Knowra Infantry fighting vehicle Infantry fighting vehicle An armored combat vehicle that carries infantry into battle and supports their fighting with onboard weapons. Its troops can fight from inside or dismount to engage alongside it.
Autocannon : A rapid-firing cannon that uses ammunition larger than a machine gun's and smaller than a tank gun's. Many infantry fighting vehicles use autocannons to engage troops, light vehicles, and low-flying aircraft.
Main battle tank : A heavily armored, tracked combat vehicle built around a powerful gun for direct engagement with enemy forces. A tank prioritizes armor and direct firepower over carrying an infantry squad.
BMP-1 : A Soviet tracked infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1960s, combining troop transport, armor, and a 73 mm gun. It became the first widely recognized vehicle of the modern infantry fighting vehicle class.
Bradley Fighting Vehicle : A United States tracked infantry fighting vehicle introduced in 1981, armed with a 25 mm cannon and anti-tank missiles. It illustrates a design combining squad transport with weapons for reconnaissance and armored combat.
Mechanized warfare : Warfare in which motorized and armored vehicles provide forces with mobility, protection, and combat power. Infantry fighting vehicles are one expression of armies' broader reliance on mechanized forces.
Anti-tank guided missile : A guided missile designed to destroy armored vehicles, especially tanks. Missile launchers give some infantry fighting vehicles a way to threaten tanks beyond cannon range.
Armored personnel carrier : An armored vehicle designed primarily to transport infantry, usually with less emphasis on fighting alongside them. This closely related vehicle makes troop transport, rather than combat support, its defining purpose.
Marder (infantry fighting vehicle) : A West German tracked infantry fighting vehicle developed during the Cold War and introduced into service in 1971. Its development reflected NATO's competing approach to protected infantry mobility and combat support.
M2 Bradley : The infantry-carrying variant of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle used by the United States Army. Its configuration carries infantry while supporting them with cannon and missile fire.
Combined arms : The coordinated use of different military branches or weapon types to amplify their strengths and offset weaknesses. Their battlefield value depends on coordination with infantry, tanks, artillery, and other forces.
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