Notes: This is basically the Grizzly armored personnel carrier topped with a new turret using a 76mm Cockerill cannon. In addition, the passenger space is largely taken up with ammunition racks for the gun. The rear doors are retained, but the rear deck hatches are deleted, as are the firing ports. The turret is larger than the Grizzly’s turret, more heavily armored, and has a hatch on the deck for the commander and gunner. The turret is, in fact, the same one as mounted on the British Scorpion and the Australian M-113A1 MRV vehicles. As with the Grizzly, the Cougar is as likely as not to have a weapon mount for the commander by his hatch.

Notes: This is the LAV equivalent of the M-577A2, primarily used by Canada and the US Marines. Instead of a turret, the LAV-C2 has a raised rear area that carries a command staff and assistants. The LAV-C2 carries at least 4 short range and three long-range radios for communicating with ground troops, ships, and aircraft. There are two hatches on the rear deck, a hatch on the front deck for the driver, and two hatches on the center deck for the vehicle commander and the senior command member. A tent may be extended at the rear of the vehicle to double the working area.

Notes: The LAV-MEWSS (Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System) is a version of the LAV-25 chassis packed with equipment for radio and radar jamming functions. The LAV-MEWSS is capable of jamming all enemy radio frequencies simultaneously within a 20km radius (all skill checks when using communications equipment other than direct wire systems are three levels harder) and degrading radar effectiveness (all skill checks when using radar-based systems are two levels harder). As a secondary function, the LAV-MEWSS carries a ground-surveillance radar and an artillery counterbattery radar system, four long-range radios, and equipment to intercept and decipher encrypted and non-encrypted enemy radio transmissions. Crew normally consists of a driver, commander, radio operator, and radar operator. The radio operator is usually an intelligence specialist. The LAV-MEWSS is capable of using the LAST Kit. The LAV-MEWSS is used by the US Marines.

Notes: This is a scout/surveillance version of the normal LAV-25, used by Canada. No dismount troops are carried, and most of the rear is taken up by a variety of reconnaissance and surveillance gear. The LAV-25 Reconnaissance is fitted with thermal vision, a laser designator, a ground-surveillance radar with an extendable mast 10m high, a video camera and VCR (linked to all visual and surveillance devices), a digital compass system, a GPS system, chemical and radiation detection equipment, extra radios, and equipment to detect enemy radios, radar, and lasers. In addition, there is a front-mounted winch with a capacity of 6804kg. The LAV-25 Reconnaissance is capable of using the LAST Kit. Unlike the normal LAV-25, the LAV-25 Reconnaissance is not amphibious.