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MODERN COMBAT VEHICLES OF THE WORLD (PART 4)

STAGHOUND ARMOURED CAR

STAGHOUND POLAND

BMP 1 - IFV Infantry Fighting vehicle

"BASURMANIN"(A curved Cossack Sabre)

APC & Attack Weapon Carrier

FROG 5 - TRUMPETER 

Russian Federation.

IN THE U.S. ARMY,

WE SAY GOODBYE TO THE OLD M113 & M114  APC`s !

("The Cavalry Buses " -  After serving the US Army since the earl 60`s)

THE LEOPARD "BUFFALO"

ARMOURED RECOVERY VEHICLE.

LEOPARD 1A5

FROM GERMANY TO THE UKRAINE

"MERKAVA"

MAIN BATTLE TANK OF ISRAEL

BOXER RT60 For Germany.

All WEAPONS & SYSTEMS ARE OPERATED FROM INSIDE THE SAFETY OF THE HULL.

THE WEAPON TURRET IS ON AUTO ! -- THE GUNNER AIMS & FIRES ALL WEAPONS USING A 

TV SCREEN.    (Beam me up, Scotty ! )

THE HUMVEE SYNDROME

 (A) WE WOULD NOT GIVE UP THE " LANDY "

(B) PATROLLING IN SOFT-SKIN VEHICLES IS

UNHEALTHY, ANYWAY.

(Resulting in multiple US casualties from IED`s in Sandy Places)

                                  (C) THE VEHICLE IS NOT MINE-PROOFED.

Extremely strong traction in sand, due to oversized road-wheels.

THE "LANDY"

AN UNBELIEVABLE SUCCESS STORY.

A GRAND ERA NEARS IT`S END,

AFTER 75 YEARS. - THE "WOLF" HERALDS THE END OF AN ERA.

EVEN WHEN DISGUISED AS THE "WOLF", IT IS STILL

RECOGNISABLE AS A "LANDY" ! - THE LEGEND IS STILL ALIVE !

HEAVY HAUL - RUSSIAN CARGO TRUCK

FROM "MAZ"

Built by Minsk Automobile Plant, BELARUS

KAMAZ 53949 "TYPHOON M"

Russian Multi-Utility Truck

                                               LEOPARD 2A7V 

THE VERY LATEST UPGRADED & UPDATED VERSION OF THE SUCCESSFUL GERMAN LEOPARD MBT.

CVRT -- COMMAND VERSION OF THE BRITISH "SULTAN" APC.

THIS IS OUR FIRST LOOK INSIDE !  - ALTHOUGH THIS ONE IS UP FOR SALE ! 

With the  tent extension (well-known from O-Groups) folded on the roof

WARTHOG (British Nickname)

BRONCO (Official Production & Planning Name)

Armoured, All-Terrain, Ambulance.

Mine,  IED & small-arms protection for medics & casualties.

THE "WIESEL" (WEASEL) 2

VERY ADAPTABLE WEAPON CARRIER & APC

OF THE (BUNDESWEHR) GERMAN ARMY.

"A TWO-MAN WEAPON TROLLEY" -- LOOKS OLDER, AND IS OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED, but don`t be fooled ! 

IT CAN CARRY OR MOUNT, ALMOST ANYTHING ! 

BRITISH  "FOXHOUND"

(Original name "FORCE PROTECTION OCELOT")

MULTI-ROLE ARMOURED PATROL VEHICLE

SUB-UNIT TROOP TRANSPORT - MINE-PROOFED  BODY

 - PRODUCED BY BAE Systems with an Austrian STEYR Engine.

(Seen as replacement vehicle for LWB Land Rover"WOLF" & the "JACKAL")

THE JACKAL

ARMOURED PATROL VEHICLE.

BASED ON LWB LAND-ROVER CHASSIS.

MADE BY "SUPERCAT" OF DEVON.

Reminds us a bit, of the most famous LRDG,

Of desert fame in WW2 !

FV603 SARACEN

ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLE - (OBSOLETE)

FV401 "SALADIN" Armoured Car

Forward Recce & Flank Protection.

Armoured & Hussar Regiments

Now Obsolete. (2024)