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The mission of the assault amphibian battalion
To land the surface assault elements of the landing force and their equipment in a single lift from assault shipping during amphibious operations to inland objectives and to conduct mechanized operations and related combat support in subsequent operations ashore
Assault Amphibian battalion has how many companies
4 assault amphibian companies
1 H&S company
Cruising speed in water for the AAVP7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel Model
6 MPH
AAVP7A1 Armaments
HBM2 caliber .50 machine gun and MK 19 MOD3 40mm machine gun
AAVP7A1 Troop capacity
21 combat equipped troops @ 285 pounds
AAVC7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle Command Armaments
7.62 machine gun
AAVR7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle Recovery Armaments
M60D Machine Gun
AAVP7A1, AAVC7A1, AAVR7A1 cruising ranges (land/water)
Land at 25 MPH: 300 Miles
Water at 2600 RPM: 7 Hours
AAVP7A1, AAVC7A1, AAVR7A1 cruising speeds (land/water)
Land: 20 to 30 MPH
Water: 6 MPH
AAVP7A1, AAVC7A1, AAVR7A1 maximum speed forward (land/water)
Land: 45 MPH
Water: 8.2 MPH
AAVP7A1, AAVC7A1, AAVR7A1 maximum speed reverse (land/water)
Land: 12 MPH
Water: 4.5 MPH