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Stryker. Stryker 4,466 . M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) M1126 Stryker (IAV) has two variants, he infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) and the mobile gun system (MGS).; The (ICV) variant has eight additional configurations: mortar carrier (MC), reconnaissance vehicle (RV), commanders vehicle (CV), fire support vehicle (FSV), medical evacuation vehicle (MEV), engineer squad vehicle (ESV), anti ...
LT vz. 35 – Škoda S-IIa light tank built for Czechoslovak army. Captured examples used by Germany as Panzer 35(t). [19] LT vz. 38 – CKD/Praga TNH light tank built for Czechoslovakia and export. Adopted by German army as Panzer 38(t) and continued in production until 1942. [20]
Among the M422's many unique features were front and rear limited-slip differentials, inboard differential mounted drum brakes, center-point steering, and the aluminum "AMC AV-108-4" V4 engine developed by American Motors. The air-cooled 107.8 cu in (1.8 L) developed 52 bhp (39 kW) and 90 lb⋅ft (122 N⋅m) of torque, which propelled the ...
In 1940, the distinction between infantry and cavalry tank units disappeared with the establishment of the Armored Force to manage all tanks in the U.S. Army. The "combat car" name was superfluous, and the cavalry unit tanks redesignated the M1 combat car as the "light tank M1A1" and the M2 combat car as the "light tank M1A2". [5] [4]
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Both types were obsolete tanks of WW-I vintage, so the total number of modern French tanks was over 4400 in June 1940. The numbers given for 1 September 1939 and the 1939 totals are those of the deliveries; actual production numbers were in general somewhat higher as the army would only accept those vehicles that could be used immediately to ...
Since then diesel fuel has increasingly been used, the last gasoline engine vehicles were built in 1985. Most engines have been water-cooled with inline (I) cylinders, but V types (V) and opposed (O) engines have also been used. Three air-cooled engines were used in two very light trucks.
By way of comparison, the Soviet Army used a single basic engine (the V-12 diesel Kharkiv V-2) to power the majority of its tanks – with a few modifications – starting with the BT-7M and its successor the T-34, [34] producing 500 hp (370 kW) @ 1800 rpm in 1939; [35] the SU-85 and SU-100; the KV-1 and KV-2 (600 hp with supercharging in 1939 ...