LAV-25 is one of the eight LAV models. LAV vehicles are a family of eight-wheeled light armored vehicles with four wheel drive trasferable to 8 wheel drive. They are produced by the General Dynamics Land Systems, Canada. LAV design was based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha I 8×8 family of armored fighting vehicles and they were introduced in the US Army in the early `80s as machines marked by a high degree of adaptability in different combat terrains.

LAV-25 is a remarkably fast armored vehicle powered by a diesel engine which produces 275 hp. The maximum on-land speed they can reach is of 100 km/h. Their rapidity, being one of the main reasons LAV-25 have been so successful, is particularly important from a strategic and tactical point of view inasmuch as it makes it possible to reach the threat quickly and hit it. Read more »

The M1 Abrams is the main battle tank of the US army, it is produce in the US and it has become the main battle tank of several other armies worldwide while being considered one of the best tanks ever produced. It has been designed to be employed in any combat zone, in order to be capable of attacking almost independently from the external conditions.
The high technology employed in its devices confers it some features which render it unique in its species. These tanks are equipped by a particularly efficient fire control system(designed to direct the trajectory of a bullet) to be particularly precise in hitting the target. Read more »

The Bradley Fighting vehicle system comprises the M2 infantry fighting vehicle and the M3 cavalry fighting vehicle manufactured by the BAE Systems Land and Armaments. The Bradley vehicles were designed both to transport troops in the battle field and to act as tank-killers. The first models appeared in the early `80s and while the first prototype couldnt pass many resistance test, later models though would prove to be particularly efficient and resistant to missile attacks. Read more »

The Humvee (HMMWV) is a motor vehicle produced by the AM General which has substituted the Jeeps in the early 80s. Originally designed for transport of troops behind the front lines, the HMMWV has been widely used also in urban combat zones, such as in many Iraqi cities. Read more »

The first word that comes to our minds when we think of an impossible-to-get-stuck-with vehicle is Jeep: the oldest off-road vehicle, firstly employed by the US Army during the WWII as a General Purpose(GP) Utility Vehicle. An important observation to make is that states that could afford to equip their armies with Jeeps have always outnumbered those that couldn’t, in plain language, Jeep has been a luxury for many. Read more »