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  2. Amphibious Combat Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    In June 2018, the BAE design was selected, with an initial order of 30 ACVs. [31] In June 2019, BAE Systems and Iveco were awarded a contract to develop Command and 30mm gun armed variants. [32] In October 2020, Iveco announced that the first fleet of 18 ACVs had been delivered to a platoon of Marines after five years of testing development. [6]

  3. Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    There were only three Navy PACVs and three Army ACVs during the whole Vietnam War. Two of the three ACVs (No. 901 and 902) were Assault Air Cushion Vehicles (AACV), weapons-heavy vessels configured for attack missions, while the other (No. 903) was a Transport Air Cushion Vehicle (TACV) configured for logistics missions.

  4. Hovercraft - Wikipedia

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    There have been many attempts to understand the principles of high air pressure below hulls and wings. Hovercraft are unique in that they can lift themselves while still, differing from ground effect vehicles and hydrofoils that require forward motion to create lift.

  5. ACV synthetase - Wikipedia

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    ACV synthetase (ACVS, L-δ-(α-aminoadipoyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthetase, N-(5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthase, EC 6.3.2.26) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

  6. AEC armoured command vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Three ACVs of this type were captured by the German Afrika Korps. Two of them, named "Max" and "Moritz", were employed by Rommel and his staff throughout the campaign. In 1944 a larger AEC 6x6 ACV was developed. The vehicle was based on the AEC 0857 lorry chassis and was powered by the AEC 198 150 hp engine.

  7. American College of Veterinary Surgeons - Wikipedia

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    The term "ACVS Diplomate" refers to a veterinarian who has been board certified in veterinary surgery. [7] A veterinarian who has successfully completed the certification requirements of the ACVS is known as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and may be called a specialist in veterinary surgery. [8]: 7

  8. BMD-4 - Wikipedia

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    The BMD-4 (Russian: Боевая Машина Десанта-4, romanized: Boyevaya Mashina Desanta-4, English: Combat Vehicle of the Airborne) is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) originating from post-Cold War Russia.

  9. Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe - Wikipedia

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    30,000 armored combat vehicles (ACVs); 6,800 combat aircraft; and; 2,000 attack helicopters. To further limit the readiness of armed forces, the treaty set equal ceilings on equipment that could be deployed with active units. Other ground equipment had to be place in designated permanent storage sites.