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An armed and armoured military vehicle which runs on wheels or caterpillar track, used by fighting troops.
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Armoured fighting vehicle — An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, protected by armour and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain.Armoured fighting vehicles are classified according to their intended role on the… … Wikipedia
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Armoured recovery vehicle — An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to repair battle or mine damaged as well as broken down armoured vehicles during combat, or to tow them out of the danger zone for more extensive repairs.ARVs are… … Wikipedia
armoured combat vehicle — noun An armed and armoured military vehicle for fighting troops, which runs on wheels or caterpillar track. See Also: armoured fighting vehicle, infantry fighting vehicle, armoured personnel carrier, armoured car, tank … Wiktionary
Armoured fighting vehicles of the Irish Army — Throughout its history, the Irish Army has used a number of armoured fighting vehicles. Irish Rolls Royce Armoured Car Co. Cork 1941 Contents 1 … Wikipedia
French armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II — French tank deliveries before and during the Second World War including exported vehicles and including those vehicles not yet delivered in June 1940 in the 1940 totals, but only giving the French metropolitan organic strength and matériel… … Wikipedia
Infantry fighting vehicle — BMP 1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle. An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and p … Wikipedia
Improvised fighting vehicle — An improvised fighting vehicle is the result of ad hoc modifications to a civilian or military non combat vehicle, in order to give it a fighting capability. Such modifications usually consist in the grafting of armour plating and weapon systems … Wikipedia
List of armoured fighting vehicles by country — This is a list of all armoured fighting vehicles, sorted by country of origin. The information in round brackets ( ) indicates the number of AFVs produced and the period of use. Prototypes are marked as such.In the case of multi national projects … Wikipedia
List of Polish armoured fighting vehicles — This is a list of armoured fighting vehicles used by Polish forces. =Armoured cars= * Peugeot 1918 armoured car (Poland bought 20 Peugeot 1918 armoured cars from France in 1920) * Ford FT B armoured car (Ford Model T with added armour and a… … Wikipedia
