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An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I , APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world.
They were produced in three basic variants, a supply carrier, artillery prime mover and armored personnel carrier. [12] The Type 1 Ho-Ki had from the left (driver's) side three doors mounted side by side for exit. In addition, the armored personnel carrier variant had a rear hinged double door for troop exit. [13]
An infantry mobility vehicle (IMV) is a four-wheel drive armored personnel carrier (APC) serving as an armed military transport, military patrol, reconnaissance or security vehicle. Those IMVs are distinct from 8-, 6-, and 4-wheeled APCs (such as the VAB ), being closer in appearance to civilian vehicles.
Stryker. Stryker 4,466 . M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) M1126 Stryker (IAV) has two variants, he infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) and the mobile gun system (MGS).; The (ICV) variant has eight additional configurations: mortar carrier (MC), reconnaissance vehicle (RV), commanders vehicle (CV), fire support vehicle (FSV), medical evacuation vehicle (MEV), engineer squad vehicle (ESV), anti ...
Toggle Armored personnel carriers, reconnaissance and fighting vehicles subsection. 6.1 Out of service. 6.2 In active service. 7 Landing vehicles, tracked.
Replacement of the TPz Fuchs 1 APC: The main role of the successor would be an Armoured Personnel Carrier. The competitors are the Patria 6×6 , the Pandur Evo 6×6 and the TPz Fuchs 2. [ 20 ] Although the German government signed an agreement to develop in common the Common Armored Vehicle System" (CAVS) , the Patria 6×6 , the replacement of ...
The Temsah Bus is a MRAP armored personnel carrier can carry 24 soldiers, in addition to its crew of two individuals, for a total of 26 individuals, which means that it can transport a number equal to twice the capacity of conventional armored vehicles. [1] [2] [3]
The VBTP-MR Guarani (Portuguese Viatura Blindada Transporte de Pessoal – Média sobre Rodas; "Armored Personnel Transport Vehicle – Medium on Wheels" [2]) is a 6×6 armoured personnel carrier developed by Iveco and the Brazilian Army as part of its "Urutu-III" modernization program aimed to replace all EE-11 Urutu by 2015. [3]