The World's 9 Most Successful Amphibious Armored Vehicles - #3 Will Surprise You

5. LVTP-5 (Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel)

Though decommissioned from U.S. service, the LVTP-5 developed several of the basic ideas for contemporary amphibious vehicles. Setting new benchmarks for amphibious transportation capacity, this large vehicle could carry either 34 fully prepared troops or 9,000 pounds of cargo.

Its creative bow ramp construction and high freeboard made it quite successful on choppy waves. The success of the vehicle affected the design of next amphibious generations, especially in terms of crew protection and sea-keeping capacity. Several altered versions still find use in different forces all over, despite their age.