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Cadillac Gage Commando V-100

Russian

Компания Кадиллак по заказу армии США начала разработку бронетранспортёра Кадиллак V в 1962 году. Необходимо было создать многоцелевую машину для визуальной разведки местности, сопровождения конвоев и в качестве базы для размещения различного вооружения. Первый опытный образец был построен в 1963, а в 1964 было начато серийное производство модели машин серии V-100.

English

The Cadillac Gage Commando, frequently denoted as the M706 in U.S. military service,[6] is an American armored car designed to be amphibious. It was engineered by Cadillac Gage specifically for the United States Military Police Corps during the Vietnam War as an armed convoy escort vehicle. The Commando was one of the first vehicles to combine the traditionally separate roles of an armored personnel carrier and a conventional armored car, much like the Soviet BTR-40. Its notable height, amphibious capability, and waterproofed engine allowed American crews to fight effectively in the jungles of Vietnam by observing their opponents over thick vegetation and fording the country's deep rivers.