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Joint Fire Control; Ground Based Surveillance Spain United Kingdom. British Army [5] [6] LANCE turret (by Rheinmetall, modified by Lockheed Martin UK, manufactured by several sub-contractors (Rheinmetall, Meggitt, Curtiss Wright, CTA International, Thales UK) equipped with: [a] CT40 (40×255 mm) [b] L94A1 (7.62×51mm NATO)
M1296 Dragoon – variant of the ICV with a 30 mm autocannon. M1127 reconnaissance vehicle (RV) M1129 mortar carrier (MC) M1130 command vehicle (CV) M1131 fire support vehicle (FSV) M1132 engineer squad vehicle (ESV) M1133 medical evacuation vehicle (MEV) M1134 anti-tank guided missile vehicle (ATGMV)
A typical configuration of a tracked infantry fighting vehicle. The US Army defines all vehicles classed as IFVs as having three essential characteristics: they are armed with at least a medium-caliber cannon or automatic grenade launcher, at least sufficiently protected against small arms fire, and possess off-road mobility. [13]
An integrated, stabilized day sight complemented by a thermal imager and laser range finder with a built-in fire control computer. All the technologies involved and the components used are critical in nature. A modular concept was adapted to realise complete the system. [9] Commanders Thermal Monitor; Fire Control System developed for the Abhay ...
The Stryker is a full-time four-wheel drive, selectively eight-wheel drive, armored vehicle weighing approximately 19t which carries an infantry squad with their equipment. On paved roads the vehicle can attain speeds of 62 miles per hour (100 km/h) without a governor and 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) with a governor.
The LPM-1 is equipped with a 2000-liter water-tank, a NShN-600N fire pump with a 600 L/min capacity, a plow and one or two remote fire hoses. It is sometimes incorrectly called the PPM-1. [2] [3] LPM-2 – A more extensive conversion of a BMP-1 into a civil fire-fighting vehicle to be used against strong forest and peat fires. Development ...
The Type 08 (Chinese: 08式轮式装甲车族; pinyin: Líng bā Shì lúnshì zhuāngjiǎchē zú; lit. 'Type 08 wheeled armored vehicle family') [3] is a Chinese family of modern eight-wheeled, amphibious, modular armored vehicles developed by Norinco for infantry fire support, battlefield logistics, and quick reaction operations.
The infantry fighting vehicle concept was first conceived of in the 1960s during the Cold War, where a confrontation between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries was expected to be dominated by tanks, so infantry required transport to sustain the pace of advance while having armament to fight tanks, and armor to withstand machine gun and artillery fire; the Soviet Union created the BMP-1/BMP-2 and ...