Modern Tanks & AFVs

by Dunstan, Simon

• ISBN13: 9781840371901
• ISBN10: 1840371900
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-09
• Publisher: The Crowood Press UK

Summary

The world's heavy mobile fighting vehicles are described and illustrated in this Vital Guide. Tanks and armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) play a crucial role in most military operations and their most important features are listed here. You will find specifications of crew, armament, ammunition, dimensions, weight, power-plant, performance and armor for every one of the many weapons systems featured. Details of operational function and combat service help to explain the merits and military potential of each type.

Author Biography

Simon Dunstan is an author, filmmaker and photographer who has more than 50 books on military history to his credit. He is the author of the Haynes Panhard AML/Eland Armoured Car Manual and Haynes Centurion Main Battle Tank Manual, among many others. He lives in Suffolk.

Table of Contents

2S3 M1973 and Gvozdika 2S1 M1974 SP Artillery	4	(2)
AAAV and AAV7 APC/AIFV	6	(1)
Achzarit APC/AIFV	7	(1)
ADATS SP Artillery	8	(1)
Alvis 8 MAMBA APC/AIFV	9	(1)
Alvis StormerAPC/IFV Family and Starstreak SP AA Artillery	10	(2)
AMX-10 APC/AIFV	12	(1)
AMX-10RC Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	13	(1)
AMX-13 Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	14	(1)
AMX-30 and AMX-30 155 mm GCT SP Howitzer SP Artillery	15	(1)
Ariete C1 MBT	16	(2)
AS-90 SP Artillery	18	(2)
ASCOD APC/AIFV	20	(1)
ASLAV-25 APC/AIFV	21	(1)
BMD-3 APC/AIFV	22	(1)
BMP Family APC/AIFV	23	(2)
BMP-3 APC/AIFV	25	(1)
BRDM-2	26	(1)
BTR-90 APC/AIFV	27	(1)
BTR-T APC/AIFV	28	(1)
BTR-70 and 80 APC/AIFV	29	(1)
Casspir APC/AIFV Mine Protected Vehicles	30	(1)
Centauro Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	31	(1)
Centurion Olifant MBT and Technology Demonstrator	32	(2)
Challenger 2 and 2E MBT	34	(2)
Challenger CRARRV	36	(1)
Chieftain AVRE/ARRV/AVLB	37	(2)
CV90/105 Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	39	(1)
CVRT Scorpion Family Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	40	(3)
Dardo IFV	43	(1)
ELBO Leonidas APC	44	(1)
Engesa EE-3 Jararaca and EE-9 Cascavel Recce Vehicle	45	(2)
Fennek Multi-Purpose Carrier Recce Vehicle	47	(1)
Fuchs APC/AIFV	48	(1)
Hagglunds BV206S APC/AIFV	49	(1)
Jagdpanzer Jaguar Tank Destroyer	50	(1)
LAV-150 APC/AIFV	51	(1)
LAV-25 Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	52	(2)
Leclerc Engineer ARV and Engineer Vehicle	54	(2)
Leclerc Main Battle Tank	56	(2)
Leopard 1 Flakpanzer SP Artillery	58	(1)
Leopard 1 Bridgelayer AVLB	59	(1)
Leopard 2A6 MBT	60	(2)
Leopard Buffalo ARV and Pionierpanzer	62	(2)
Luchs A2 Light Tank/Amphibious Recce Vehicle	64	(1)
M1/M1A1/M1A2 Abrams MBT	65	(3)
M109A6 Paladin SP Artillery	68	(2)
M113 Family APC/AIFV	70	(2)
M2 and M3 APC/AIFV	72	(2)
M60A3 MBT	74	(1)
M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle	75	(1)
M110 SP Artillery	76	(1)
M270 MLRS	77	(2)
Marder APC/AIFV	79	(1)
Merkava MBT	80	(2)
MOWAG Piranha APC/AIFV	82	(1)
MRAV APC/AIFV	83	(1)
MT LB APC	84	(1)
Panhard Sagaie Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	85	(1)
Panhard VBL Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	86	(1)
Panzerhaubitze 2000 SP Artillery	87	(1)
Piranha Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	88	(1)
PT76/85 Light Tank/Recce	89	(1)
Ratel APC/AIFV	90	(1)
Roland SP Artillery	91	(2)
Rooikat Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	93	(1)
SA-8 Gecko SP Artillery	94	(1)
Saxon APC/AIFV	95	(1)
Steyr-Daimler-Puch Pandur APC/AIFV	96	(1)
Stingray Light Tank/Recce Vehicle	97	(1)
T-72 MBT	98	(2)
T-80 MBT	100	(2)
T-84 MBT	102	(1)
T-90 MBT	103	(2)
VAB APC/AIFV	105	(1)
Vickers MBT Mk 1 Vijayanta and Mk 3	106	(1)
Warrior APC/AIFV	107	(2)
Wiesel 1 and 2: Light Tank/Recce Vehicle/Multi-purpose Carrier	109	(2)
Glossary	111	(1)
Index	112