Rubicon Models 1/56 LVT(A)-4

Late War Fire Support in 28mm Scale

The LVT(A)-4 is one of those vehicles that doesn’t always get the spotlight, but absolutely earns it. Designed as a heavily armed amphibious fire support vehicle, it combined the mobility of the Landing Vehicle Tracked family with the punch of a 75mm howitzer mounted in a fully rotating turret.

Originally developed for the Pacific theatre, the LVT(A)-4 saw extensive use in island assaults from 1944 onward. Its role was to provide direct fire support during amphibious landings, engaging bunkers, fortified positions, and enemy strongpoints before and immediately after troops came ashore. The open-topped turret gave excellent visibility and allowed the 75mm M2 howitzer to deliver high-explosive rounds where they were needed most, though it also left the crew exposed.

By the time of the later Pacific campaigns, these vehicles had become an integral part of U.S. Marine Corps assault doctrine.