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Kaleva

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42. Links to Wiki articles
Fri Jul 11, 2014, 12:38 PM
Jul 2014

Tank

"A tank is a large type of armoured fighting vehicle with tracks, designed for front-line combat. Modern tanks are strong mobile land weapons platforms, mounting a large-calibre cannon in a rotating gun turret. They combine this with heavy vehicle armour providing protection for the crew of the weapon and operational mobility, which allows them to position on the battlefield in advantageous locations."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank

APC

"An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is type of armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) designed to transport infantry to the battlefield. APCs are colloquially referred to as 'battle taxis' or 'battle buses', among other things."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier

IFV

"An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct fire support.[1] The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe defines infantry fighting vehicle as "an armoured combat vehicle which is designed and equipped primarily to transport a combat infantry squad, which is armed with an integral or organic cannon of at least 20 millimeters calibre and sometimes an antitank missile launcher.""

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle

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This is the part that bothers me, "ongoing grants to local PDs to RKP5637 Jul 2014 #16
Has any PD actually acquired a tank? Kaleva Jul 2014 #18
The ones I saw I would definitely not call tanks, they were just huge and looked to be well armed, RKP5637 Jul 2014 #20
I've seen pics of wheeled APCs being used by PDs. Kaleva Jul 2014 #21
They are similar to what I saw. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #22
Google images enlightenment Jul 2014 #23
I see pics of APCs. Kaleva Jul 2014 #24
What's the difference between that Aerows Jul 2014 #39
Links to Wiki articles Kaleva Jul 2014 #42
Okay, so the difference is Aerows Jul 2014 #44
A tank has a large caliber cannon in a rotating turret. Kaleva Jul 2014 #45
LOL ... semantics ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2014 #43
Not really as the article does mention APCs Kaleva Jul 2014 #46
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2014 #47
What is the source of your misleading info? Kaleva Jul 2014 #11
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