Amphibious vehicles Amphibious vehicles The FV 620 Stalwart, informally known as the "Stolly", is a highly mobile amphibious military truck built by Alvis that served with the British Army. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alvis Stalwart (FV620)"
The Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV)—official designation AAV-7A1 (formerly known as LVT-7) is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps and is also operated by other forces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amphibious Assault Vehicle"
An amphibian or amphibious vehicle, is a vehicle that, like an amphibian, can move on land as well as on water. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amphibious vehicle"
The Amphicar was the only amphibious automobile ever mass-produced for sale to the public. The German vehicle was designed by Hanns Trippel, creator of the war-time Schwimmwagen and manufactured by the Quandt Group at Lübeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde. Its name is a combination of "amphibious" and "car". ...more on Wikipedia about "Amphicar"
(AMX-10P) The AMX 10 P is a French armoured personnel carrier. ...more on Wikipedia about "AMX-10P"
The BARV is a British military support vehicle, the name coming from 'Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle'. ...more on Wikipedia about "BARV"
The phrase DD tank is commonly used to refer to amphibious tanks, mostly American M4 Sherman medium tanks, used in the Battle of Normandy. They were named after their "duplex drive" system. ...more on Wikipedia about "DD tank"
The DUKW, popularly called the DUCK, is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck developed by the United States during World War II for transporting goods and troops over land and water and for use approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious attacks. ...more on Wikipedia about "DUKW"
The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is the newest USMC amphibious vehicle, intended for deployment in 2008. It was renamed from the Advance Amphibious Assault Vehicle in late 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle"
The Combat Engineer Tractor is a specialist armoured vehicle of the British Army. The CET is used by Royal Engineers in ground preparation and towing activities in the front line of battle. ...more on Wikipedia about "FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor"
The Gibbs Aquada is a high speed amphibian vehicle developed by Gibbs Technologies. It is capable of speeds over 100 mph on land and 30 mph on water. It uses revolutionary technology, combining the design of boats and wheeled vehicles to create a unique and effective vehicle. Rather than adding wheels to a boat design, or creating a car that floats, the Aquada was designed from the ground up to perform reasonably in both fields. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gibbs Aquada"
A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV), is a vehicle or craft that can be supported by a cushion of air ejected downwards against a surface close below it, and can in principle travel over any relatively smooth surface, such as gently sloping land, water, or marshland, while having no substantial contact with it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hovercraft"
A hydrocopter is an amphibious vehicle with a boat-like hull, small wheels and skids. An aircraft engine with aircraft propeller and air rudder pushes the hydrocopter across water, ice, snow and land. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hydrocopter"
The Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) was an amphibious vehicle used by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. It was widely known as amphtrack, amtrak, amtrac etc., from the contraction of amphibious tractor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Landing Vehicle Tracked" I wish I had a shortopedia. shortopedia
A personal hovercraft is a small hovercraft normally carrying less than 10 passengers. The low cost makes it affordable for personal use. ...more on Wikipedia about "Personal hovercraft"
A snorkel (also spelled "schnorkel" or "schnorchel") is a tube that allows a person, vehicle, or vessel to draw air while submerged under water. ...more on Wikipedia about "Snorkel"
The T-37 light amphibious tank was a Soviet amphibious reconnaissance vehicle of the 1930s, based on the French AMR 33. It was replaced by the more advanced T-38. ...more on Wikipedia about "T-37 tank"
The T-38 amphibious scout tank was a Soviet light amphibious tank that saw service in World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "T-38"
The Terrapin was a British manufactured, amphibious armoured transport of the Second World War, first used at Antwerp in 1944, and to great effect during the Battle of the Scheldt. With a crew of two, it was powered by two Ford V8 engines, had a top speed of 24 km/h, and a range of 240 km. It had an open top and instead of tracks it had 8 rubber wheels. However, it used lever steering, which made it very difficult to handle in rough water. ...more on Wikipedia about "Terrapin (amphibious vehicle)"
Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger ("Light armoured vehicle") is a wheeled 4x4 all-terrain vehicle offered in various configurations. It was designed to combine agility of Peugeot VLTT liaison vehicle with adequate protection against small arms fire, artillery fragments, mines and NBC weapons. VBL is fully amphibious and air transportable by C-130 and C-160. ...more on Wikipedia about "VBL"
The Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI, "Armoured vehicle for infantry combat") is a French armoured fighting vehicle designed to replace the AMX-10P. They are planned to join active service in 2008, with 550 combat vehicles (VBCI/VCI) and 150 command vehicles (VBCI/VPC). ...more on Wikipedia about "Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie"
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The Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé or VAB ("Armoured Vanguard Vehicle" in French) is an armoured personnel carrier manufactured by the Euro Mobilité Division of GIAT Industries of France. It entered service in 1976 and around 5000 were produced. They are amphibious (propelled in the water by two water jets mounted one either side of hull rear), NBC-proof, have excellent off-road capabilities, and can be configured in numerous versions. Modern versions of the VAB have had more than 1000 improvements compared to the initial version. ...more on Wikipedia about "Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé"
The VW-Schwimmwagen (Porsche Type 128 and Type 166) was an amphibious vehicle used extensively by the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. It was mechanically based on the Kübelwagen (which in turn was based on the civilian Volkswagen, later known as a VW Beetle), and was produced by the Volkswagen factory at Wolfsburg, with the bodies (or rather hulls!) produced by Ambi Budd in Berlin. Erwin Komenda, Ferdinand Porsche's first car body designer, developed the car body construction. Komenda patented his ideas for the swimming car at the German Patent office. ...more on Wikipedia about "Volkswagen Schwimmwagen"
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