Modern Armored Fighting Vehicles

Author : George Forty
Publisher : Lorenz Books
ISBN 13 : 9780754833512
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles written by George Forty and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an authoritative history and directory of tanks and their immediate derivatives, such as ARVs (armoured recovery vehicles), tank destroyers, command versions, bridgelayers, mine-clearers and other Funnies, and AFVs such as armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery, covering a vast range of wheeled, tracked and semi-tracked vehicles. From the world's first tank, Little Willie , to the contemporary M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, the book examines a vast range of tanks and AFVs. This unique volume, with over 1200 wartime and museum photographs, brings together the most significant tanks and AFVs in military history.

Author : Thomas Bruce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781720041528
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Armored Fighting Vehicles written by Thomas Bruce and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armored vehicles are essentially armed and armored high mobility off-road vehicles. While their mobility aspects are clearly very important, there are many high mobility off-road vehicles not designed for military applications. Therefore the key defining aspects of an Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV), as the name implies, is the armament they carry to inflict damage and the armor they possess as protection against damage. There has within recent years been a great number of exciting and innovative developments in critical AFV technologies. Key among these are significant enhancements to both armament and armor. The primary armament of an AFV consists of relatively large caliber guns that fire a range of ballistic munitions, including kinetic energy penetrators, high explosive, incendiary, and shaped-charge warhead tipped rounds. Some guns are also capable of firing anti-tank guided missiles. In addition to the main weapon, many AFV's are also equipped with a range of secondary weapons including machine guns, grenade launchers, mortar tubes and missile launchers. These weapons and their capabilities in penetrating standardized armor is reviewed in detail in this volume. AFV armor is designed to protect the vehicle against both threats fired by other AFVs and threats originating from any other source, including buried mines, infantry portable weapons, air-launched missiles, artillery shells and improvised devices. Protection against each type of threat often requires a unique type of armor solution. These solutions are then layered onto the vehicle to provide the required protection. Vehicle armor systems include applique armor, spaced armor, reactive armor, cage armor, netted armor, electric armor, spall systems, dazzlers, jammers, and Active Protection Systems (APS). Each type of armor is covered in detail in this volume, both at a system level and with respect to their integration into specific AFVs. This volume covers the theory of AFV design, of armament performance and of armor design and performance. As well most modern AFVs are described and discussed. A modern AFV is considered to be one that was either designed over the last 20 years or is likely to continue to see service with front line combat troops for the foreseeable future. Main battle tanks, light tanks, reconnaissance vehicles, tracked and wheeled armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles and tank destroyers are covered.

Author : Christopher F. Foss
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles written by Christopher F. Foss and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tanks and armoured fighting vehicles have revolutionised modern warfare, dominating the battlefield in conflicts all over the world with their firepower, armour and mobility. Featured in this book are over 900 tanks, armoured personnel carriers, self-propelled guns, reconnaissance vehicles and armoured cars.

Author : Richard M. Ogorkiewicz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design and Development of Fighting Vehicles written by Richard M. Ogorkiewicz and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : Parragon Pubishing India
ISBN 13 : 9781405486644
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles written by Robert Jackson and published by Parragon Pubishing India. This book was released on 2007 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly illustrated and comprehensive reference guide to more than 240 tanks and armored fighting vehicles from 1915 to the present day. Illustrated throughout with photographs and detailed artworks showing every aspect of the featured military vehicles. Includes a full specification table for each machine, detailing armament, crew, dimensions, weight, speed, range, engine types, and power output. --

Author : Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1448892449
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Armored Fighting Vehicles written by Martin J. Dougherty and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles armored vehicles from the Middle East, Gulf War, and the twenty-first century.

Author : George Forty
Publisher : Southwater Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781780191645
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Guide to Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles written by George Forty and published by Southwater Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This features over 400 vehicles and 1200 wartime and modern photographs. It features A - Z visual directories of tank destroyers, command versions, specialized tanks, armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery. It is an illustrated history of the world's most important tanks and AFVs from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. It covers a range of tracked and wheeled vehicles, including the No. 1 Lincoln Machine Little Willie, D-Day Funnies, Jeep Multi-Role Vehicle, M3 Half-Track Infantry Carrier, Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank, Scud Missile System, Warrior Mechanised Combat Vehicle and many more. Specification boxes provide at-a-glance information about each vehicle's official name, country of origin, date, crew, weight, dimensions, armament, armour, powerplant and performance. This book is an authoritative history and directory of tanks and their immediate derivatives, such as ARVs (armoured recovery vehicles), tank destroyers, command versions, bridgelayers, mine-clearers and other Funnies, and AFVs such as armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery, covering a vast range of wheeled, tracked and semi-tracked vehicles. From the world's first tank, Little Willie, to the contemporary M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, the book covers a vast range of tanks and AFVs. This unique volume, with over 1200 wartime and museum photographs, brings together the most significant tanks and AFVs in military history.

Author : Jack Livesey
Publisher : Southwater Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781844764624
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Armored Fighting Vehicles written by Jack Livesey and published by Southwater Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Previously published as part of a larger volume, The world encyclopedia of armoured fighting vehicles."--T.p. verso.

Author : Michael E. Haskew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781907446221
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Postwar Armoured Fighting Vehicles written by Michael E. Haskew and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Features 200 same scale, full color artworks with full specifications, markings, and camouflage schemes from every major war since 1945; traces the development of AFVs from every part of the world by conflict"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : George Bradford
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811706788
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cold War Armored Fighting Vehicles written by George Bradford and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technical artist and military historian George Bradford covers the Cold War, from the end of World War II through 1990.