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AVGP: Cougar, Grizzly and Husky 6×6 armoured vehicles - based on the MOWAG Piranha. LAV-25 8×8 – Family of vehicles produced for the United States Marine Corps. Bison APC 8×8. Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle 8×8. ASLAV 8×8 – Family of vehicles produced for the Australian Army based on the LAV-25 and Bison vehicles. LAV III 8×8.
Armored combat support vehicles. M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle – 39. M4 Command and Control Vehicle (C2V) – 25. M9 Armored Combat Earthmover – 447. M60A1 AVLB – 125. M88A2 Hercules. M104 Wolverine – 44.
BT-7 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II) BT-8 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II) BTR-3 8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Ukraine; Modern) BTR-4 8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Ukraine; Modern) BTR-40 4×4 armoured personnel carrier (also known as M1956, M1957 and M1974/4) (Soviet Union; Cold War)
Out of service. M1917. M1 combat car. Light tank M2. Light tank M3/M5. Light tank (airborne) M22. Light tank M24. M41/A1/A2/A3 Walker Bulldog. M551/A1 Sheridan (armored reconnaissance airborne assault vehicle)
A military armored ( also spelled armoured) car is a wheeled armored fighting vehicle, historically employed for reconnaissance, internal security, armed escort, and other subordinate battlefield tasks. [ 1] With the gradual decline of mounted cavalry, armored cars were developed for carrying out duties formerly assigned to light cavalry. [ 2]
By the end of World War II, most modern armies had vehicles to carry infantry, artillery and anti-aircraft weaponry. Most modern AFVs are superficially similar in design to their World War II counterparts, but with significantly better armour, weapons, engines, electronics, and suspension.
Armoured warfare or armored warfare (American English; see spelling differences), is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of war. [1] The premise of armoured warfare rests on the ability of troops to penetrate conventional defensive lines through use of manoeuvre by armoured units. [2]
MRAP. Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected ( MRAP; / ˈɛmræp / EM-rap) is a term for United States military light tactical vehicles produced as part of the MRAP program that are designed specifically to withstand improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and ambushes. [ 1]