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The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled amphibious infantry fighting vehicle based on the built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada based on the MOWAG Pirhana and is used by the United States Navy SEALs in Battlefield 2: Special Forces and the United States Marine Corps in Battlefield 2, Battlefield Play4Free and Battlefield 3.

Battlefield 2Edit

LAV-25

Vehicle passengers	Driver 4 passengers (5 total)
Main weapon	M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
Main weapon ammuntion per reload	400
Alternative weapon	BGM-71 TOW
Alternative weapon ammuntion per reload	1
2nd passenger weapon	Port-firing machine gun
2nd passenger weapon ammunition per reload	500
3rd & 4th passenger weapon	Port-firing machine gun
3rd & 4th passenger weapon ammunition per reload	500
Countermeasures	Smoke launchers
Vehicle speed	Fast
Vehicle maneuverability	Medium
Camouflages available	Desert Woodland
Operators	United States Marine Corps United States Navy SEALs European Union

The LAV-25 in Battlefield 2 is the Armored Personal Carrier operated by the United States Marine Corps. It's counterparts are the PLA WZ551 and the MEC BTR-90. It sports two major differences between its counterparts, One is that it's main gun has the lowest rate of fire out of the three, with the WZ551 and BTR-90 boasting considerably higher firing rates. Another difference is that the LAV-25 has two Gun ports on the rear. The WZ551 has just a single Gun port on the rear and the BTR-90 has none facing the rear of the vehicle.

AppearancesEdit

Used by USMC

Used by SEAL's

Used By SAS

Used by EU

Battlefield Play4FreeEdit

LAV-25

Vehicle health	600
Main weapon	M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
Main weapon damage	60
Main weapon reload time	3 seconds
Main weapon rate of fire	225 rounds per minute
Main weapon fire mode	Automatic
Main weapon ammuntion per reload	5 shells
3rd & 4th passenger weapon	(Co-Axial MG)
3rd & 4th passenger weapon damage	Close range 30-30 Medium range 25-25 Long range 20-20
3rd & 4th passenger weapon reload time	5 seconds
3rd & 4th passenger weapon rate of fire	450 rpm
3rd & 4th passenger weapon fire mode	Fully automatic
Range	Close range 0-30m Medium range 30-60m Long range 60m+
3rd & 4th passenger weapon ammunition per reload	25 rounds
Operators	USMC

The LAV-25 is an Armored Vehicle in Battlefield Play4Free. Its Russian counterpart is the BTR-90. Its main weapon is a M242 Bushmaster 25 mm Chain Gun that does 60 damage; the alternate weapon is a BGM-71 TOW unlockable via Training specialization. It also has four passenger seats armed with light machine guns. It often comes off worse in a fight with a BTR-90 because the cannon have a significantly slower rate of fire than the cannon found on the BTR-90

Battlefield 3Edit

LAV-25

Vehicle health	1000
Disable threshold	60%
Vehicle passengers	Driver Gunner 4 passengers (6 total)
Vehicle armor	Reactive Armor (90000 points)
Vehicle optics	Thermal Optics (13100 points) Zoom Optics (36900 points)
Main weapon	25 mm M242 Bushmaster
Alternative weapon	ATGM Launcher (BGM-71 TOW, 2300 points) Coaxial LMG (M240C, 14400 points) APFSDS-T Shell (47000 points) Guided Missile (74000 points)
2nd passenger weapon	M2 Browning
Other passenger weapon	Light machine gun
Sensors	Proximity Scan (19200 points)
Countermeasures	IR Smoke (2300 points)
Vehicle maneuverability	Medium (14m turn radius)
Camouflages available	Thermal Camo (60000 points)
Operators	United States Marine Corps

"The LAV-25 is an eight-wheeled amphibious infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) used by the United States Marine Corps." — Battlelog descriptionThe LAV-25 makes another appearance in Battlefield 3.

SingleplayerEdit

The LAV-25 first appears during the mission Operation Swordbreaker, wherein the Blackburn and his unit are transported into the deployment zone via an LAV-25. The Misfit units are transported by both LAV and Growler during the later events of Battlefield 3 with their primary appearance being in Rock and a Hard Place, where two of them support the push through Russian airborne units. The two survive, but are destroyed by a Su-25 Frogfoot towards the end of the mission. A lot more LAVs can be seen coming slowly out of the forest, providing constant surpressive fire on both sides of the area that Blackburn and the other Marines are fighting through. They can't be damaged or destroyed and are unable to reach due to the field limit. They also never damage any enemies.

MultiplayerEdit

In the multiplayer aspect of Battlefield 3, the LAV-25 is the primary infantry fighting vehicle of the USMC. It spawns in several of the vehicle-heavy maps, with its primary appearance being in the Conquest(PC) and Rush variants of Kharg Island, where three of them are included for the USMC. It is also found on both rush and conquest on Seine Crossing. The vehicle also appears on the conquest variant of Noshahr Canals, Grand Bazaar, and Tehran Highway. It is the opposite of the BMP-2 operated by the Russian team, and can accept all of the same attachments. The vehicle also contains 4 Port Firing Weapons. Although it is statistically the same to the BMP-2, it can sometimes be considered inferior to the BMP due to BMP having a lower profile, better reticle for long range engagements and that it is tracked, allowing for a much smaller turn radius. The BMP also has a slight advantage over the LAV-25, as there is a small LMG pointing rearward, therefore helping the driver and gunner protect their flank. The LAV-25 lacks this feature. However, the LAV-25's top speed is significantly higher than that of the BMP's, allowing it to advance on objectives as well as drive behind cover faster.

Vehicle UnlocksEdit

800 points - IR Smoke
2300 points - ATGM Launcher
4700 points - Belt Speed
8300 points - Coaxial LMG
13100 points - Thermal Optics
19200 points - Proximity Scan
26900 points - Zoom Optics
36000 points - Maintenance
47000 points - APFSDS-T Shell
60000 points - Thermal Camo
74000 points - Guided Missile
90000 points - Reactive Armor

TriviaEdit

On Battlefield 3, The wheel bound vehicles such as the LAV-AD and the BTR-90, can be affected by a bug that can speed it up until 130 KPH. This occurs whenever the LAV-25 jumps on a dune.

External linksEdit

LAV-25 on Wikipedia

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