Canadian Light Tactical Vehicle
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Light Tactical Vehicle |
The Light Tactical Vehicle is a mobility platform adopted by the Canadian Armed Forces following a similar initiative as the U.S. Army's Infantry Squad Vehicle program. The LTV ultimately adopts the same base vehicle, doing away with even a pretense of protection in favor of mobility.
Intended to be used to ferry troops close to the front line before having passengers dismount and fight on foot, the LTV is in many ways a return to the earlier dragoon concept. Based on a commercial truck chassis, the LTV typically does not mount weapons, although the endless ingenuity of soldiers looking to cram firepower on anything that can hold it has doubtless already led to exceptions.
The provided statistics do not take into account any special equipment. Like other open vehicles, attacks may be made directly against passengers, and passengers may fire from the LTV, at a 
disadvantage.