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A military vehicle is any vehicle for land-based military transport and activity, including combat vehicles, both specifically designed for or significantly used by military. [1] Most military vehicles require off-road capabilities and/or vehicle armor, [1] making them heavy. Some have vehicle tracks instead of just wheels; half-tracks have both.
Out of service. M1917. M1 combat car. Light tank M2. Light tank M3/M5. Light tank (airborne) M22. Light tank M24. M41/A1/A2/A3 Walker Bulldog. M551/A1 Sheridan (armored reconnaissance airborne assault vehicle)
M113A3 APC. M113 Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle (AMEV) M548A3 Cargo Carrier. M577A3 Medical Vehicle. M901A3 Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV) M1059A3 Lynx Smoke Generator Carrier (SGC) M1064A3 Mortar Carrier. M1068A3 Standard Integrated Command Post System (SICPS) Carrier. (AMPV) Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle 130.
The fourth incarnation of the military's Landing Vehicle, Tracked line of amphibious carrier vehicles, the Water Buffalo was designed in 1943 with major upgrades and improvements to its landing ramp.
A military armored ( also spelled armoured) car is a wheeled armored fighting vehicle, historically employed for reconnaissance, internal security, armed escort, and other subordinate battlefield tasks. [1] With the gradual decline of mounted cavalry, armored cars were developed for carrying out duties formerly assigned to light cavalry. [2]
Combat vehicle. An RG-31 Nyala MRAP and a Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé armoured personnel carrier. A ground combat vehicle, also known as a land assault vehicle or simply a combat vehicle or an assault vehicle, is a land-based military vehicle intended to be used for combat operations. They differ from non-combat military vehicles such as ...
Military light utility vehicle, or simply light utility vehicle ( LUV ), is a term used for the lightest weight class military vehicle category. [1] A Jeep -like four-wheel drive vehicle for military use [2] by definition lighter than other military trucks and vehicles, inherently compact and usually with light or no armour, with short body ...
T-43 medium tank (Soviet Union; World War II) T-44 medium tank (Soviet Union; World War II) T-50 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II) T-54 main battle tank (also known as M1946, M1949, M1951, M1953, M1985 and M1986) (Soviet Union; Cold War) T-55 main battle tank (also known as M1970) (Soviet Union; Cold War)