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This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms.
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.
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 ...
The basic M113 armored personnel carrier can be fitted with a number of weapon systems. The most common weapon fit is a single .50 caliber M2 machine gun. However, the mount can also be fitted with a 40 mm Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher.
Namer (Hebrew: נמ"ר, pronounced; meaning "leopard," and also a syllabic abbreviation of "Nagmash" (APC) and "Merkava") is an Israeli armoured personnel carrier based on a Merkava Mark IV tank chassis. [5] Namer was developed by and is being assembled by the Israeli Ordnance Corps.
M39 armored utility vehicle; M59 armored personnel carrier; M75 armored personnel carrier; M113 armored personnel carrier; M548; M114 armored fighting vehicle; Mamba APC; MAP45 armoured personnel carrier; MAP75 armoured personnel carrier; Mine Protected Combat Vehicle; Mowag MR 8; Mowag Piranha; Mowag Puma; MOWAG Roland; MT-LB; MT-LBu
List of initialisms, acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the United States. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the United States government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.
The M3 half-track was an American armored personnel carrier half-track widely used by the Allies during World War II and in the Cold War.Derived from the M2 half-track car, the M3 was extensively produced, with about 15,000 standard M3s and more than 38,000 variant units manufactured.