LAV-AD

This is a page for the LAV-AD, were you looking for the LAV-25? The LAV-AD is an air-defense variant of the LAV-25 operated by the United States Marine Corps. It is fitted with an electric turret mounting a General Dynamics GAU-12/U Equalizer Gatling cannon, and two missile pods each with four FIM-92 Stingermissiles for Short Range Air Defense duties over its normal M242 Bushmaster cannon. It has a capacity of 990 rounds of 25mm ammunition, and 16 missiles.

Multiplayer
The LAV-AD appears in Battlefield 3 as the United States Marine Corps' anti-aircraft vehicle. It is an amphibious vehicle and can travel in deep water while the Russian counterpart, the 2K22 Tunguska, cannot. Other than aircraft, the LAV is also highly effective against Infantry, Jeeps, IFVs, and other anti-aircraft vehicles; however, its weapon systems are incapable of damaging tanks. Though impervious to small arms fire and resistant to automatic cannon shells, it can be destroyed by as few as two to three anti-tank rounds or missiles in the absence of any defensive perks. Unlike the Tunguska, the LAV is incapable of turning on the spot, and can only turn while in motion, a factor which can prove to be a disadvantage in close-quarters combat.

Location
The LAV-AD appears on the following maps: Noshahr Canals (Conquest) (PC) Kharg Island (Conquest) (PC) Caspian Border (Conquest) (PC) Operation Firestorm (Conquest) (PC) Wake Island (Conquest) (Consoles/PC) Alborz Mountain (Conquest) (Consoles) Armored Shield (Conquest) (Consoles)