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Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are light armoured fighting vehicles for the transport of infantry. They usually have only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), or mortars. They are not really designed to take part in a direct-fire battle, but to carry the troops to the battlefield safe from shrapnel and ambush. They may have wheels or tracks. Examples include the American M-113 (tracked), the French VAB (wheeled) and the Russian BTR series (wheeled).

Most armoured personnel carriers use a diesel engineThe diesel engine is a type of internal combustion engine; more specifically, a compression ignition engine, in which the fuel is ignited by the high temperature of a compressed gas, rather than a separate source of energy (such as a spark plug). It was i comparable to that used in a large truckFor further uses of the word truck see Truck (disambiguation). A truck is a motor vehicle for transporting goods. Unlike automobiles, which usually have a unibody construction, most trucks (with the exception of the car-like minivan) are built around a st or in a typical city busThis article is about the form of transport. See computer bus or electrical bus for the use of the term in computing and electronics respectively, or places like Bus, Pas-de-Calais and Bus-Saint-Remy. The Bus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulu'. The M-113 for instance used the same engine as the standard General MotorsGM redirects here. This article is about General Motors . For other uses, see GM (disambiguation). General Motors Corporation also known as GM is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevro urban busThis article is about the form of transport. See computer bus or electrical bus for the use of the term in computing and electronics respectively, or places like Bus, Pas-de-Calais and Bus-Saint-Remy. The Bus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulu'. A single M-113 moving at top speed generates as much noise as a General Motors urban bus moving at top speed. However, the typical armoured personnel carrier contains only six or ten soldiers while a typical urban bus can carry thirty to fifty seated passengers, and hundreds when standing passengers are included.

Because of the increase usage of APCs in urban warfareUS Army exercise Urban warfare is warfare conducted in populated urban areas such as towns and cities. The US military term is MOUT or Military Operations in/on Urban Terrain. The Canadian and British military term is FIBUA or Fighting In Built Up Areas., extra armor was added to some types of APCs. In some cases, old tanks were converted to heavy APCs, exploiting strong chassis and powerful engine. This class of armored fighting vehicles is known as HAPC - heavy armoured personnel carriers. The best example for such an HAPC is the heavy IDF AchzaritIDF Achzarit Country Of Origin: Israel Designation:Heavy armored personnel carrier Configuration: tracked Manufacturer: Israeli Defence Forces Corps of Ordenance Crew: 3 operators + 7 passengers Length:6. 20 m Width:3. 97 ft) Height: less than 2 m (est) W, which is considered one of the best-protected APCs in the world. Interestingly, the original APC was created in World War II, when Allied leaders found a better use for a poorly armed tank, the Canadian Ram, whose turret they took off to create the Kangaroo.

Another result of urban warfareUS Army exercise Urban warfare is warfare conducted in populated urban areas such as towns and cities. The US military term is MOUT or Military Operations in/on Urban Terrain. The Canadian and British military term is FIBUA or Fighting In Built Up Areas. is the spreading of wheeled APCs, such as the American Stryker or the German Fuchs . The Strykers are very versatile and they come with serveral configurations: APCs, CEV, 105mm cannon, mortar, anti-tank gun, recon, communication etc.