LAV III
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The LAV III is a Canadian-designed 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle that serves as the basis for several modern infantry carrier and combat vehicle families, including the U.S. Stryker.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LAV III canonical | 2 |
| LAV III Command Post | 1 |
| LAV III Engineer | 1 |
| LAV III Observation Post Vehicle | 1 |
| LAV III Recovery | 1 |
| LAV III TUA (TOW Under Armour) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7198321 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LAV III Context triple: [Stryker armored fighting vehicle, chassisBasedOn, LAV III]
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A.
LAV-C2
The LAV-C2 is a command and control variant of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle designed to provide mobile battlefield communications and coordination capabilities.
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B.
LAV-R
The LAV-R is a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle variant configured as a recovery and maintenance platform to support other light armored vehicles in the field.
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C.
LAV-25 family
The LAV-25 family is a series of eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance and support vehicles used primarily by the United States Marine Corps and other military forces.
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D.
LAV-AT
The LAV-AT is a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle variant equipped with anti-tank guided missile systems designed to engage and destroy enemy armored threats.
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E.
LAV-L
The LAV-L is a light armored vehicle variant used by the U.S. Marine Corps primarily as a logistics and support platform within light armored reconnaissance units.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LAV III Target entity description: The LAV III is a Canadian-designed 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle that serves as the basis for several modern infantry carrier and combat vehicle families, including the U.S. Stryker.
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A.
LAV-C2
The LAV-C2 is a command and control variant of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle designed to provide mobile battlefield communications and coordination capabilities.
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B.
LAV-R
The LAV-R is a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle variant configured as a recovery and maintenance platform to support other light armored vehicles in the field.
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C.
LAV-25 family
The LAV-25 family is a series of eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance and support vehicles used primarily by the United States Marine Corps and other military forces.
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D.
LAV-AT
The LAV-AT is a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle variant equipped with anti-tank guided missile systems designed to engage and destroy enemy armored threats.
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E.
LAV-L
The LAV-L is a light armored vehicle variant used by the U.S. Marine Corps primarily as a logistics and support platform within light armored reconnaissance units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
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infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ wheeled armored vehicle ⓘ |
| armamentPrimary | 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary |
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm pintle-mounted machine gun ⓘ |
| armorType |
add-on ceramic armor (optional)
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welded steel hull ⓘ |
| basedOn | MOWAG Piranha III ⓘ |
| combatWeight | approximately 17 tonnes (baseline) ⓘ |
| configuration | 8×8 wheeled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designer | General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada ⓘ |
| drive | 8×8 ⓘ |
| engineModel | Caterpillar 3126 diesel ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | LAV 6 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
LAV III Command Post
ⓘ
linked to:
LAV III
LAV III Engineer ⓘ
linked to:
LAV III
LAV III Observation Post Vehicle ⓘ
linked to:
LAV III
LAV III Recovery ⓘ
linked to:
LAV III
LAV III TUA (TOW Under Armour) ⓘ
linked to:
LAV III
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| height | approximately 2.8 m (to turret roof) ⓘ |
| introduced | 1999 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 6.98 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 100 km/h on road ⓘ |
| mobilityType | amphibious (limited, with preparation) ⓘ |
| operatorType | army ⓘ |
| originProgram | Light Armoured Vehicle program of the Canadian Army ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 7 infantry soldiers ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Canadian Army ⓘ |
| role |
ambulance (variants)
ⓘ
command vehicle (variants) ⓘ engineering vehicle (variants) ⓘ infantry carrier vehicle ⓘ reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1990s ⓘ |
| suspension | independent hydropneumatic suspension ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor |
LAV 6
ⓘ
linked to:
LAV 6.0 armoured vehicle
NZLAV ⓘ Stryker ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Colombian Army
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linked to:
Colombian National Army
New Zealand Army ⓘ Saudi Arabian National Guard ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Iraq War (by Stryker derivatives)
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War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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| width | approximately 2.7 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: LAV III Description of subject: The LAV III is a Canadian-designed 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle that serves as the basis for several modern infantry carrier and combat vehicle families, including the U.S. Stryker.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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