AAV-7A1 AMTRAC

The AAV-7A1, better known as the Amphibious Assault Vehicle, or simply AAV, is a tracked armored personnel carrier used by the United States Marine Corps and it is built by US Combat Systems, a subset of BAE Systems Land & Armaments. The AAV has been in service with the United States Marine Corps since 1972 and is used by ten nations worldwide since its introduction. It has seen combat in the Invasion of the Falkland Island under use by Argentina, in the Gulf War, part of the Somali Civil War, and the war in Iraq.

The vehicle is capable of being launched from the sea by amphibious dock ships to bring assault elements quickly to the shore as well as provide combat support with a mounted Mk 19 grenade launcher or M242 Bushmaster cannon and M2 Browning machine gun.

Battlefield 3
In Battlefield 3, the AAV-7A1 AMTRAC appears in the "Thunder Run " gameplay segment of Battlefield 3 shown at E3 in singleplayer, dropping off marines as the M1 Abrams tanks move through the PLR camp. According to Battlelog it is available for use in multiplayer. It is known to be in the map Kharg Island used from the attackers who spawn on an aircraft carrier to perform an assault on the island