

[Guest]

Unfortunate there is no ATGM but I'll support it anyway as you did a great job on the suggestion and it's a cool vehicle. 

[Thatz 635]

22 minutes ago, CobraKingII said:

Unfortunate there is no ATGM but I'll support it anyway as you did a great job on the suggestion and it's a cool vehicle. 

yeah its pretty disappointing the LAV 6.0 doesn't even have a ATGM variant, the LAV III does but the trade off is the removal of the 25mm

[Milocat 4,848]

+1, I'd like to see this in a future Canadian tree.

[Yontzee 1,673]

Solid vehicle +1

[hydroxideblue 88]

Now I mention this entirely in jest, but there was a Ground Based Air Defence iteration of the LAV 6.0 present as a mockup at CANSEC 2018, and... Lol. Don't know if it was even constructed in earnest, but funny in the context of variants of the LAV 6.0 and War Thunder. The dude in the back's face says it all really.

 

Thanks,

 

Hydroxideblue 

[hydroxideblue 88]

Another iteration, this one more serious being the LAV(CRV) which I intend on making a post for. Essentially, it sports a Kongsberg MCT-30 turret with 30mm Bushmaster II as opposed to the LAV-25 turret with M242 Bushmaster. Was pitched for Australia's LAND 400 Phase 2 but not selected over the Boxer. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Hydroxideblue

[Thatz 635]