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One of the first armored vehicles to be used in combat was the Spanish Schneider-Brillié, which saw action in Morocco. It was built from the chassis of a Schneider P2-4000 bus and could carry 12 passengers. [2] The genesis of the armoured personnel carrier was on the Western Front of World War I.
OT-62 (OT-62 stands for Obrněný Transportér vzor 62 – "Armoured Personnel Carrier model 62") – a series of BTR-50 copies developed jointly by Poland and Czechoslovakia. They are similar to BTR-50PK but have side hatches in the hull sides, a stronger PV-6 engine with power of 300 hp (220 kW), and two projecting bays like the BTR-50PU.
Template:Tanks converted to armored vehicles; TR-1 APC; Type 1 Ho-Ha; Type 1 Ho-Ki; Type 4 Ka-Tsu; Type 60 armoured personnel carrier; Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier) Type 73 armored personnel carrier; Type 85 AFV; Type 89 AFV; Type 90 AFV; Type 98 So-Da
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
PAL-AFV (Armoured Floating Vehicle) – Upgraded version, developed by the PT PAL Indonesia in cooperation with Pindad. This vehicle has a new nose section, a raised rear hull section and powered by a 300 hp engine. Combat weight is 14,700 kg, with transport capacity is 3 + 14 troops. [19] A model of the PAL-AFV was displayed at Indo Defence ...
These attempted to develop a true infantry fighting vehicle rather than an armored personnel carrier. Pacific Car and Foundry entered the steel-armored XM701, but this proved to be too slow and too heavy to be airmobile, even in the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter. FMC entered the XM734, which was largely the ACAV M113 but with the troops sitting ...
A chalk often corresponds to a platoon-sized unit for air assault operations, or a company-minus-sized organization for airborne operations. For air transport operations, it can consist of up to a company-plus-sized unit. Frequently, a load of paratroopers in one aircraft, prepared for a drop, is also referred to as a stick.
The M577 command post carrier, also known as the M577 command post vehicle or armored command post vehicle, is a variant of the M113 armored personnel carrier that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation to function on the battlefield as a mobile command post i.e. a tactical operations centre, usually at the battalion level.