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  2. List of modern equipment of the German Army - Wikipedia

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    The current inventory of armoured vehicles, both serviceable and active, is likely to increase significantly due to the ongoing war in Ukraine after Russia's invasion. This caused a rethink of Germany 's defence doctrine, which includes increased defence spending of at least 2% of GDP and an initial outlay of €100 billion on expanding ...

  3. List of modern armoured fighting vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Cadillac Gage LAV 300, configurable as a self-propelled anti-air vehicle, armoured personnel carrier or anti-tank missile carrier. An armoured Humvee , depending on its configuration, may serve as a reconnaissance vehicle, infantry mobility vehicle or, when equipped with a TOW missile launcher, a light anti-tank vehicle.

  4. M88 recovery vehicle - Wikipedia

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    In response to the information about the T-54A tank the US had to develop new M60 tank (production started in 1959) heavier than 46 metric tons, which M74 armored recovery vehicle was unable to retrieve. The design of a new ARV vehicle was based on the chassis and parts of the automotive component of the M48 Patton and M60 tanks. The original ...

  5. List of armoured fighting vehicles by country - Wikipedia

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    Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Austria. SPz Ulan (modern, co-development with Spain); Steyr 4K 7FA tracked armoured personnel carrier/infantry fighting vehicle (production from 1977 for Bolivia, Greece (as Leonidas) and Nigeria).

  6. Armored car (military) - Wikipedia

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    Light armored cars, such as the British Ferret are armed with just a machine gun. Heavier vehicles are armed with autocannon or a large caliber gun. The heaviest armored cars, such as the German, World War II era Sd.Kfz. 234 or the modern, US M1128 mobile gun system, mount the same guns that arm medium tanks.

  7. Wiesel AWC - Wikipedia

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    The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC; [citation needed] German: Waffenträger) is a German light air-transportable armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly armoured weapons carrier, produced by Rheinmetall. The Wiesel has been used in several of the Bundeswehr's missions abroad (UNOSOM II, IFOR, SFOR, KFOR, TFH, ISAF).

  8. Armoured warfare - Wikipedia

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    Armoured warfare or armored warfare (American English; see spelling differences), is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of war . [ 1 ] The premise of armored warfare rests on the ability of troops to penetrate conventional defensive lines through use of manoeuvre by armoured units.

  9. Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon - Wikipedia

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    An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability. Specific weapon systems used include machine guns , autocannons , larger guns, or surface-to-air missiles , and some mount both guns and longer-ranged ...