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Encyclopedia > Armoured vehicle

An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain.


Types of AFVs

A technical is a type of unarmored fighting vehicle. A tachanka is a horse-driven unarmored fighting vehicle.


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The Infantry - Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1037 words)
The armour of WR is designed to withstand an explosion from a 155mm shell at 10 m and direct fire from machine guns up to a caliber of 14.5 mm.
Saxon is an armoured troop carrier and is issued to mechanised battalions in 1, 12 and 19 Mech Bdes on a scale of 62 per battalion.
The FV 430 family of armoured vehicles entered service with the British Army in the 1960s, but regular maintenance and improvements including a new power train have enabled this old workhorse to remain in service into the 21st Century.
ZSL92 Wheeled Armoured Vehicle - SinoDefence.com (885 words)
The vehicle is based on the WZ551 (ZSL90) 6X6 wheeled armoured vehicle first introduced in the mid-1980s, but with an improved diesel engine for better performance.
In 1986, NORINCO introduced the WZ551 (PLA designation ZSL90) wheeled armoured vehicle based on the chassis of the Southwest Automobile Works Tiema XC2030 6X6 truck, which is a Chinese copy of the German Mercedes-Benz 2060.
The hull of the vehicle comprises three sections: the driver compartment in the front, the powerpack compartment in the middle left, and the troop compartment in the rear.
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