The Amtrac of the US Marines -
Development, Technology, Operational Use. The Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel
Model 7 is an amphibious fully tracked vehicle designed for the United States
Marine Corps (USMC). The lightly armoured floatable LVTP7 has the mission of
deploying Marines, their equipment and supplies ashore during amphibious
operations from ships several kilometres off the coast through the surf zone,
even when the sea is rough. In addition, the vehicle serves as an armoured
personnel carrier (APC) during tactical operations on land, and is used to
deploy Marines close to their objectives. This publication offers for the first
time an extensive coverage of the technical development of the LVTP7-AAVP7A1
family and shows it in action worldwide. In addition the different versions and
upgrade kits are described in unprecedented detail with many hitherto
unpublished photographs.
