IFV - 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 - Merkava: Encyclopedia Ii - Merkava - Merkava Mk 4
The Merkava Mk 4 is the latest generation in Israel's Merkava main battle tanks series, in service from 2004. It offers extra protection ...   » 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 - Ascod Pizarro: Encyclopedia Ii - Ascod Pizarro - Infantry Figthing Vehicle
The IFV Pizarro is actually in service with the Spanish Army, with asked for a requirement of 900 units, including 23 of the Command and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Btr-50: Encyclopedia Ii - Btr-50 - Combat History
The BTR-50 and its Czech/Polish clone OT-62 were used by Egypt and Syria in the Six-Day War (1967). Some vehicles were captured and commi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ascod Pizarro: Encyclopedia Ii - Ascod Pizarro - Light Tank Lt 105
Thailand army has asked for 15 units of this version. The main gun is a semiautomatic 105mm gun with a 7'62mm coaxial machinegun. ... ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merkava: Encyclopedia Ii - Merkava - General Remarks
Like any other tank, the Merkava is vulnerable to command-detonated landmines. During the Al-Aqsa Intifada, three Merkava Tanks were dest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merkava: Encyclopedia Ii - Merkava - Special Merkava Variants
Following the al-Aqsa Intifada, the Israeli Defence Forces modified some of their Merkava tanks to satisfy the needs of urban warfare. Th...   » 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 - 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 - Merkava: Encyclopedia Ii - Merkava - History
Following the Six-Day War and the French embargo on Israel, the UK signed a deal with Israel for joint development of a new main battle t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merkava: Encyclopedia Ii - Merkava - Merkava Mk 3
Following information gained in Israel's incursion into Lebanon in 1982, the Merkava Mk 3 was introduced in 1990. The Mark 3 introduced a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merkava: Encyclopedia Ii - Merkava - Merkava-based Armored Fighting Vehicles
Armored fighting vehicles built on the basis of a Merkava tank chassis. Merkava - Merkava Armored Recovery Vehicle ARV. The Merkava ARV...   » Read the article