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	DefendAmerica News - Iraqi Armed Forces Receive 38 Armored Personnel Carriers
		Another 22 tanks and multi-purpose armored vehicles are scheduled to arrive this week in addition to the six remaining Panhard M3s.
		Panhard M3 armored personnel carriers are six-wheeled armored personnel carriers used to delivery infantry safely onto the battlefield and can be used for convoy security purposes as “gun trucks” as well.
		The armored vehicles are capable of carrying a passenger load of up to 10 soldiers, are typically armed with heavy machine guns, and are capable of traveling up to 55 miles per hour on roads.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/nov2004/a113004c.html (330 words)

	Armoured personnel carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport infantry on the battlefield.
		The infantry fighting vehicle is a development of the armoured personnel carrier concept.
		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 known to troops as 'Battle Taxis' or 'Battle Buses').
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armored_personnel_carrier (707 words)

	Chapter IV: Combined Arms Operations
		Armored units fighting in Vietnam by early 1967 included one armored cavalry regiment, six mechanized infantry battalions, four armored cavalry squadrons, two tank battalions, an air cavalry squadron, and five separate ground cavalry troops.
		Armored units scheduled for Vietnam used the armor study group's training manual as a guide, but copies were difficult to obtain; many armor officers never saw it.
		All in all, the armor study accelerated changes in the theory of using armored forces that would be tested and validated by the battles of the Tet offensive of 1968.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/Vietnam/mounted/chapter4.htm (8917 words)

	Tank
		In each situation personnel are transported in their armored personnel carriers as far forward as possible: to conserve their energy; to speed the advance; to reduce casualties in crossing areas swept by small arms fire and fragments; and to use the fire power of weapons on the carriers.
		The armored infantry either continues the advance dismounted or mounts and follows the tanks depending upon the distance to the objective and the nature of the opposition.
		When the tanks and carriers rejoin the armored infantry, and of the other methods of attack, mounted or dismounted, is used to continue the attack to the objective.
	www.11tharmoreddivision.com /history/pickett_attack.htm (4460 words)

	BAE Systems M113 Vehicles-M113A3
		A light armored vehicle weighing 27,200 pounds, it carries 11 infantry personnel in addition to the vehicle driver and track commander.
		It is capable of sustained speeds of 41 mph on level roads and accelerates from 0 to 35 mph in 27 seconds (this compares to 69 seconds for the M113A2).
		All new APC vehicles produced since 1987 and all converted vehicles since 1989 are the A3 variant.
	www.uniteddefense.com /www.m113.com/m113a3.html (565 words)

	Army to Send Older Armored Personnel Carriers to Iraq After Upgrading Armor
		For the M113s, that includes hardened steel side armor, a "slat armor" cage that bolts to the side armor and protects against RPGs, anti-mine armor on the bottom and a new transparent, bulletproof gun shield on the top that vastly improves gunners' vision.
		The slat-type armor essentially is a metal cage designed to detonate RPGs before they breach the steel armor and the light aluminum wall.
		The demand for armor on the Humvees grew as insurgents began pouring RPGs onto American patrols and convoys, and detonating deadly homemade bombs in the late summer of 2003.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,SS_010405_Armor,00.html (883 words)

	Hong Kong In Strange Seizure Of Amored Personnel Carriers
		The armored vehicles were impounded, as they did not have the proper import license for strategic commodities, according to news reports.
		None of the armored vehicles were equipped with weapons, and no other military equipment was found on board the Xibohe, according to reports.
		Further, speaking to Reuters, Au said the seizure of the armored vehicles followed "a long period of collecting intelligence and analysis," but added the attempted import of the vehicles was not likely related to arms smuggling syndicates.
	www.rense.com /general/str.htm (1131 words)

	Army's new wheeled armored vehicle criticized
		Six of the Army's 10 divisions are "heavy" -- with armor or mechanized infantry -- equipped with the Abrams tank and the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
		That is the M-113 armored personnel carrier, nicknamed the Gavin, the mainstay of the mechanized infantry before the Bradley.
		A requirement for the Interim Armored Vehicle is that it be able to be carried by the Air Force's tactical airlifters, the C-17 (of which the Air Force has 64) and the C-130, (of which the Air Force has 510).
	www.post-gazette.com /nation/20020320mobilenat4p4.asp (1284 words)

	M113A1 Armored Personnel Carrier
		The M113 APC was the first modern "battle taxi"; developed to transport infantry forces on the mechanized battlefield.
		Some of these new derivatives were based on the armored M113 chassis (the M125A1 mortar carrier and M741 "Vulcan" air defense vehicle) while others were based on an unarmored version of the chassis (including the M548 cargo carrier, M667 "Lance" missile carrier, and M730 "Chaparral" missile carrier).
		As M113 FOV carriers become excess in the military system a number of conversion options are being considered for asset utilization.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/m113.htm (2346 words)

	Armored Personnel Carriers (APC)s of the World Listing
		The Boxer is a multi-role armored vehicle set to replace the aging M113 and Fuchs Tpz 1 armored personnel carriers in service with the German Army and the YPR and M577 vehicles in service with the Netherlands.
		The idea of a tracked armored fighting vehicle was put into practical military thought thanks to the ushering of one Winston Churchill in the early rounds of World War One.
		The Italian-built Type 6614 is a 4x4 armored personnel carrier produced jointly by the FIAT and Oto Melara defense firms.
	www.militaryfactory.com /armor/armored_personnel_carriers.asp (856 words)

	THE LEGEND OF THE M113 GAVIN CONTINUES IN COMBAT: THE GREATEST ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLE OF ALL TIME, EVER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A program to produce ground and air vehicles with the necessary battlefield mobility led to the development of armored personnel carriers, such as the M113 with aluminum armor, that could move troops rapidly to the scene of operations while providing greater protection for the individual Soldier.
		Armored Personnel Carriers were maintained under the centralized control of the transportation battalion.
		The basic 1970s design of the LAV armored car is based on faulty assumptions and cannot be excused away by posturing that it was done 10 years after the sound M113 light tracked design was created.
	www.combatreform.com /m113combat.htm (10093 words)

	Army Technology - BTR 80 - Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carriers
		The BTR-80 8x8 armoured personnel carrier, manufactured by the Arzamas machinery Construction Plant of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, is intended to carry personnel on the battlefield and provide close fire support.
		The fully amphibious BTR-80 is equipped to carry ten personnel: commander, driver/mechanic, gunner and seven troops.
		There are seven ball-swivel firing ports in the vehicle hull, four on the right and three on the left side of the vehicle, as well as ports in the upper hatches of the firing compartment.
	www.army-technology.com /projects/btr80 (714 words)

	USATODAY.com - More armored vehicles being sent to troops in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		WASHINGTON — U.S. military commanders have sent additional tanks and armored personnel carriers to Marine and Army units in Iraq, and more are on their way.
		But recently a survey showed a need for armor by Marines on duty in western Iraq and the 1st Infantry Division in the central part of the country and "those requests were quickly filled," he said.
		He said the armored Humvee has "saved lives and prevented injury on numerous occasions and continues to be the best, immediately available solution to the challenges of the mission in Iraq and Afghanistan."
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2004-04-28-armored-vehicles_x.htm (792 words)

	BTR-T Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier
		The plant plans to carry out the modernization of outdated tanks to convert them into BTR-T heavy armored personnel carriers using the customer's production facilities and delivering components from Russia.
		Such an armament is able to defeat both lightly armored ground and air targets and heavily armored ground targets.
		The crew compartments are equipped with a modern survival system that allows the crew and troops to operate in NBC environment and in any climatic conditions.
	www.enemyforces.com /apc/btrt.htm (483 words)

	The bear facts: Russians appraise the Stryker brigade concept Infantry Magazine - Find Articles
		The Stryker brigade concept is a matter of some interest the Russian Army, which has inherited a long tradition of using wheeled personnel carriers in concert with tracked personnel carriers.
		Two of the motorized rifle regiments were mounted on wheeled armored personnel carriers (BTRs), while the third was mounted on tracked armored personnel carriers (BMPs).
		There are 121 personnel in the HHC and brigade staff The headquarters supports the brigade commander in directing the subordinate units in peace and war.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IAV/is_6_93/ai_n16085762 (842 words)

	Opinion: Double Standards at Work? \| Europe \| Deutsche Welle \| 30.09.2004
		She also pointed out that Iraq was still in a state of war and cast doubt on whether the armored personnel carriers would be used by Iraqi security officials only for self-defense.
		And now Germany wants to deliver Fuchs armored personnel carriers to Iraq despite the fact that the country fulfills all the criteria that would amount to a breach of the maxim.
		The proposed sale to Iraq's new armed forces of 20 Fuchs armored personnel carriers and 100 light military trucks and Blair's speech at his party's conference dominated German editorials on Wednesday.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,1564,1343682,00.html (912 words)

	Infantry Carriers
		Only TRACKED armored personnel carriers (APCs) that could have enabled them to move cross country in the face of intense enemy fire would have helped them conduct a mobile defense and carried the heavy firepower that could have been brought to bear from unexpected locations and move themselves, their wounded and their supplies.
		The fully-enclosed, amphibious, air-transportable APC only became practical with the advent of aluminum alloy armor in 1955-1960 with the M113 at the behest of General James Gavin.
		Some of the new fixed-wing planes were designed for short take-off and landing to increase their value in forward areas and to carry payloads of over three tons; others were to conduct visual, photographic, and electronic surveillance missions over the battlefield and behind enemy lines.
	www.geocities.com /armorhistory/infantrytanks.htm (13466 words)

	ISN Security Watch - NATO-led troops in Afghanistan seek more armor
		Freshly deployed Australian special forces also have brought about a dozen armored personnel carriers for their work in southern Afghanistan.
		When US forces invaded Iraq in March of 2003, the advance across the desert to Baghdad was spearheaded by Abrams M-1 tanks and Bradley armored personnel carriers.
		Australia has deployed about a dozen Bushmaster armored personnel carriers for use by its special forces in Oruzgan Province.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?ID=16552 (986 words)

	israelinsider: security: Germany refuses to supply Israel with armored personnel carriers
		At first it was assumed that Israel was requesting the Fuchs type armored personnel carriers equipped to detect chemical and biological weapons, which would be needed in the event of an Iraqi missile attack.
		Schroeder was later accused of offering Israel the wrong type of armored carrier, whereas Israel was actually interested in a Fuchs model suitable for urban warfare.
		The German Greens party, junior coalition partners in Schroeder's government, expressed fears that the defensive Fuchs armored personnel carrier would be used for offensive purposes in Israeli military actions against the Palestinians.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Security/1716.htm (631 words)

	MILITARY APCS
		In this chart of armored personnel carriers (APCs), click on the photo link to go to the page of photos and information for the specific APC.
		Military armored personnel carriers (APCs) are both tracked and wheeled and have been made in a variety of configurations.
		An Australian Army M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) arrives at Sabina Point, Australia during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005, 19 June 2005.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_mvg_vehicle_id_apc.php (199 words)

	SudanTribune article : Sudan okays deployment of armored Canadian vehicles in Darfur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Nov 14, 2005 (KAHRTOUM) — Sudan has given the green light for the deployment of armored personnel carriers (APCs) in its war-torn Darfur region to enhance the African Union’s peacekeeping capabilities, the AU said Monday.
		Menzi said delivery of the vehicles will begin over the next few days, adding that the Canadian-donated APCs will be flown in from Dakar, Senegal, and assigned to AU troops in various areas of Darfur.
		"The carriers, whose delivery will take about a month, will be deployed in Darfur’s eight sectors comprising the areas of responsibility of AMIS in the region," he said.
	www.sudantribune.com /article.php3?id_article=12564 (360 words)

	ALCA CMI::FTAA IMC\| Armored Personnel Carriers in Miami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Here are some photographs of the various APCs seen in Miami during the FTAA protests, from sf indymedia,
		by the back of the government center say 1st and miami there were about 7 armored cars in waiting.
		I guess the protestors that wanted to cause damage and injury to Miamians got the surprise of their life.
	www.ftaaimc.org /en/2003/11/1928.shtml (1187 words)

	Triumph of the M113A3 Gavin! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Soldiers are deploying with M113A3 Armored Personnel Carriers and High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles.
		It also included armor, mechanized infantry and light infantry components, as well as much of the V Corps headquarters and other combat support and combat service support elements.
		A high-tech future military could be vulnerable to countermeasures and new tactics, he said, pointing out the Serbs' success in hiding and protecting their armor in Kosovo throughout the 78 days of NATO airstrikes in 1999.
	www.geocities.com /equipmentshop/m113a3setaf.htm (4915 words)

	Information and news about military equipment and army of all countries for the month of june year 2004
		At least 8 Simba APC's were brought to the main military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Manila's Quezon city as the Philippines took steps to block any threat to the inauguration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Wednesday.
		A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard with an armored personnel carrier UR-416 in Wana, the main town of Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region, near the Afghan border June 9, 2004.
		A U.N. armored vehicle patrols the streets of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 3, 2004.
	www.armyrecognition.com /News/june_2004/Military_News_June_2004_UK.htm (883 words)

	Finnish Armored Force Organization 1919-1944
		Formed: February 1942 (armored battalion plus a newly formed anotherbattalion) with other units formed an armored division later in the Continuation War.
		Finland operates two Armored Brigades (one reserve, one active).
		Armored troops don't play main role in Finnish Army, so tank equipment is
	mailer.fsu.edu /~akirk/tanks/finland/finland1.html (337 words)

	KMDB - BTR-3U Armoured Personnel Carrier
		The BTR-3U armoured personnel carrier has been developed in 2000-2001 by an international consortium.
		A total of 2,500 rounds are carried for the 7.62mm coaxial machine gun.
		The 30mm grenade launcher is mounted on the left side of the turret, having 29 rounds of ready-use ammunition, with additional 87 rounds being carried in reserve (three magazines, each containing 29 rounds).
	www.morozov.com.ua /eng/body/btr3u.php?menu=m1.php (521 words)

	Army Technology - Pandur - Wheeled Armoured Vehicles
		In May 2004, Gabon purchased one Pandur APC of a requirement for up to 20 vehicles.
		All variants use the same chassis configured in one of two basic models, "A'' Model with an extended centre roof or "B" Model with a flat roof design.
		The armoured personnel carrier's is armed with a 11.7mm M2HB heavy machine gun and a 7.62m MG3 general purpose machine gun.
	www.army-technology.com /projects/pandur (827 words)

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