Military light utility vehicle

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Military light utility vehicle, or simply light utility vehicle (LUV), is a term used for the lightest weight class military vehicle category. These are generally Jeep-like four-wheel drive vehicles for military use that are by definition not armoured fighting vehicles, lighter than other military trucks and vehicles, inherently compact and usually with light or no vehicle armour and/or weapons, with short body overhangs for nimble all-terrain mobility, and frequently around four-to-nine passenger capacity. Worldwide, and since the earliest large scale mechanisation of the military, hundreds of different light vehicles have been used for military utility service, ranging from readily available commercial products which were simply repainted in military colors, to purpose-designed tactical vehicles that were specially developed for military applications and operation in forward areas. Light utility vehicles are typically general or multi-purpose, used to carry troops, staff, (mounted) weapons...

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