LVTP-5

The LVTP-5, short for landing vehicle, tracked, personnel 5, is a family of amphibious armored fighting vehicles used by the Philippine Marine Corps, the Republic of China Marine Corps and, formerly, the United States Marine Corps. BorgWarner designed it and FMC, then called Food Machinery Corporation, built it along with a few other companies. It was first accepted into service in 1956 as the successor to the Second World War LVT-1 to LVT-4 series, and it was considerably larger, carrying 30 to 34 combat-equipped troops. About 1,124 basic units were produced, plus the specialist variants, and many saw action in the Vietnam War. Variants included the LVTC-5 command vehicle, the LVTH-6 fire support version armed with an M49 105 mm howitzer, the LVTR-1 recovery vehicle and the LVTE-1 mine-clearing vehicle. The Assault Amphibious Vehicle replaced it in American service.