Patent ID: 8002596

Claim:
An amphibious vehicle comprising: a hull; tracks, which operate as the sole source of propulsion on land and in water; a forward water diverter vane mounted adjacent and forward of a forward portion of each of the tracks, the forward water diverter vane having a rearward facing curved recess that diverts in a rearward direction water thrown by the forward portion of each of the tracks while the vehicle is moving forward; and an aft water diverter vane mounted above and rearward of each of the tracks, each of the aft water diverter vanes having a lower surface that inclines upwardly from a forward end to a rearward end of the aft water diverter vane, the forward end of each of the of aft water diverter vanes being located adjacent an upper rearward portion of one of the tracks for diverting in a rearward direction water thrown by the upper rearward portion of the tracks while the vehicle is moving forward.