Amphibious vehicles

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This page lists and describes the special abilities of all the amphibious vehicles in the Just Cause game series. For other vehicle types, see Vehicles - disambiguation.

This test was done just outside Kota Pantai Kuala in one of the western arms of the Sungai Sejuk river. You can actually see a small part of the city to the right. Also notice the PBC Tower and the minimap location in the upper left corner. The vehicles include a Dalton N90 and a Vanderbildt LeisureLiner.

Description

Amphibious vehicles (Wikipedia article) are land vehicles that can also travel in water (or at least float). This can mean it is possible for the car to be removed from the water using either Rico himself, his Grappler, or another vehicle. Submerged vehicles will appear and work normally when taken out of the water but the case varies per game.

All other land vehicles explode or become unrecoverable when in water.

See also: Stationary vehicles and Vehicle wrecks.

List of amphibious vehicles and their abilities

Game	Vehicle	Maneuverability
Just Cause	The Vampire	Floats, but unlike real life monster trucks, it can't move (real ones float the same way and can be driven while floating due to their tire treads propelling them very slowly). The wheels are about 50-60% underwater. Stunt position works.
	Other land vehicles	Sink immediately and explode in 5 seconds.
Just Cause 2	Agency Hovercraft	A proper amphibious vehicle that can be driven well on land and water. Stunt position works.
	Dalton N90	Floats, but can't move. Rico will automatically exit the car when it's in water. The water line is at the approximate height of the mirrors and the top edge of the cargo compartment. Can't drive on water. Stunt position does not work.
	Monster Truck	Floats, but only moves using momentum gained from land acceleration. If it's blown up while in the water, the wheels fly off, but the wreck will still float. Stunt position works but attempting to enter the vehicle while in the water is nearly impossible.
	Vanderbildt LeisureLiner	Floats, but can't move. Oddly, the front end will be deeper in the water than the rear end, even though the engine is in the rear. Rico will lose his oxygen when in the bus. Once he exits, he won't be able to get back in, but the stunt position will still work.
	Maddox FVA 45	Floats, and any Mounted Guns can sometimes remain usable when submerged. Stunt position does not work.
	Niseco Coastal D22	The waterlevel is near the roof. Stunt position does not work. Some of the suitcase models on the roof are above water.
Just Cause 3	All vehicles.	Unlike in most games, most vehicles still work properly after submersion once grappled out.
	CS Baltdjur	A proper amphibious vehicle that can be driven well on land and sea. Stunt position works.
	All ground vehicles	Float for a few seconds, but only as long as the speed is relatively high. Most do not produce thrust while in the water, so this can only be used to cross narrow rivers. Stunt position presumably works.
	All planes	They're reported to float for about a half a minute. Stunt position very briefly works.
	U41 Ptakojester	Cargo plane that floats on water for about a minute and 30 seconds. Stunt position works. The plane reportedly sinks quickly when the cargo doors are open.
	Stria Ghibli 3	Small seaplane. Stunt position works.
	Urga Racek	Small amphibious helicopter. Stunt position however does not work as it is located under the vehicle.
	Urga Postolka	Once destroyed the fuselage floats for more than a minute before sinking.
	All helicopters	They all float for about a minute, destroyed or not, then sink.
Just Cause 4	Reptile AAV	This is an amphibious APC that works properly on water and land.
	Emsavion Floatplane	Small seaplane.
	Emsavion Float Heli	Small amphibious helicopter.
	All other land vehicles.	Sink instantly, or almost instantly. They won't be able to function when dragged out.
	C3 Canvasback Hovercraft	New Agency hovercraft, added by the Danger Rising DLC. Functions well on sea and land.
	Hellbender	Another Agency hovercraft, added by the Sea Dogs vehicle pack DLC. Functions well on sea and land.
	SkyCastle Cargo Jet	Will stay afloat as long as it is moving at any speed. However, diving at a high speed into the water will cause it to sink, as well as exiting the plane. Opening the door does not affect the buoyancy. It is able to take off like normal, although it sits at a angle with the nose gear out of the water.
	SS Borracho	Heavily customized amphibious truck that looks like an old ship. Armed with 7 cannons. Comes in the "Sea Dogs vehicle pack" DLC.
	Thresher	Weaponized amphibious sports car themed after a shark. Functions like a speedboat when in water. Comes in the "Shark and Bark Vehicle Pack" DLC.

A destroyed Monster Truck still floats in JC2.

Mods

Main article: Modifying.

Some mods in JC2 make some vehicles amphibious. So far there's no mod that allows powered movement in water, but it can be very helpful if one's vehicle can cross rivers by floating across after gaining momentum on dry land.

Powered amphibious movement could probably be possible in JC3 and JC4, if a modded vehicle is based on the CS Baltdjur, or Reptile AAV handling lines.