LVTP-5

The LVTP-5 was an evolution of the LVT-1 to LVT-4 World War II-era landing vehicle tracked series, but was considerably larger and could carry 30-34 combat-armed troops. A smaller design based on the M59 APC was also produced as the LVT-6, but only a few were built.

The LVTP-5 was replaced in service by the LVT-7 family.

The most common type was the LVTP-5, an armored personnel carrier, with mine-sweeper, command, recovery and fire support variants, the latter mounted a 105 mm howitzer. An anti-aircraft version was prototyped, but never saw service.

As of the mid-2010s, the sole remaining state user of the LVTH-6 was the Philippines, who used four of them for their naval infantry force.{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/philippines/pmc-equipment.htm|title=Philippine Marine Corps|website=www.globalsecurity.org}} As of 2013, Philippine LVTH-6s came in a "digital"-style camouflage pattern.

• LVTP-5 (landing vehicle tracked, personnel) - armored personnel carrier
• LVTC-5 (landing vehicle, tracked, command) - command vehicle
• LVTH-6 (landing vehicle, tracked, howitzer) - fire support variant armed with M49 105 mm howitzer. Two hundred and ten units built.
• LVTR-1 (landing vehicle, tracked, recovery) - recovery vehicle. Sixty-five units built.
• LVTE-1 (landing vehicle, tracked, engineer) - mine-sweeper. Forty-one units built.
• LVTAA-X1 (landing vehicle, tracked, anti aircraft) - anti-aircraft variant, to be fitted with the turret of the M42 Duster. Only prototype built.

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;Current

• {{Flagcountry|Republic of China (Taiwan)}}
• {{Marines|Taiwan}} – 150 LVTP-5A1 in service as of 2023.{{Cite book |author=IISS |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |date=2023 |title=The Military Balance 2023 |publisher=International Institute for Strategic Studies |page=293 }}

;Former

• {{Flagcountry|Chile}}
• {{Flagcountry|Philippines}}
• {{Marines|Philippines}} – 50 purchased in 1975.{{cite web|url=http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/US/LVTP-5.php|title=LVTP-5 (1956)|website=Tanks Encyclopedia|date=2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802012043/http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/US/LVTP-5.php|archivedate=2017-08-02}} Four remaining LVTH-6 were decommissioned and delisted from inventory in 2019.{{Cite book |author=IISS |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |date=2023 |title=The Military Balance 2023 |publisher=International Institute for Strategic Studies |page=285 }}
• {{Flagcountry|United States|1960}}https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA361312.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}
• {{flag|South Vietnam}}{{Cite book|last=Dunham|first=George R|title=U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The Bitter End, 1973–1975 (Marine Corps Vietnam Operational Historical Series)|publisher=History and Museums Division Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps|year=1990|isbn=9780160264559|pages=19–20}}

; LVTP-5

• LVTP-5 Vehicle retired and is on Display at Military Park Luuk, Sulu.https://www.marinecorps.mil.ph/citemar6/pdf/citemar6-birthday-issue-2022.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}{{Cite web |title=In war-weary Sulu, park honors soldiers |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1665941/in-war-weary-sulu-park-honors-soldiers|website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}

; LVTH-6

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• LVTH-6 Vehicle retired and is on Display at Camp Bojeador, Burgos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.{{Cite web |title=The Military Park Cape Bojeador. established by the 4th Marine Brigade, Philippine Marine Corps, in Camp Cape Bojeador in Burgos, Ilocos Norte is now open to the public and has gained 21,624 visitors for the past few weeks after its soft opening on 30 January 2024 |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2024/03/07/military-tourism-opens-in-ilocos-norte|website=Tribune.net.ph |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Mugas |first=John Michael |date=2023-01-23 |title=Philippine Marine Corps eyes putting up detachment unit in Laoag City |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1719983/philippine-marine-corps-eyes-putting-up-detachment-unit-in-laoag-city |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}{{failed verification|date=August 2024}}
• LVTH-6 Vehicle retired and is on Display at Naval Station Jose Andrada, City of Manila{{Citation |last= |title=Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) Naval Station Jose Andrada -Manila |date=2017-05-28 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/rockinroddy/35619974262/ |access-date=2024-04-09}}{{better source needed|date=August 2024}}
• LVTH-6 Vehicle retired and is on Display at Armed Forces of the Philippines Veterans Center. Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, National Capital Region.
• LVTH-6 Vehicle retired and is on Display at Philippine Navy Museum, Fort San Felipe, Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines

; LVTE-1

• LVTE-1 Vehicle retired and is on Display at Camp Bojeador, Burgos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.{{Cite web |title=The Military Park Cape Bojeador. established by the 4th Marine Brigade, Philippine Marine Corps, in Camp Cape Bojeador in Burgos, Ilocos Norte is now open to the public and has gained 21,624 visitors for the past few weeks after its soft opening on 30 January 2024 |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2024/03/07/military-tourism-opens-in-ilocos-norte|website=Tribune.net.ph |language=en}}

; LVTH-6

• LVTH-6 in the Museum of Republic of China Marine Corps.

; LVTP-5

• LVTP-5 United States Marine Corp is on display at Georgia Veterans State Park.
• LVTP-5 on display at the USS Alabama (BB-60) memorial in Mobile, Alabama.
• LVTP-5 on display at Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles, California.https://ewarbirds.org/h20/lvpt5.shtml

; LVTH-6

• LVTH-6 United States Marine Corps is on display at Mott’s Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio.

• G-numbers

{{Reflist}}

• David Koller, LVTP5 Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel 5, 2016, Highgloss Publishing, {{ISBN|9783033052598}}.
• SNL G277
• Steven Zaloga, Terry Hadler, Michael Badrocke - Amtracs: US Amphibious Assault Vehicles, 1999, Osprey Publishing (New Vanguard 30), {{ISBN|1-85532-850-X}}.

{{Commons|LVT-5}}

• [http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/lvtp5.htm Federation of American Scientists]
• [http://www.guntruck.com/LVTP5A1Museum.html LVTP5 Museum page]
• [http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/lvtp5.html American Fighting Vehicle database]

Category:Amphibious armoured personnel carriers

Category:Armored personnel carriers of the Philippines

Category:Armored personnel carriers of the United States

Category:Tracked amphibious vehicles

Category:Military vehicles introduced in the 1950s

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