The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) (formerly known as the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle) was an amphibious assault vehicle that was being developed for the U.S. Marine Corps. It would have been launched at sea, from an amphibious assault ship beyond the horizon, able to transport a full marine rifle squad to shore. It would maneuver cross country with an agility and mobility equal to or greater than the M1 Abrams.
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| - The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) (formerly known as the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle) was an amphibious assault vehicle that was being developed for the U.S. Marine Corps. It would have been launched at sea, from an amphibious assault ship beyond the horizon, able to transport a full marine rifle squad to shore. It would maneuver cross country with an agility and mobility equal to or greater than the M1 Abrams.
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| vehicle range
| - land: 523 km
- water: 120 km
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| - Gross vehicle weight empty 67,300 pounds
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| - road: 72.41 km/h
- water: 46 km/h
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| - Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
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| - General Dynamics Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
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| primary armament
| - fully stabilized and digitally controlled Mk44 Bushmaster II Mod 0 30 mm cannon
- M240 Machine Gun, 7.62 mm Coax
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| - Gross vehicle weight fully loaded 79,300 pounds
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| Armour
| - armor panels made of ceramic, S-2 fiberglass, and a Kevlar-like woven fabric in three separate layers, armor offers protection against machine gun and artillery fragments weighs 20 pounds per square foot, 14.5 mm AP at 300 Meters, 155/152 mm fragments at 15 Meters
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| - 7(xsd:integer)
- 17(xsd:integer)
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| Engine
| - MTU Friedrichshafen MT 883 Ka-524 diesel engine
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| - Allison X4560 six speed transmission; water propulsion through two 23-inch-diameter water jets
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| - The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) (formerly known as the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle) was an amphibious assault vehicle that was being developed for the U.S. Marine Corps. It would have been launched at sea, from an amphibious assault ship beyond the horizon, able to transport a full marine rifle squad to shore. It would maneuver cross country with an agility and mobility equal to or greater than the M1 Abrams. The EFV was designed to replace the aging AAV-7A1 Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV), which entered service in 1972, and was the marine corps' number one priority ground weapon system acquisition. It was to have had three times the speed in water and about twice the armor of the AAV, as well as superior firepower. The vehicle was to be deployed in 2015; however, on 6 January 2011, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that he recommends the EFV program be canceled. The program, which was projected to cost $15 billion, had already cost $3 billion. The marines asked for the EFV to be canceled in favor of the Assault Amphibian Vehicle Service Life Extension Program, the Marine Personnel Carrier and the Amphibious Combat Vehicle.
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