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  The Infantry - Armoured Fighting Vehicles
CVR(T) Scimitar is the main reconnaissance vehicle for Close Recce in the Armoured and AI battlegroup (BG).
The FV 430 family of armoured vehicles entered service with the British Army in the 1960s, but regular maintenance and improvements including a new power train have enabled this old workhorse to remain in service into the 21st Century.
FV 430 variants remain in service with the Infantry as command vehicles, 81mm mortar carriers, ambulances and recovery vehicles.
www.army.mod.uk /infantry/current_equipment/the_infantry_armoured_fighting_vehicle.htm   (1037 words)

  
 Army Technology - Puma Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle
The Puma vehicles are to replace the Rheinmetall Landsysteme Marder 1 infantry fighting vehicles which entered service in 1971 with the German Army and will soon reach the end of operational life.
The vehicle is operated by a crew of three (commander, gunner and driver) and carries up to eight equipped troops in the rear troop compartment.
The vehicle is armed with a remotely controlled weapon station, developed by Kraus-Maffei Wegmann, which is fitted with a dual feed Mauser 30mm MK 30-2 cannon.
www.army-technology.com /projects/puma_tracked   (1252 words)

  
 Army Technology - Bradley M2/M3 - Tracked Armoured Fighting Vehicles
The Bradley Fighting Vehicle System is manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments (formerly United Defence) and includes the M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle and the M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle.
The role of the M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle is to transport infantry on the battlefield, to provide fire cover to dismounted troops and to suppress enemy tanks and fighting vehicles.
In August 2006, a follow on contract was awarded for 96 vehicles (57 M2A3, 16 A3 BFIST and 22 A2 ODS BFIST) and, in November 2006, for 610 vehicles (490 A3 and 120 A2ODS).
www.army-technology.com /projects/bradley   (1161 words)

  
  USA
Complicating the program immensely was the merger of the future IFV with the struggling Cavalry scout vehicle in late 1975.(103) What eventually emerged were the Bradley fighting vehicles, the M2 IFV and M3 cavalry fighting vehicle.
The infantry were also nonplussed with the technical complexity of the vehicle, necessitating that an infantry squad leader essentially also become a tank commander.(105) The Bradley fighting vehicle had defenders as well, though.
Infantry fighting vehicles are a hybrid design, bridging the gap between the "battle taxi" armored personnel carriers and infantry-supporting light tanks.
afvdb.50megs.com /usa/index.html   (4638 words)

  
 Warrior
The Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle has the speed and performance to keep up with Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks over the most difficult terrain, and the firepower and armour to support infantry in the assault.
A highly successful armoured fighting vehicle, Warrior can be fitted with Enhanced Armour and is continuously being updated; for example, the Battle-group Thermal Imager (BTI) is being fitted to increase its night-fighting capability.
Warrior infantry command and section vehicles carry a turret mounted 30 mm Rarden cannon that will defeat light armoured vehicles out to 1,500 m.
www.army.mod.uk /equipment/av/av_war.htm   (220 words)

  
 ADA Units in Vietnam
The driver and radio operator are seated at the front of the vehicle with the other four crew members in the turret, which is in the center of the hull.
Vehicles 1 & 2 had range only radar, whilst the remainder had dummy radars, presumably as they'd probably be used in a ground role (not Anti Aircraft).
Although cumbersome and needing large numbers of men and vehicles, it was accepted because nothing else was remotely as good, and with a few modifications it has remained perfectly serviceable.
www.mystae.com /reflections/vietnam/duster.html   (2183 words)

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