armored personnel carrier
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Armored personnel carrier Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
armored personnel carrier
A lightly armored, highly mobile, full-tracked vehicle, amphibious and air-droppable, used primarily for transporting personnel and their individual equipment during tactical operations. Production modifications or application of special kits permit use as a mortar carrier, command post, flame thrower, antiaircraft artillery chassis, or limited recovery vehicle. Also called APC.
A lightly armored, highly mobile, full-tracked vehicle, amphibious and air-droppable, used primarily for transporting personnel and their individual equipment during tactical operations. Production modifications or application of special kits permit use as a mortar carrier, command post, flame thrower, antiaircraft artillery chassis, or limited recovery vehicle. Also called APC.
Armored personnel carrier Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
armored personnel carrier
Noun
1. (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry
(synonym) armoured personnel carrier, APC
(hypernym) armored vehicle, armoured vehicle
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Noun
1. (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry
(synonym) armoured personnel carrier, APC
(hypernym) armored vehicle, armoured vehicle
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Armored personnel carrier Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Armoured personnel carrier
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), the British FV 432 (tracked), the French VAB (wheeled), the German GTK Boxer (wheeled) and the Soviet BTR (wheeled). More heavily armed and armoured are Infantry fighting vehicles, which are designed for direct combat.
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