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Light Armored Vehicle (LAV)

Bison Armored Personnel Carrier

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	Canada
First Produced/Service Dates:	1990
Manufactured by:	General Motors of Canada (now General Dynamics Land Systems -Canada)
Crew:	2+8
Armament:	.50 cal HMG and a 7.62mm general purpose machine gun.
Engine:	6 Cylinder Diesel
Miscellaneous Info:	The Bison is the armored personnel carrier variant of the Canadian Light Armor Vehicle (LAV) Series. The Bison's hull is also called a Generation 2 - Type 2 hull and it's based on the MOWAG Piranha 2 chassis.  According to MOWAG the Generation 2 hull should be 290 mm (approximately 1 foot) longer than the Generation 1 hull, on which the USMC's LAV 25 and early (Phase 1) Australian ASLAV's are based upon. The original Bison vehicles were produced in 4 variants including Infantry Section Carrier (APC), Command Post, Mortar Carrier (Wolf) and Maintenance & Repair (Buffalo). Although similar and also based upon the Piranha 2 hull, the Coyote LAV-25 Recon Vehicle is not a variant of the Bison.  Soon after the Canadian's adoption of the LAV III, the Bison APC's were converted to specialty variants including Ambulance, Armored Recovery Vehicle, Command Post, Electronic Warfare Vehicle, Mobile Repair Team Vehicle, NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle and Remote Re-broadcast Vehicle. The Bison is slowly being replaced in these roles by the Armored Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) series, starting in 2023.
Data Sheet Available:	None Available

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
Bison APC Photos	Canadian Army
Bison APC Photo	Department of National Defence & the Canadian Armed Forces
Bison APC Photos	Steve Hearn - Southampton, Ontario Canada
Bison Ambulance Photo	Canadian Army
Bison Armored Recovery Vehicle Photos	Major (Retired) Don Allen - Orleans, Ontario Canada
Bison Command Post Photos	Don Allen
Bison Command Post Photo	JK "Ken" LeClair - Victoria, British Columbia Canada
Bison Command Post Photo	Canadian Army
Bison Electronic Warfare Vehicle Photos	Bison Command Post Photo JK "Ken" LeClair - Victoria, British Columbia Canada
Bison Mobile Repair Team Vehicle Photo	Steve Hearn
Buffalo Maintenance and Repair Vehicle Photo	JK "Ken" LeClair

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