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APCs (Armored Personnel Carriers


There are 28 APCs (Armored Personnel Carriers) in the Military Factory.


1

AAVP7 / LVTP7
The LVTP7 was designed as a for the LVTP5 series of amphibious vehicles. The LVTP7 offered up performance benefits and an increased range all the while transporting 25 combat-ready marines from landing ships inland. The syste...

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2

Alvis FV103 Spartan
The Alvis Spartan is a variant of the Alvis Scorpion CVR(T) and Starstreak APC systems. Initially it served to carry the Javelin surface to air missile system but has since been adopted to serve a variety of battlefield (anti...

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3

AMX VCI (Vehicule de Combat d'Infanterie)
The French-made AMX VCI (for "Vehicule de Combat d'Infanterie") infantry combat system was designed to a specific French Army vehicle requirement made in the years following World War 2. The VCI was based on the AMX-13 light ...

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4

AMX-10
The AMX-10 series of APCs serves a variety of roles in the French Army and in export countries. Like other APCs of this type, it can be fitted with a spectrum of turret systems for a particular assignment. The AMX-10 replaced...

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5

ARTEC Boxer GTK
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. Originally conc...

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6

BMD-3
The BMD-3 is built upon the BMD-1 and BMD-2 designs. The BMD-3 design is heavier than it's predecessors and features a variety of weapons at the crews disposal. The BMD-3 seems to be a fixture for Russian Airborne Division el...

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7

BMP-1
The BMP-1 APC replaced the BTR-50 series of APC. It was in production for 20 years before being replaced by the improved BMP-2 series of APC, detailed elsewhere on this site. The BMP-1 can carry a compliment of 8 combat ready...

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8

BMP-2
The BMP-2 (now the BMP-2 IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle) is a progression of the BMP-1 series of APC. The BMP-2 is larger in some respects but has a greater combat range than it's predecessor. The more powerful engine is coupl...

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9

BMP-3
The BMP-3 is the latest in the long line of BMP series APCs following the BMP-1 and BMP-2, albeit a much heavier version. New upgrades and additions include a larger caliber main gun (coupled with a coaxial 30mm cannon) and l...

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10

Bren Gun Carrier (Universal Carrier)
The Bren Gun Carrier was truly a universal system at its core. Charged with moving troops through the harshest of conditions, the smallish armored vehicle found itself fighting on a myriad of fronts. Though not a perfect vehi...

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11

BTR-50P
The BTR-50 series of Soviet armored personnel carriers was developed in the 1950s and served for a time to good effect. The system proved to be reliable on the field and simple enough to produce in quantity therefore making i...

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12

FV432
The FV432 was a solid, if unspectacular, armored personnel carrier for the British Army, seeing over 3,000 in total production completed. Much like other multi-faceted chassis of this type, the FV432 continues to serve in oth...

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13

FV4333 Stormer
Based on the Alvis Scorpion CVR(T) model, the Stormer was a further development primarily for export. The Stormer, like it's Scorpion counterpart, can be adapted to serve a variety of battlefield and peacetime roles. The Alvi...

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14

Half-Track Personnel Carrier M3
No image of the American Army effort in world war two is complete with the appearance of a half-track series vehicle. The system appeared in large numbers and was very similar in role to the German SdKfz 251 half-track, servi...

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15

Little Willie Landship
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. Having assembled together thinkers for his "Landship...

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16

M1126 Stryker
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17

M113
The M113 armored personnel carrier can be regarded as one of the most successful post-war armored vehicles. No fewer than 80,000 units were produced since the system made it's way to frontline service in 1960 with over 50 cou...

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18

M2 Bradley
The M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle fulfilled a US Army requirement started in the early 1960's for a mechanized system to operate alongside the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (detailed elsewhere on this site). The resul...

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19

M3 Bradley
The M3 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle) is very similar to the M2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) and only varies from it in a few subtle ways and by role. The M3 is classified as an armored reconnaissance and s...

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20

MT-LB
The MT-LB was a product of late 1960's development and initially designated as the M1970 to the West. Initial designs were set to replace the MT-L, and were later used in all types of battlefield service including towing,...

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21

Pbv 302 (Pansarbandvagn 302)
Though rarely considered a military powerhouse in the breath as the United States, Great Britain and Russia, it seems that Sweden has always stayed on the cutting edge of their military endeavors choosing a more calculated, b...

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22

Rheinmetall Landsysteme Marder 1
The Marder 1 is the principle infantry fighting vehicle for the German Army. It has its origins in the West German Army before the East/West wall collapse. The Marder 1 can currently undergo a variety of mission-specific role...

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23

SdKfz 250 leichter Schutzenpanzerwagen
The SdKfz 250 series was just one in the long line of German-produced halftrack systems in World War 2. The 250 system went on to see much use and success in a variety of base and altered platform states, showing off its vers...

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24

SdKfz 251 mittlerer Schutzenpanzerwagen
A 1932 directive set about to provide German infantry with a versatile vehicle able to keep pace with the mobile Panzer tank units while fulfilling other roles in the process. The resulting 1935 design of the Gp MTW appeared ...

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25

Steyr Spz 4K 7FA
The Austria SPz 4K 7FA was a further development of the 4K 4FA armored personnel carrier (APC) and its variants developed in the 1960's by Saurer. When Steyr Daimler-Puch purchased the line in 1970, it produced the similar bu...

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26

Type 6614
The Italian-built Type 6614 is a 4x4 armored personnel carrier produced jointly by the FIAT and Oto Melara defense firms. The Type 6614 is commanded by a single individual (driver) with provisions for up to 10 combat-ready pa...

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27

VCC-1 Camillino
Italy already maintained several thousand license-production American M113 armored personnel carriers by OTO Melara, so it was no surprise that a decision was made to develop the system further with Italian modifications made...

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28

Warrior
The Warrior IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) was designed with speed and cross-country ability to keep pace with the Challenger 2-series of main battle tank for the Royal Army. Other considerations made in the design process w...

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