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Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport infantry on the battlefield. They usually have only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), or mortars. They are not really designed to take part in a direct-fire battle, but to carry the troops to the battlefield safe from shrapnel and ambush. They may have wheels or tracks. Examples include the American M113 (tracked), M2 Bradley, the British FV 432 (tracked), the French VAB (wheeled), the German Boxer MRAV (wheeled) and the Soviet BTR (wheeled). (from Wikipedia)
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Parents ArmoredVehicle a vehicle that is protected by armor plate (WN)
  LandVehicle LandVehicle is the class of TransportationDevices that travel on land. The two main types of LandVehicle are RoadVehicle and RailVehicle. Note that this includes vehicles which travel on any solid surface, including a frozen body of water or snow.
  MilitaryVehicle Any Vehicle which is intended to be used by a MilitaryOrganization. Military platforms which are also vehicles. This would include things like airplanes and tanks, but exclude things like towed platforms.
  PassengerVehicle A Vehicle that is designed to carry Humans. Note that Vehicles that are not designed to carry people may still do so. For example, a boxcar might still transport homeless people, but was not built to do so.
  PoweredVehicle A Vehicle that has a powerComponent. Note that PoweredVehicles include those vehicles that have a powerComponent where the user can and does often choose not to use it, such as a moped with pedals.
Children LAVThe Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV, also called Mowag Piranha but not by the USMC) is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed and manufactured by the Swiss Mowag corporation (now General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems). It is available in 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, and 10x10 wheel versions. There are several variants within these versions, giving different degrees of armour protection and several kinds of turrets, for use in a variety of roles. Piranha derivatives have been assigned roles as troop transports, command vehicles, fire support vehicles, tank trainers, and police vehicles. (from Wikipedia)


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