The LVT(A)-1 is an American amphibious fire support.
Description[]
Lessons from the Battle of Tarawa, where Landing Vehicle Tracked amphibious vehicles saw their first combat use, revealed a need for close fire support during an amphibious assault. As a result a gun-armed variant of the LVT-2 Water Buffalo called LVT(A)-1 was developed. Popularly dubbed "amtank" (a portmanteau of "amphibious tank"), it had a gun turret and a 37mm Gun M6 derived from the M3 Stuart light tank. It was later superseded by the LVT(A)-4, whose 75mm howitzer was more suitable for fire support role.
In BattleGroup42, the LVT(A)-1 serves as an amphibious light tank, accompanying landing craft during landing operation and act as a light tank once inland. As with the M3 Stuart, its 37mm gun is potent against most vehicles that the vehicle has to face, including Japanese tanks. For secondary armament, it is also armed with four M1919 Browning machine guns in total: one in the coaxial mount, one in the bow, and two more in open-topped positions behind the turret, providing all-range cover against enemy infantry.
The vehicle can be found on the sides of North Carolina-class battleship and Wickes-class high-speed transport in some maps set in the Pacific theatre, such as 4409-Angaur.
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