Iron Coffin?

[yellowwing]

I saw the "Iron Coffin" in SSgt Nelson's photo gallery (http://www.leatherneck.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=61&catid=1) and one off of Google images (http://www.securenet.net/3rdbn5th/mike35/images/ce_Iron%20Coffin1x1.jpg).

What exactly is an Iron Coffin vehicle? Is looks big and ugly what ever it is.

[The1stSgt]

yellowwing, I believe the Iron Coffin is the predecessor to our current LAV. I have seen pictures of them in Viet Nam, and I believe they were also called AmTracs.

[FistFu68]

:evilgrin: YES~AMTRAC!GAVE US A REAL SINKING FEELING IN THE GUT,COMING OFF THE BACK OF A (LPD)!!!THEY EVEN LEAKED,TO AD;TO THE EXCITEMENT!!!(LOL) S/F:usmc:

[Roogger]

They were a pre-LAV but they are still around. New Tracks just came out not to long ago the triple A Vs, AAAV's or Advanced Amphimbious Assault Vechile. I have seen them in action in Iraq and while they are powerful, I will take my LAV any day. I fully understand why they are called Iron coffins, worst day of my life.

[packy46]

LVTP5A1...
Very ugly....
Brothers..They are the original brown water gators...
Song Tra Bong Delta-Chu Lia 1965/66
YATYAS
S/F
Tim.

[SlingerDun]

Amtracs=Hogs, cause they chew up everything in their path.

Tanks=Bulls, knockout power.

[jrhd97]

We called the LAV's coffins. We scouts had to sit on a couple hundred gallons of deisel fuel.

[pablox1139]

AAV's and LAV two different animals......AAV's Floating coffins, also called LVTs...Large Vulnerable Targets.....the P-5s are the VietNam era AAVs...LAVs came around in mid 80's....faster on the roads than tracs...carried less Marines....

[packy46]

LAV's had 171 gallons of diesel..(I think)
Gents..LVT's had 480 gallons of gasoline.
Different time,different place.
The explosion would rock the ground for 2 miles....God help you if you drove a How 6 ,or an E1.