The EFV (Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle)

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txemaprada
September 11, 2007

The General Dynamics Land Systems EFV is an amphibious armored tracked vehicle with an aluminum hull. The EFV has a crew of 3pax and can transport 17 Marines and their equipment. The aluminum hul...

The General Dynamics Land Systems EFV is an amphibious armored tracked vehicle with an aluminum hull. The EFV has a crew of 3pax and can transport 17 Marines and their equipment.

The aluminum hull has caused some controversy due to protection and flammability concerns. However, aluminum hulls have been used for decades in military ground vehicles and boats. The rear loading ramp is not able to open while the vehicle is afloat. This is also typical of other swimming military ground vehicles. For example, the M113 is another armored military ground vehicle the US currently is using that swims. It also has an aluminum hull, and its rear ramp cannot open while the vehicle is afloat.

The engine is a custom MTU Friedrichshafen diesel (MT883) with two modes of operation; a high power mode for planing over the sea, and a low power mode for land travel.

The hull has a hydraulically actuated bow flap to aid planing. Shrouded Honeywell waterjet propulsors are integrated into each side of the hull and hydraulically actuated chines cover the tracks while in seafaring mode.

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is the newest USMC amphibious vehicle, intended for deployment in 2015.

This vehicle is an amphibious armored personnel carrier; launched at sea, from an amphibious assault ship beyond the horizon, able to transport a full Marine rifle squad to shore. It will maneuver cross country with an agility and mobility equal to or greater than the M1 Abrams.

The EFV is designed to replace the aging AAV, and is the Marine Corps' number one priority ground weapon system acquisition.

The EFV has 3 times the speed in water and about twice the armor of the AAV, and superior firepower as well.

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USAAIRPOWER (2 months ago) Show Hide

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Too make the EFV (Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle) more powerful that USMC should add 4 ATGM. EFV is very awesome it could carry 3 crews-17 troops in it. EFV look very similar to Russian BMP-3, Chinese ZBD-97, & ZBD-2000.

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hundreds of these will be hitting the beachs of iran soon.... backed by air support and a ground invasion from iraq to the east and afghan to the west

nunchuck19 (2 months ago) Show Hide

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looks like some1 took my isea lol

sickmeier (2 months ago) Show Hide

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wow how much did that cost me, fucking stupid

spooksixsix (3 months ago) Show Hide

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now thats what i need, replace my ageing 4x4, looks like a great piece of kit to collect the kids from school and fetch the groceries!! just kidding, serious war machine, versatile and capable.

clustergarde (6 months ago) Show Hide

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that box can be a lot of a gun but the former Amphibious Assault Vehicle were much more streamlined ...

moderndoug (3 months ago) Show Hide

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More streamlined? Can they hit over 30 knots? This baby planes up and flys on the water. I think the word 'streamlined' doesn't mean what you think it means.

clustergarde (3 months ago) Show Hide

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come on, man ... the thing looks like a shoe box ... the earlier model was much more streamlined ...

NYCSKATER12 (6 months ago) Show Hide

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omfg cant wait to become an officer in the Marines and command these bad boys, i dont know if its just me but i find that amphibious vehicles are amazing

molossosarta (6 months ago) Show Hide

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just perfect !!!

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