Ok, i was going to make another post, put i think this relates closely enough to this subject and i rather not bother the moderators w/another topic
Anyways, back to the subject of Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV). The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is designing, and is far on the way in testing, a new AAV called "The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle" (
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) it's essentially...a transformer (lol i know sounds silly). The USMC currently is fulfilling the AAV role with the AAV7-A1 (
Amphibious Assault Vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
Knowing that the PR storyline is trying to stay a couple years ahead of current events, theres a couple ways you could go with this:
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-One,Stay with the AAV and predict that there were problems with the EFV >>> (
in February 2007 the Washington Post reported the USMC was not satisfied with the reliability of the prototypes and was not going to initiate production as planned. Instead the Corps has asked for seven new prototypes, to address the current deficiencies which have caused an average of one failure for every four and a half hours of operation FROM WIKIPEDIA.
-Or Two, go ahead with the EFV, and try and PAINFULLY work out all of the animations with the ramp,etc.
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Now, personally i think the AAV7-A1 is so bada$$ looking, that we can live with the fact that ,in the time period of PR, it would be considered a "relic". But, the Marine Corps has never been known to quickly throw away their assets. I:E they retired their first C-130 in June of 08. Staying on subject with the AAV7-A1, it has
NEVER been painted anything except, woodland. So, like the stryker, it should remain in the very easily spotted, woodland camouflage
, which contributes to its BadA$$ness.
Another point, the AAV7-A1 has been outfitted for MANY different roles:
-Standard (M2HB, and a Mk19 40mm AutoGL)
-Command (Empty, except for Blue-Force-Tracker system and other Comm. tools)
-Logistics (nvm, no role in PR. it has a Crane..WOO HOO!
)
And Dev's, I'm pretty sure you can Google AAV and find one with Sub-woofers.
Point is, its a very flexible platform. This, could be used in conjunction w/the LAV-25, which by it's self could be modified to fulfill every-role in the war (besides fly heh had too.) But, the LAV's are used primarily, after the initial amphibious assault, during the land phase. The AAV7-A1 can also actively participate in almost all battle plans on land.
Now, for the EFV's case.
- hits 50 MPH(72 Km) on Land and 30 MPH (40 km) on sea. This blows away the AAV7-A1's speed on both sides (45 MPH on land, 8 MPH on sea).
-Has superior armament against the AAV7-A1. The EFV sports a
-Mk44 repeating cannon
- 7.62mm recoilless
Now, its weak point, with all that, it has to laking something right? right!
Its armor! I
n June 2007 members of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Sea power and Expeditionary Forces sent a letter to the Marine Corps Commandant urging that the EFV be redesigned to give troops better protection against roadside bombs.
Now, those are the same complaints with the AAV7-A1, but, not as severe. The AAV7-A1 is lacking speed, because of its reinforced armor. Now clearly, the designers of the EFV had this in mind. If they got on land faster, they wouldn't need the extra protection right? Well, im still disputing with myself on which is a better fulfiller of the AAV role. Personally, i chose the AAV7-A1, its been proven to be a great vehicle, saved countless lives, and is just what the Marine Corps is about, none of that fancy $%#^, just the stuff that works. Its up to you guys but thats my low-down on the subject.
P.S
.....i have too much time on my hands. Dev's you can hire me if you teach me