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An armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) is a combat support vehicle, sometimes regarded as a subtype of combat engineering vehicle, designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles across rivers. The AVLB is usually a tracked vehicle converted from a tank chassis to carry a folding metal bridge ...
Borsuk infantry fighting vehicle Poland: Polish Land Forces [62] The Borsuk is an amphibious IFV. ZSSW-30 turret (by HSW and WB Electronics) equipped with: [a] Mk44S Bushmaster II [b] UKM-2000C (7.62×51mm NATO) [f] 2 × Spike-LR [d] 2 × 4 GAk-81 (81 mm) CV90 Mk IV "Combat Vehicle 90" CV9035 SLO
AFVs produced in Canada. LAV family of wheeled armoured vehicles: AVGP: Cougar, Grizzly and Husky 6×6 armoured vehicles - based on the MOWAG Piranha; LAV-25 8×8 – Family of vehicles produced for the United States Marine Corps
Stryker Armored Fighting Vehicles. The Stryker is actually a family of vehicles — and not a family most other families want to mess with. The eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles have been in ...
The LAV III faces the same concerns that most other wheeled military vehicles face. Like all wheeled armoured vehicles, the LAV III's ground pressure is inherently higher than a tracked vehicle with a comparable weight. This is because tires will have less surface area in contact with the ground when compared to a tracked vehicle.
The LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) is a member of the LAV II family. [2] It is an eight-wheeled amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle built by General Dynamics Land Systems and used by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army .
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.
The LAV-300 has fifteen different configurations—the most common being: command post, armored personnel carrier, anti-tank, military logistics, ambulance and armored recovery vehicle. [2] [3] The following turrets are available for the LAV-300: [2] [8] [1] 7.62 mm machine gun combined with 12.7 mm, 25 mm, 30 mm or 40 mm guns; 20 mm anti ...