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LAV/V-150 Series
Armored Fighting Vehicle
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Filipino V150ST
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: |
Developed in |
| First Produced/Service Dates: |
1971 – V150
1985 – V150S |
| Manufactured by: | Cadillac Gage (Later Textron Marine and Land Systems) |
| Crew: | 3+2 |
| Armament: |
Different Turrets and Weapons Packages can be fitted including:
(2) 7.62mm LMG
(2) 12.7mm HMG
(1) 20mm Oerlikon
Cannon and 7.62mm LMG
(1) 25 mm Cannon
(1) 20mm Vulcan
Mini-Gun
(1) 30mm
Cannon
(1) 12.7mm MG and
(1) 40mm Grenade launcher
(1) 90mm Cannon
(Cockerill MK III or Mecar)
(1) 81mm Mortar |
| Engine: | (8) Cylinder Gasoline (ST Version sports a Turbo-Diesel) |
| Miscellaneous Info: | Initially this vehicle was called the V-150, but later changed to LAV-150. The V150 was actually a hybrid design of the V-100 and V-200, which it followed. Upgraded versions were the V-150S (lengthened 46cm with longer wheel base) and V-150ST (also added turbo-charged diesel engine and improved drive train). The latest incarnation of this vehicle is the M1117 Guardian ASV. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
90mm Cockerill Cannon Turret Drawing |
Cadillac-Gage via Dave Haugh - Content Editor |
LAV
150 Photo |
Jaizon Allas - IPMS- Philippines Bert Anido |
LAV
150 AFV Photos (Philippine National Police) |
"Blackhand" - Philippines |
LAV
150 AFV Photo (Haiti: Circa 1988) |
Dave Haugh |
| LAV 150S AFV Photos (Philippine Army and National Police) | "Blackhand" |
LAV
150 AFV Photo |
US Army via Joe Trevithick |
| LAV 150ST Photos | Jaizon Allas |
| LAV 150ST Photos | "Blackhand" |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| LAV-150 Information & Photos | Army Guide.Com |
| LAV-150 Information & Photos | Federation of American Scientists |
| LAV-150 Information & Photos | Global Security.Com |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| Armored Car: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles | R.P. Hunnicutt |
| Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando (1960-71) (Osprey Publications) | R. Lathrop & J. McDonald |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert Icks |
| Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (4th Edition) | Christopher F. Foss |
|
"Kiwi Armour" (April 2009 Issue
of Military Machines International Magazine) |
Gordon Arthur |
|
"Philippine
Marines" (June 2010 Issue of
Military Machines International
Magazine) |
Franz Tinio-Lopez |
| Southeast Asian Army Vehicles: Army Vehicles of Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore (Tankograd Publications) | Gordon Arthurs |
| U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles | Fred W. Crismon |
| Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service | BT White |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| V150 with 20mm Cannon Model Kit (82420) | Hobby Boss | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic |
| LAV150 APC Armored Vehicle w/90mm Mecar Gun Model Kit ( HB82421 ) | Hobby Boss | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic |
| V150S Commando APC Vehicle w/90mm Cockerill Gun Model Kit (HB82422) | Hobby Boss | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic |
| V150 Commando APC (HFN033) Model Kit | HobbyFan | 1/35 | Multi-Media Model |
| V-150 with 90mm Cockerill Cannon | Verlinden | 1/35 | Resin |
| Aftermarket Set | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| 90mm Mecar Early Gun Barrel (K35-006) | Armorscale | 1/35 | Multi-Media. |
| LAV-150 Road Wheel Set (R35-079) | Armorscale | 1/35 | Resin |
|
V-100/150
|
Azimut Productions | 1/35 | Resin |
| V100 & V150 Commando Armored Cars of the World: Part 1 (D356091) | Echelon Fine Details | 1/35 | Decals |
| V100 & V150 Commando Armored Cars of the World: Part 2 (D356116) | Echelon Fine Details | 1/35 | Decals |
| M706/V100 Mirrors (357134) | Echelon Fine Details | 1/35 | For Hobby Boss Model Kits;"Peel and Stick" Series. |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| LAV-150 Commando with 90mm Cockerill Gun Model Photos (1/35 Hobby Boss) | Wayne Cassell - Littleton, Colorado USA |