LAV III and BTR-80, 8x8 armored fighting vehicles performance

LAV III and BTR-80, 8x8 armored fighting vehicles performance : The LAV III armoured vehicle (AV) is the latest in the Generation III Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) series built by General Dynamics Land Systems, entering service in 1999. It is based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha IIIH 8x8. It was developed in Canada and is the primary mechanized infantry vehicle of the Canadian Army and the New Zealand Army. The United States Army uses a more lightly armed LAV III derivative named the Stryker. 8x8 personnel carriers The BTR-80 is an 8x8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the USSR. Adopted in 1986 and replaced the previous versions, BTR-60 and BTR-70 in the Soviet Army. (Russian: бронетранспортер, BTR stands for bronyetransportyor, literally meaning "armoured transporter")