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Namer IFV.

Israel Modern Day

Namer – The Most Heavily Armored IFV in the World

October 13, 2022December 9, 2022 Jesse B active protection system, apc, aps, armor, armored personnel carrier, composite, era, explosive reactive armor, i, IDF, IFV, II, iii, infantry fighting vehicle, israel, israel defense force, israeli, iv, lebanon, machine gun, merkava, military, modern, nagmachon, Namer, namera, passengers, tank, tanks, trophy, urban, war

Few armored personnel carriers are as heavily armored as the ones conjured up by Israel. But of them, one stands

A CRARRV on the move.

Modern Day United Kingdom

CRARRV – Britain’s 70-ton Armored Recovery Vehicle

August 19, 2022December 9, 2022 Patrick M. Johnson armored, armored recovery vehicle, arv, britain, british, challenger 1, challenger 2, cold war, crane, CRARRV, hercules, history, M88, military, modern, new, RAC, recovery, UK, united kingdom, v12, vehicle, war

If you operate tanks, then you need a vehicle to pull them along should things go wrong. There are few

M88A2.

M88 – the Mighty HERCULES

July 12, 2022December 9, 2022 Michael Taylor abrams, America, american, amored, arv, av-1790, cold war, continental, crane, hercules, Hercules arv, m1, m48, m60, M88, m88 Hercules, m88a1, m88a2, m88a2 Hercules, modern, pull, pulling, recover, recovery, tank, tow, US, USA, winch, winches, winching

The M88 armored recovery vehicle was America’s solution to finally create a purpose-built armored tow truck that could move the

Gepard.

Cold War Germany Modern Day

Germany’s Mighty Gepard – Dual 35 mm Autocannons

April 26, 2022 Jesse B 35 mm, AA, aa tank, aircraft, anti air, anti aircraft tank, autocannon, gepard, german, germany, leopard, leopard 1, mbt, modern, spaag, tank

The Gepard is everyone’s favourite self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. This double-barrelled beast was designed by the Germans in the 1960s and