Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT)-3 Information

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Beginning in 1949, 1200 LVT3s were converted to LVT3(C) standard by the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. This involved mounting a .30cal MG in a turret on the vehicle roof and placing another .30cal MG in a ball mount in the cab right bow. A split aluminum cargo cover was installed which could be folded out of the way to on top of either sponson, escape hatches were fitted, and armor was added to the vehicles' sides. The bow of the LVT3(C) was extended to improve buoyancy. The LVT3(C) weight about 6000lbs (2700kg) more than LVT3.

LVT-(C)-3 "BUSHMASTER"

Data and Description:

Engine: Cadillac (2)
No. Cylinders: V-8
Speed (land): 16 mph
Speed (water): 7 mph
H.P.: 220
Cruising Range (land): 150 miles
Cruising Range (water): 75 miles
Fuel Capacity: 130 gal
Transmission: Hydromantic (2)
Gear Configuration: 4 fwd - 1 rev + 1
Weight (empty): 26,600 lbs
Weight (loaded): 38,600 lbs
Length: 24' 6"
Width: 11' 2"
Height: 9' 11" 1
Hull Thickness: 14 gauge
Track Shoes: 103
Track Adjustment: By Idler and sprocket
Bogie Wheels: 11
Return Rollers: 2
Suspension: Torsilastic
Armor: Bolt-on
Armament: Machine Guns
Crew: 3
Ramp: Yes
Mfg: Graham-Paige Motor Corp., Detroit, MI.
Ingersoll Steel & Disc Division, Borg-Warner Corp.,
Kalamazoo, MI.

Total Mfg: 962

http://amtrac.org/at4st/LVT3/lvt3.html

http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/L/lvt3special/lvt3.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/LVT/LVT.html

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