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	Armored fighting vehicle Article, Armoredfightingvehicle Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped withprotection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons.
		A technical is a type of unarmored fighting vehicle.
		A tachanka is a horse-driven unarmored fighting vehicle.
	www.anoca.org /armoured/firepower/armored_fighting_vehicle.html (149 words)

	Russian/FSU Armored Fighting Vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The BTR-70 is a successor vehicle to the BTR-60PB.
		PRP-4 This vehicle is the successor to the PRP-3.
		With the explosive reactive armor fitted the smoke grenade launchers are moved from either side of the main armament back to either side of the turret and positioned between the turret side and the explosive reactive panels On the turret of the T-80, the panels are joined to form a shallow chevron pointing.
	www.taos-inc.com /afvs.htm (16356 words)

	American Armored Fighting Vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The American attitude towards armor was similar to the British philosophy that tanks were primarily used to support infantry on the battlefield.
		Their purpose was the same, to explicitly single out and destroy armored threats on the battlefield, but in most cases the only difference between American tanks and tank destroyers was the tank destroyers’ open turret and more powerful gun.
		While less armored than the Sherman and not as powerful as the British 17 pounder gun, it could fire twice as fast as the 17 pounder and had a faster top speed than the Sherman.
	www.angelfire.com /ct/ww2europe/usarmor.html (2359 words)

	Armored Vehicles - American Custom Coach Specializes in manufacturing armored vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Whether you need a vehicle to transport valuables, or to ensure the safety of your passengers, ACC Inc. will design the armored vehicle to your specifications.
		Armoring conversions are available in many different chassis, depending on the application.
		As a rule, each Armored vehicle's suspension, shocks and brakes are modified with a standard package based on the needs of the vehicle.
	www.americancc.com /armored_vehicles.html (337 words)

	Armored vehicles, cars, personal protection and security from Streit Manufacturing Inc.
		Whether your requirements are for a low profile, inconspicuous vehicle, or for a fully armored, intimidating unit, we can custom design and quickly produce these variations according to your needs.
		We build armored vehicles, armored cars, armored trucks, armored SUV's, security cars, tactical SWAT units, cash in transit vehicles and provide ballistic protection, gun pistol grenade and rifle protection, using newest bullet proof materials, kevlar protection, armored glass, ballistic high resistant steel and modern technology innovation.
		We build armoured vehicles, armoured cars, armoured trucks, armoured SUV's, security cars, tactical SWAT units, cash in transit vehicles and provide ballistic protection, gun pistol grenade and rifle protection, using newest bullet proof materials, kevlar protection, armoured glass, ballistic high resistant steel and modern technology innovation.
	www.armored-cars.com (756 words)

	British Armored Fighting Vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		This was due in part to the Germans’ experience with armored tactics that they acquired during their role in the Spanish Civil war, where they envisioned the future of armored combat.
		Perhaps Britain’s greatest weakness in armor was that they thought of armored vehicles in terms of specialty jobs, and put their armored vehicles into 4 major categories: the “tankette,” the “light tank,” and more commonly the “cruiser” and “infantry support” tanks.
		Their armor was tough enough to handle early war panzers, but they were inflexible in design and continually had to be upgunned to stay formidable.
	www.angelfire.com /ct/ww2europe/britisharmor.html (3124 words)

	Armored vehicles trucks cars for security amoured
		Armored vehicles, armored trucks, armored cars and bulletproof vehicles from the Armored Group, Inc. We manufacture a comprehensive fleet of armored vehicles including armored trucks, armored vans, armored cars, security vehicles, cash in transit (C.I.T.) vehicles, mobile check cashing and mobile ATM vehicles to meet the increased security needs of armored drivers around the globe.
		In addition, we manufacture armored trucks, armored cars and security vehicles to be in compliance with the varying levels of ballistic requirements of the standards set forth by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in addition to European guidelines.
		All vehicles are manufactured to our client's precise requirements, and development only begins after a personal consultation with our client to analyze their exact needs and requirements.
	www.1armoredvehicles.com (484 words)

	Hummer Bummer - Why is the White House underfunding armored Humvees? By Eric Umansky
		Not including any money for armor kits may be motivated by the same likely impulse, that is, an effort to low-ball the budget until after the elections.
		Besides, armor kits are procurement, not operational, items—that is, durable goods the military says it knows it needs.
		Dubbed the "Butler Mobile" after the name of its creator, the home-made armored Humvee has standard steel, and the protection is at best adequate.
	www.slate.com /id/2095705 (1107 words)

	Infantry vehicles
		The intensity of combat on the modern battlefield requires infantry vehicles that are mobile, survivable, and lethal.
		It is a versatile vehicle configured for maneuver reconnaissance with thermal sights and a 30-mm gun, but is also useful for setting up a stationary surveillance position with its Tall Mike radar.
		A recent trend is the fielding of vehicles with sophisticated multi-sensor arrays specially designed to operate behind or near the FLOT and provide continuous data to combined arms forces.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/row/acv.htm (961 words)

	Armored Vehicle, Armor Car Services, Armored Cars, Armored Vehicles, Bullet Proof Car, by International Armoring ...
		The new breed of high-mobility military vehicle has taken the world by storm, setting the standard for all vehicles to follow.
		Armoring capability for virtually any vehicle, the world's lightest-weight armor-up to 40% lighter than steel or fiberglass.
		When a vehicle is armored by IAC, owners can expect to receive unequaled safety benefits, and service: almost impossible to detect modifications.
	www.armormax.com /Galler.htm (247 words)

	Sheriff gets armored vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The armored carriers are touted as front-line equipment for homeland security activities and during disasters.
		Bouchard said Oakland County's only other armored tactical vehicle has a blown transmission, and must be put on a trailer and hauled to a crime scene for it to be deployed.
		The military will monitor the bands and other technology in the vehicle during its use in an urban setting, in a partnership to help the Army improve the future design of ground force vehicles.
	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/june2004/061604armoredvehicles.htm (406 words)

	The other armored vehicles of Great Britain
		Known as the "Admiralty Talbots", these armored cars were among the touring vehicles acquired by the RNAS at the beginning of WW1.
		The B10E1 was a futuristic vehicle with a articulated bullet shaped hull.
		The vehicle pitched for and aft on the suspension.
	mailer.fsu.edu /~akirk/tanks/GreatBritain/British-OtherVehicles.html (2482 words)

	Army Technology - Armet Armored Vehicles Group - Civilian and Paramilitary Armored Vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Armet's range of lightweight armoured vehicles for personal protection includes 4x4 sport utility vehicles, saloon cars and heavy capacity vehicles used by the police service and the military in an internal security role.
		Vehicles include a fully comprehensive array of accessories to ensure maximum safety and protection against ballistic, IEDs or grenade attack.
		Armet's armoured vehicles may even be serviced in areas of the world experiencing warlike conditions.
	www.army-technology.com /contractors/armoured/armet (633 words)

	Stryker Armored Vehicle
		Formerly known as the Interim Armored Vehicle, the Stryker Light Armored Vehicle III [LAV III] is at the center of the Army’s Interim Brigade Combat Teams.
		The armor is basically a grill of wire mesh that will cause the RPG to detonate away from the vehicle.
		As the vehicles moved from a hard surface to a softer one (in a grove of trees) the vehicle's tires sank into the soft ground.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ground/iav.htm (2785 words)

	USATODAY.com - Army late with orders for armored Humvees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		It could not be determined whether those troops were in unarmored or armored Humvees, boxy-looking trucks that replaced the Jeep as the military's all-purpose utility vehicle.
		Armored Humvees, however, are reinforced to protect against the roadside bombs, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons used by insurgents.
		The Army first asked Armor Holdings officials in the fall of 2003 whether it would be possible to increase production of the armored Humvees, according to Robert Mecredy, president of the company's aerospace and defense group.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-03-27-humvees-cover_x.htm (2135 words)

	Armored Vehicles & Armored Cars - Alpine Armoring
		Alpine Armoring Inc. is a high quality and specialized manufacturer of a variety of armored vehicles (armoured cars, suvs, specialty vans and SWAT trucks) in the United States.
		The armored opaque material (hardened steel or ballistic composite material) as well as transparent areas (Glass plus polycarbonate material) used in armoring Alpine's armored vehicles are of highest quality and always fully tested using powerful weapons according to internationally recognized standards set by UL, NIJ, CEN, and DIN.
		Whether your need is armored vehicles for personal protection (armoured Sedans, SUVs, passenger vans), Cash Carrying Vehicles, (New or Used armored CIT Vans and small and large armored cash in transit trucks), serving the law enforcement/police (armored SWAT Trucks), or Government entities (Riot Control Truck).
	www.alpineco.com (282 words)

	Mike Golf's World of Armored Vehicles
		By correctly identifying the vehicle by nomenclature and using situational awareness a split second decision can be made as to the threat of the vehicle.
		If there are vehicles that you don't see or that you want to be included in the specifications or in the tests, let me know.
		I have included a picture of an armored vehicle which is the mystery vehicle of the month.
	afvid.topcities.com (718 words)

	Lenco Armored Vehicles - Protecting Our Nation's Defenders™ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Lenco Armored Vehicles is the Nation's leading designer and manufacturer of tactical armored security vehicles.
		A growing number of high-profile U.S. agencies around the globe are using our armored vehicles for dangerous law enforcement and military operations such as close quarter battle engagements, citizen rescue and personnel/cargo delivery missions.
		Vehicles are also equipped with blast fragmentation resistant floors, specially designed gunports, roof hatches with rotating turrets, gun mount platforms, gear storage and much more.
	www.armoredtrucks.com (208 words)

	More Armored Vehicles in Works - Los Angeles Times
		WASHINGTON — The Army moved Friday to boost production of armored Humvees for American troops in Iraq by 100 a month, despite recent assertions by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that soldiers could not be supplied with safer vehicles because Pentagon officials could not procure them any faster.
		On Friday evening, Armor Holdings Inc., a Jacksonville, Fla.-based company that produces and installs armor for Humvees, said it had been contacted by the Army and would boost production to about 550 armored Humvees a month from the current 450.
		The vehicles are shipped to Armor Holdings' plant in Ohio to have the armor plating installed.
	www.latimes.com /news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-armor11dec11,0,254363.story?coll=la-home-headlines (969 words)

	How well prepared was the British military for war in 1939?
		However the armed vehicles of the British army at the time do not compare particularly favorably with those of their opponents.
		Other armed vehicles, such as the tanks initially deployed into Northern Africa, had insufficient armour and suffered at the hands of an experienced Panzer commander.
		Spartacus Encyclopedia - The Spartacus entry for the British Army in the Second World War outlines the strength of the BEF at the outset of war and offers an account of the different types of weapons deployed by the British Army.
	www.schoolshistory.org.uk /EuropeatWar/britishreadinessforwar.htm (1194 words)

	WorldWide Armor Services - Armored Vehicles
		was founded on the basic principle of manufacturing the finest, most technologically advanced armored vehicles in the world and that are far superior in performance and appearance to the competition.
		Designed to absorb bomb fragmentation, armor is concealed under the carpet and seats to maintain the original appearance of each vehicle.
		As a rule, each vehicle's suspension, shocks and brakes are modified with a standard package based on the needs of the vehicle.
	www.worldwidearmor.com (695 words)

	Golan Group - Global Security Solutions, Risk Analysis, Executive Protection, Vehicle Armoring
		As the leading manufacturer of armored vehicles used in areas of unrest such as Central America and the Middle East, we go to great lengths to ensure that every inch of your vehicle is completely protected using the latest bulletproofing and impact-resistant materials and fortification techniques.
		The transparent armor is of made one-piece construction with anti-Spalding inner layer.
		Transparent armor is made of glass-plastic (polycarbonate), laminated construction and shall have a material alone capability of meeting or exceeding the ballistic protection specified above.
	www.golangroup.com /armoring.shtml (319 words)

	CNN - FBI armored vehicles edge closer to Freemen compound - June 2, 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		On Friday, a government statement said the vehicles and an FBI helicopter were brought to the area in case they were needed in an emergency.
		The fl armored vehicles originally were carried on two flatbed trucks from the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Jordan to a location 30 miles from the ranch.
		Armored vehicles moved near Freemen ranch - May 31, 1996
	www.cnn.com /US/9606/02/freemen (316 words)

	Griffin Armor
		Griffin, Inc. is the world's largest armored vehicle supplier.
		Our high quality products are manufactured according to exacting specifications by craftspeople who really care about the end result...your satisfaction for the life of your Griffin, Inc. armored vehicle.
		Whichever you choose, you will be satisfied because of the Griffin, Inc. tradition of excellence that is built into every vehicle that bears our name.
	www.griffinarmor.com (85 words)

	Amazon.fr : Livres en anglais: The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles: The Comprehensive Guide to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles is a definitive guide to over 1500 armored vehicles that have emerged from the first gasoline engine to the present day.
		In each nation's quest for battlefield dominance, many different types of armored vehicles have been produced, some more successful than others, all of which are covered in the encyclopedia, with each entry being accompanied by a photograph or artwork, full specifications and a development and career history.
		With such in-depth coverage of the subject, The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles is an essential reference guide for anyone interested in the history of military vehicles.
	www.amazon.fr /exec/obidos/ASIN/1571458069 (620 words)

	M2A3 and M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems (BFVS)
		The mission of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle [BFV] is to provide mobile protected transport of an infantry squad to critical points on the battlefield and to perform cavalry scout missions.
		The M3 is a cavalry/scout vehicle, instead of carrying 6 dismounts in the payload compartment, the M3 carries a pair of scouts, additional radios, ammunition, and TOW and Dragon or Javelin missile rounds.
		The A3 upgrade to the Army’s Bradley fighting vehicle system is a major component of the Army digitization initiative, designed both to complement the capabilities provided by the M1A2 SEP and to incorporate needed enhancements identified during the Gulf War.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/m2.htm (1872 words)

	DoD News: Special Defense Department Briefing on Armored Vehicles
		And I'm moving -- our goal towards up-armoring those vehicles continues. I can't recall when you said you were in Iraq, traveling, but you mentioned there was a low number of those wheel vehicles that had armor plating on them or some form of armor.
		I mean, that's a vehicle designed to carry that heavy weight. Its engine, transmission, suspension carries that pretty well.
		So a lot of our vehicles, as you point out, are not designed -- their engines aren't designed to carry perhaps an additional ton of weight, the suspension and the transmission.
	www.defenselink.mil /transcripts/2004/tr20041209-1765.html (2099 words)

	Armored Vehicles from Lasco International Group, Bodyguard Services, Body Armor
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		Lasco brings you the best in armored sedans, armored SUVs, armored vans (transit/cash vans), protective accessories, bulletproof doors and windows, and bodyguard services.
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	Armored vehicles, alarm - Global Exchange : Brazil's Armored Cars Find a Space in Iraq
		The American Stryker armored vehicle is popular with its users because of its But Stryker vehicles in Iraq are equipped with “slat armor” (a cage like
		These vehicles are An U-Armored Humvee hit by a simulated mine, during survivability tests offering better protection, and were considered to be used to
		I wanted to ask less about the quantity of armored vehicles and more about the If so, does that suggest the vehicles are not coming to them armored in a
	alarm.allinfosites.com /q/alarm-armored-vehicles.htm (790 words)

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