Armoured personnel carrier - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Armoured Personnel Carrier: Encyclopedia - Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are light armoured fighting vehicles for the transport of infantry. They usually have only a machine g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Personnel Carrier: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Personnel Carrier - History
During World War I, when the tank was developed, the British Mark V tank was designed with a small passenger compartment to carry troops....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia - Tank
A tank is a tracked armoured fighting vehicle, designed primarily to engage enemy forces by the use of direct fire. A modern main battle ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Police Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Police Car - Characteristics
Police cars are usually normal cars which are upgraded with a police package provided by the manufacturer. The police package often modif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - History
Tank - World War One: the first tanks. Having already seen Rolls Royce armoured cars used by Royal Naval Air Service in 1914, and aware...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - Protection
The main battle tank is the most heavily armoured vehicle in modern armies. Its armour is designed to protect the vehicle and crew agains...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - Weapons
Main article: tank gun The main weapon of any modern tank is a single large gun. Tank guns are among the largest-calibre weapons in us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - Mobility
There are essentially two main aspects of mobility to consider, the tank's basic mobility such as its speed across terrain and ability to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - Vulnerability
Whilst being a tremendously powerful weapon and the undoubted king of the land battlefield, the tank is not invulnerable. In fact it is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Fighting Vehicle: Encyclopedia - Armoured Fighting Vehicle
An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. Mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - Design
The three traditional factors determining a tank's effectiveness are its firepower, mobility and protection. The psychological effect on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - Command Control And Communications
Commanding and co-ordinating a tank organisation in the field has always been subject to particular problems. Because of the isolation of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - Sonic Seismic And Thermal Traces
Stationary tanks can be well camouflaged in woodland and forested areas where there is natural cover, making detection and attack from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - The Future Of Tanks Through Research And Development
There has been much speculation as to how tanks will evolve for modern day conflicts. Current research involves making the tank invisible...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Police Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Police Car - Gallery
Ford Crown Victoria police car of the United States Federal Protective Service. 98% of North American police forces use the Crown Victori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Police Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Police Car - Markings And Paint Schemes
The markings and paint schemes on police cars vary by country. North American police cars have a reputation for being painted black and w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Btr-80: Encyclopedia Ii - Btr-80 - Capabilities
The Soviets modified the truncated cone turret used on the BTR-70 for the BTR-80 by redesigning the mantlet. This allows the 14.5-mm and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mark I Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Mark I Tank - Production History
The Mark I was a development of Little Willie, the experimental tank produced for the British Army by Lieutenant W. G. Wilson and William...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Netherlands Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Netherlands Army - Equipment
Royal Netherlands Army - Armour. 110 Leopard 2A5/2A6 Main Battle Tank 1600 YPR-765 Armoured personnel carrier. Several versions: Armou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Netherlands Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Netherlands Army - Equipment
Royal Netherlands Army - Armour. 180 Leopard 2A5/2A6 Main Battle Tank 1600 YPR-765 Armoured personnel carrier. Several versions: Armou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Transport Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Transport Topics - Modes And Vehicles
List of transport topics - Aviation. Aircraft (Airplane, Plane) Airship Autogyro Balloon Blimp Dirigible (see Airship) Helicopter Huma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked: Encyclopedia Ii - Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked - History
The CVR(T) family includes light reconnaissance tanks, armoured personnel carriers, and engineering vehicles. They share a common engine,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Classification - Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured combat vehicle (armoured fighting vehicle), designed primarily to engage enemy forces by the use of direct ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Transport Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Transport Topics - Networks
List of transport topics - Links. Airline Bridge Canal Freeway Highway Motorway Personal rapid transit Pipeline Railroad (also called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Classification - Tank Destroyer
Self-propelled anti-tank guns, or tank destroyers, are used primarily to provide antitank support for infantry or tank units, in defensiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Btr-80: Encyclopedia Ii - Btr-80 - Remarks
In 1984, the Soviets began production of a dieselized variant of the BTR-70, which they called the BTR-80. The Soviets have retrofitted s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Netherlands Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Netherlands Army - Structure Of The Army
Separate from the four brigades is the Korps Commandotroepen, the army's commando trained soldiers. The KCT itself is essentially another...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Netherlands Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Netherlands Army - Units Of The Royal Netherlands Army
Royal Netherlands Army - Cavalry. Regiment Huzaren Prins van Oranje Regiment Huzaren Van Boreel Regiment Huzaren Prins Alexander Regim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Classification - Self-propelled Artillery And Assault Gun
Various types of artillery pieces have been given their own integral transport by mounting them on armoured, tracked or wheeled chassis. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Classification - Infantry Fighting Vehicle
The first attempt to carry troops in an armoured tracked vehicle was made by the British in the First World War, a lengthened Mark V that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Transport Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Transport Topics - General Topics
List of transport topics - Design. Civil engineering Engineering Highway engineering Transport engineering Transport traffic engineeri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mark I Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Mark I Tank - Mark I: Description
A rhomboid shaped vehicle with a low centre of gravity and long track length able to grip muddy ground and cross trenches. Sponsons (also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Personnel Carrier: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Personnel Carrier - The Apc In Action
Romanian Transporter Auto Blindat APCs that made infamous front-line news in 1989 were mostly eight-wheeled, massive Romanian clones of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Personnel Carrier: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Personnel Carrier - Technology
Most armoured personnel carriers use a diesel engine comparable to that used in a large truck or in a typical city bus (APCs are often kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - Sonic, Seismic, And Thermal Traces
Stationary tanks can be well camouflaged in woodland and forested areas where there is natural cover, making detection and attack from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank - Command, Control, And Communications
Commanding and co-ordinating a tank organisation in the field has always been subject to particular problems. Because of the isolation of...   » Read the article