Here’s Why the U.S. Marines Are Replacing the Amphibious Assault Vehicle With the ACV

Imagine a battlefield where land and sea meet.
Waves crash against the shore… helicopters roar overhead… and suddenly, armored vehicles begin emerging from the ocean itself.
This is not science fiction.
This is the battlefield strategy of the United States Marine Corps, and at the center of it is a new machine designed for modern amphibious warfare — the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, or simply known as the ACV.
But why was this powerful vehicle created?
And why is it replacing the legendary AAVP7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle that served for more than 40 years?
To understand that, we need to go back to how amphibious warfare has evolved.

Credit to : Know The Military