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    Improvised vehicle armour is a form of vehicle armour consisting of protective materials added to a vehicle such as a car, truck, or tank in an irregular...
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    An improvised fighting vehicle is an ad hoc combat vehicle resulting from modified or upgraded civilian or military non-combat vehicle, often constructed...
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    level to a specific threat scenario. Vehicle armour is sometimes improvised in the midst of an armed conflict by vehicle crews or individual units. In World...
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    Narco tank (category Improvised armoured fighting vehicles)
    is a type of improvised fighting vehicle used by drug cartels. The vehicles are primarily civilian trucks with improvised vehicle armour, which adds operational...
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    sufficient access to military armour, may convert civilian vehicles into fighting vehicles, adding improvised vehicle armour. Mexican drug cartels used armed...
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  • fire on the target just before the main action. Technical (vehicle) Improvised vehicle armour Gun truck South Armagh Brigade East Tyrone Brigade List of...
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    armoured fighting vehicle (British English) or armored fighting vehicle (American English) (AFV) is an armed combat vehicle protected by armour, generally combining...
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    a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or other vehicles. Car...
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    Bob Semple tank (category Improvised armoured fighting vehicles)
    some heavy industry that could be turned to the production of armour and armoured vehicles, little such preparation had been done. The idea of mechanising...
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    Gun truck (category Improvised armoured fighting vehicles)
    Armadillo armoured fighting vehicle and the Bison concrete armoured lorries. Both were conventional trucks fitted with improvised armour, in the case of the Bison...
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    Composite armour is a type of vehicle armour consisting of layers of different materials such as metals, plastics, ceramics or air. Most composite armours are...
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    ˈmaʁdɐ ˈaɪ̯ns]; "Schützen" carrying "Armour"-ed fighting vehicle "Marten 1") is a tracked German infantry fighting vehicle designed for use with the West German...
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    steel with an appliqué armour package, claimed to provide a high level of protection against small arms fire, mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs)...
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    NI tank (category Improvised armoured fighting vehicles)
    abbr. На испуг, Na ispug, literally "for fright"), was a Soviet improvised fighting vehicle, based on an STZ-5 agricultural tractor, manufactured in Odessa...
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    developed for Supacat by Jankel Armouring Ltd. It features armour plating beneath the crew compartment and on the vehicle sides, as well as attenuating...
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    Pub 1-02) includes two definitions for improvised devices: improvised explosive devices (IED) and improvised nuclear device (IND). These definitions...
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    upon composite armour to provide the maximum protection to the vehicles occupants. The armour is stated as being 20% better than the armour on the M1117...
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    The M1117 Guardian, also denoted armored security vehicle (ASV), is an internal security vehicle based on the V-100 and V-150 Commando series of armored...
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    likely to reduce the damage caused by land mines and improvised explosive devices on the vehicle. While not amphibious, the Stryker has watertight combat...
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    Slat armor (redirect from Perforated armour)
    Slat armor (or slat armour in British English), also known as bar armor, cage armor, and standoff armor, is a type of vehicle armor designed to protect...
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    armour kit is intended to provide increased protection against improvised explosive devices, explosively formed penetrators, and 30 mm caliber armour-piercing...
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    installed by default on all vehicles. The armoured hull provides protection against small arms including 7.62 mm armour-piercing rounds, and high-explosive...
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    Carriers". Jane's Armour and Artillery 1981–82 (2nd ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Co. pp. 323–326. ISBN 0-7106-0727-X. "Vehicle to Honor Bradley"....
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    the vehicle and a TV surveillance camera was mounted on an extendable mast. The shape of the turret and hull was optimised using cast steel armour, while...
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    and infantry mobility vehicle structured to be resistant to landmines and improvised munitions. It is a family of armored vehicles produced by Force Protection...
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  • Turtle tank (category Vehicle armour)
    supplied with an improvised steel roof and siding, as well as anti-drone slat armor which covers the entirety of the original vehicle. Turtle Tanks were...
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    drive vehicle for military use by definition lighter than other military trucks and vehicles, inherently compact and usually with light or no armour, with...
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    versions. The vehicle's original unarmored design was later seen to be inadequate, and was found to be particularly vulnerable to improvised explosive devices...
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    fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield...
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    have proved vulnerable to improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Viking was subsequently upgraded with higher levels of Armour protection. Vikings were complemented...
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