Patton Museum - LVT (A) 1 Water Buffalo Ampibious Tractor
Bill Maloney
11/29/2010

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LTV (A) 1 Water Buffalo Amphibious Tractor Specifications:

LTV 4 Water Buffalo Amphibious Tractor
Another LVT 4 Water Buffalo Amphibious Tractor can be found at the AAF Tank Museum in Danville, VA

Length: 26 feet, 1 inches
Width:
10 feet, 8 inches
Height:
9 feet, 11 inches
Crew:
3
Weight:
13.3 Tons
Max Speed: 17 mph
Range: 150 miles
Armor: 2 " Frontal
Powerplant: Continental W-670-9A 7 Cylinder Air Cooled Radial Gas Engine 250hp
Fuel Capacity: 140 gallons
Armament:
 One 37mm M6 Cannon     
 One 7.62mm Machine Gun
 Two .50 cal Browning M2 Machine Guns in swivel mounts to the rear
Entered Service: 1942
Unit Cost: $

Here's some good LVT Amphibious Tractor video footage of one starting up at a museum. It may be running lean as it is backfiring through the exhaust at idle. This LTV Water Buffalo video shows the LTV in its element.

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