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BTR-80
The BTR-80 () is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous vehicles, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, in the Soviet Army. It was first deployed during the Soviet–Afghan War.
BTR-60
The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for bronetransportyor ().
BTR-70
The BTR-70 is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier () originally developed by the Soviet Union during the late 1960s under the manufacturing code GAZ-4905. On August 21, 1972, it was accepted into Soviet service and would later be widely exported. Large quantities were also produced under license in Romania as the TAB-77.
Stryker
BTR-90
BTR-90 (GAZ-5923) () is an 8×8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed in Russia, designed in 1993 and first shown publicly in 1994. It is a larger version of the BTR-80 vehicle, fitted with a BMP-2 turret.
Patria AMV
armored personnel carrier
LAV-25
The LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) is a member of the LAV II family. It is an eight-wheeled amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle built by General Dynamics Land Systems and used by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army.
BTR-3
The BTR-3 is an eight-wheel drive armored personnel carrier developed in 2000 and 2001 by an international consortium. The companies involved in the project include the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau of Ukraine, Adcom Systems of Abu-Dhabi, UAE, and the State Scientific Technical Centre of Artillery & Rifle Arms of Ukraine. Although somewhat similar in appearance to the Soviet BTR-80, the BTR-3U is an all-new production vehicle rather than an update of the existing in-service vehicle.
Bumerang
Russian amphibious wheeled armored personnel carrier
BTR-4
The BTR-4 "Bucephalus" (, abbreviation of ) is an amphibious 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (SOE KMDB).
152mm SpGH DANA
self-propelled artillery
B1 Centauro
tank destroyer
OT-64 SKOT
1960s armored personnel carrier family
RM-70
multiple rocket launcher
Véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie
The '''véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie' (English: armoured infantry fighting vehicle) or VBCI is a French Infantry fighting vehicle designed and manufactured by GIAT Industries (now Nexter Systems) and Renault Trucks Defense (now Arquus) to replace the AMX-10P. The first units entered active service with the French Army in 2008. A total of 630 units were ordered, and full delivery was completed in 2018. They are available in two core variants, the VCI infantry fighting vehicle and the VPC'' command post vehicle.
Type 96
1996 armored personnel carrier by Komatsu
Sd.Kfz. 234
armored car family
MAZ-537
thumb|right The MAZ-537 is a 12-cylinder diesel engine-powered military truck artillery tractor, originally designed for loads up to 50 tons (using semitrailers such as the ChMZAP-9990 or ChMZAP-5247G, for example) with later versions providing a maximum load of 65 tons. It was manufactured by the Minsk Automobile Plant (from 1959 to 1965) and the Kurgan Wheel Tractor Plant from 1963 until halt of production in 1990.
Nora B-52
self-propelled artillery
Rooikat
The Rooikat (Afrikaans for Caracal; ) is a South African armoured reconnaissance vehicle equipped with a stabilised high velocity gun for organic anti-tank and fire support purposes. The Rooikat's main armament was built with the Oto Melara 76 naval gun as its basis, to which it is nearly identical in terms of technical performance and statistics. The Rooikat can also fire the same ammunition as the naval gun, albeit modified with new percussion primers in the shells.
Ferrari 312T
Formula One car
BTR-94
The BTR-94 is a Ukrainian amphibious armoured personnel carrier (Bronetransporter), a modification of the Soviet eight-wheeled BTR-80.
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
truck
A-222 Bereg
type of self-propelled coastal defense gun
155 mm SpGH Zuzana
self-propelled howitzer
K239 Chunmoo
multiple rocket launcher system of South Korea
Eitan AFV
Israeli Armored Fighting Vehicle
EBR
1951 armored car family by Panhard
Spähpanzer Luchs
1975 amphibious reconnaissance vehicle model by Daimler-Benz
CM-32
infantry fighting vehicle
LAV III
infantry fighting vehicle
Freccia
type of wheeled infantry fighting vehicle
T18 Boarhound
armored car
PHL-03
The PHL-03 is a truck-mounted self-propelled 12-tube 300 mm long-range multiple rocket launcher of the People's Republic of China.
Eliica
thumb|Eliica, the eight-wheeled electric car prototype The Eliica (or the Electric Lithium-Ion Car) is a battery electric vehicle prototype or concept car first shown in 2004 and designed by a team at Keio University in Tokyo, led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu. The car runs on a lithium-ion battery and can accelerate from 0– in four seconds (faster than the Porsche 911 Turbo at the time). In 2004, the Eliica reached a speed of on Italy's Nardò High Speed Track. The team's goal is to exceed , breaking the record set by today's street-legal gasoline-powered vehicles.
Pandur II
armoured vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Arocs
heavy-duty truck for the construction sector
Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle
wheeled tank destroyer
ZBL-08
infantry fighting vehicle family
Rosenbauer Panther
airport crash tender of Austria
RN-94
The RN-94 (6 × 6) armoured personnel carrier was originally developed by Nurol Machinery and Industry Co Inc (Nurol Makina) based in Ankara and S N Romarm SA Filiala S C Moreni of Bucharest, Romania. The hull of the RN-94 is all-welded steel armour structure which provides maximum protection against 7.62 mm armour-piercing ammunition and shell splinters all round.
KTO Rosomak
Polish military vehicle
MAZ-535
MAZ-535 is a family of heavy four-axle (8x8) tractor trucks developed between 1954 and 1959 by the Special Design Bureau of the Minsk Automobile Plant under the direction of B. L. Shaposhnik. From 1958 to 1961, they were produced at the Minsk plant, and from 1961, production was transferred to the Kurgan Wheel Tractor Plant, where they were manufactured until 1964, when they were replaced by the more powerful MAZ-537 family of tractors.
Lazar BVT
type of MRAP
Al-Fahd
The Al-Fahd is a family of 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle and armoured personnel carrier produced by the Abdallah Al Faris Company for Heavy Industries. The vehicle is mainly used by the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia. It was the first armored fighting vehicle developed and built-in Saudi Arabia.
YP-408
1960s armored personnel carrier family by DAF
TAB-71
The TAB-71 (Transportorul Amfibiu Blindat model 1971) is the Romanian license-built version of the BTR-60PB. It was produced between 1970 and 1990 by RATMIL (now Romarm). It is the only other license manufacture of the BTR-60PB.
M1128 mobile gun system
military vehicle
Terrex
armored personnel carrier
ASLAV
The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) is an eight-wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle of the LAV II family used by the Australian Army. It was built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada, and developed from the U.S. Marine Corps' LAV-25 and Canadian Army's Bison armoured fighting vehicles.
M1127 reconnaissance vehicle
wheeled armored personnel carrier
T27 Armored Car
prototype American armored car
Saur 1
type of armored wheeled vehicle from Romania
PCL-181
The PCL-181 is a Chinese truck-mounted, 155 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF). The designation "PCL" is an acronym derived from pinyin ().
BTR-7
The BTR-70DI is a Ukrainian upgrade of the Soviet BTR-70 with BTR-80 hatch and new diesel engines. 300px|thumb|BTR-70DI-02 "Svityaz"
Amphibious Combat Vehicle
type of amphibious assault vehicle
Lazar 3
type of armored personnel carrier
KTO Ryś
Polish wheeled armored fighting vehicle
DefTech AV8
type of Armoured combat vehicle
SuperAV
amphibious wheeled armored personnel carrier family by Iveco