| China |
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out dependent on copies of Soviet designs,
in recent years the Chinese have developed
an impressive range of armored
vehicles. |
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| France |
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| French
armored fighting vehicles, like the
innovative AMX-13 light tank, have been
sold to countries worldwide. |
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| Germany |
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German panzers are ranked among the best
in the world. Both the Leopard 1 and 2
have had substantial export success. |
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| Japan |
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| Japanese
armor designs receive little
international attention because of a
lack of export or conflict. However, the
ground forces of the JSDF is well
equipped for combat. |
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| Russia |
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| The
successor state to the USSR, Russia has
an extensive range of ground combat
weapons systems. Soviet developments
like the T-72 and BMP series continue to
have influence to this day. |
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| United
Kingdom |
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| British
armoured vehicle developments include
the world famous Centurion tank and a
host of other influential designs. |
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| United
States |
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the M47 to the latest M1A2 Abrams and
the Stryker ICV, American armored
vehicles today are the standard by which
others are judged. |
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History,
Data and Images
Modern
Armored Vehicles offers military history students an extensive database of armored vehicles developed for the armed forces of the
Cold War era and beyond to the
present day (1946-2005).
Included are main battle
tanks, light and heavy tanks,
armored personnel carriers (as
well as infantry fighting
vehicles), self-propelled
artillery, armored cars and
other specialized armored
vehicles The armored vehicle listings are primarily organized by country of origin. Over
100 armored vehicles listed have detailed and standardized
specifications of firepower, mobility,
armor protection (when
available), and general information included on a dedicated page. A selection of these armored vehicles
will also have four-view technical drawings available. In addition to students of military history, gamers and military modelers will find this data useful.
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Featuring
the drawings of
George R. Bradford
A
Founding Father of Armor
Modeling |
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