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Rubicon Models 28mm Lvt-4 Water Buffalo TRACKED Landing Vehicle # 280068

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$32.04

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The LVT had its origins in a civilian rescue vehicle called the Alligator. Developed by Donald Roebling in 1935, the Alligator was intended to operate in swampy areas, inaccessible to both traditional cars and boats. Two years later, Roebling built a redesigned vehicle with improved water speed. The US Marine Corps, which had been developing amphibious warfare doctrine based on the ideas of Lt. Col Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis and others, became interested in the machine after learning about it through an article in Life magazine and convinced Roebling to design a more seaworthy model for military use. The LVT-2 Water Buffalo (British designation Buffalo II) was an improved LVT-1. In August 1943, based on the LVT-2, the LVT-4 Water Buffalo (Buffalo IV) was introduced by moving the engine forw.