Editing Armoured fighting vehicle (section)

=== Troop carriers ===
Troop-carrying AFVs are divided into three main types – armoured personnel carriers (APCs), infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and infantry mobility vehicles (IMV). The main difference between the three is their intended role – the APC is designed purely to transport troops and is armed for self-defence only – whereas the IFV is designed to provide close-quarters and anti-armour fire support to the infantry it carries. IMV is a wheeled armoured personnel carrier serving as a military patrol, reconnaissance or security vehicle.

==== Armoured personnel carrier ====
{{Main|Armoured personnel carrier}}
Armoured personnel carriers ('''APCs''') are intended to carry infantry quickly and relatively safely to the point where they are deployed. In the [[Battle of Amiens (1918)|Battle of Amiens]], 8 August 1918, the British [[Mk V tank#Mark V series|Mk V* tank]] (a lengthened Mark V) carried a small number of machine gunners as an experiment, but the men were debilitated by the conditions inside the vehicle.<ref>{{cite book
  |title=The British Tanks, 1915–1919
  |last=Fletcher |first=David
  |author-link=David Fletcher (military historian)
  |isbn=1-86126-400-3
  |publisher=Crowood Press
  |year=2001
  |page=149
}}</ref> Later that year the first purpose-built APC, the British [[Mark IX tank|Mk IX tank]] (Mark Nine), appeared. In 1944, the Canadian general [[Guy Simonds]] ordered the conversion of redundant armoured vehicles to carry troops (generically named "[[Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)|Kangaroos]]"). This proved highly successful, even without training, and the concept was widely used in the [[21st Army Group]]. Post-war, specialised designs were built, such as the Soviet [[BTR-60]] and US [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]].
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File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-801-0664-37, Berlin, Unter den Linden, Schützenpanzer.jpg|[[Nazi Germany|German]] WWII [[Sd.Kfz. 251]] [[half-track]]ed APC
File:IM000656.jpg|[[Israel|Israeli]] [[Namer]] tracked APC
File:GTK_Boxer_Fuehrungsfahrzeug_front.jpg|The [[Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)|ARTEC Boxer]] armoured personnel carrier
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==== Infantry fighting vehicle ====
{{Main|Infantry fighting vehicle}}
An ''infantry fighting vehicle'' (''IFV''), also known as a ''mechanized infantry combat vehicle'' (''MICV''), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry [[infantry]] into battle and provide [[Direct fire|direct]] [[fire support]].<ref name=McNab>{{cite book|title=Combat Techniques: An Elite Forces Guide to Modern Infantry Tactics|year=2010|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-312-36824-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f3YaVQR7x5QC|first1=Martin J. |last1=Dougherty |first2=Chris |last2=McNab |access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> The first example of an IFV was the [[West Germany|West German]] [[Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30]] which served in the [[Bundeswehr]] from 1958 until the early 1980s.

IFVs are similar to armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and [[Armoured personnel carrier|infantry carrier vehicles]] (ICVs), designed to transport a [[Section (military unit)|section]] or [[squad]] of infantry (generally between five and ten men) and their equipment. They are differentiated from APCs{{snd}}which are purely "troop-transport" vehicles armed only for self-defence{{snd}}because they are designed to give direct fire support to the dismounted infantry and so usually have significantly enhanced armament. IFVs also often have improved [[vehicle armour|armour]] and some have firing ports (allowing the infantry to fire [[firearm|personal weapons]] while mounted).

They are typically armed with an [[autocannon]] of 20 to 57&nbsp;mm calibre, 7.62mm machine guns, [[anti-tank guided missile]]s (ATGMs) and/or [[surface-to-air missile]]s (SAMs). IFVs are usually [[Caterpillar track|tracked]], but some wheeled vehicles fall into this category. IFVs are generally less heavily armed and armoured than [[main battle tank]]s. They sometimes carry anti-tank missiles to protect and support infantry against armoured threats, such as the NATO [[BGM-71 TOW|TOW]] missile and Soviet [[9M117 Bastion|Bastion]], which offer a significant threat to tanks. Specially equipped IFVs have taken on some of the roles of light tanks; they are used by reconnaissance organizations, and light IFVs are used by airborne units which must be able to fight without the heavy firepower of tanks.
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File:Puma, first series.jpg|The [[Germany|German]] [[Puma (IFV)|Puma]] infantry fighting vehicle
File:BMP-2M.jpg|[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[BMP-2]]M amphibious IFV
File:Royal Tank Museum 157.jpg|[[South Africa]]n Wheeled [[Ratel IFV]]
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==== Infantry mobility vehicle ====
[[File:AMZ Tur PICT0096.jpg|thumb|[[Poland|Polish]] [[AMZ Tur]]]]
{{Main|Infantry mobility vehicle|MRAP}}
An ''infantry mobility vehicle'' (''IMV'') or ''protected patrol vehicle'' (''PPV'') is a wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) serving as a military patrol, reconnaissance or security vehicle. Examples include the [[ATF Dingo]], [[AMZ Dzik]], [[AMZ Tur]], [[Mungo ESK]], and [[Bushmaster IMV]]. This term also applies to the vehicles currently being fielded as part of the [[MRAP]] program.

IMVs were developed in response to the threats of modern counterinsurgency warfare, with an emphasis on [[Ambush]] Protection and [[Improvised Explosive Device|Mine]]-Resistance. Similar vehicles existed long before the term IMV was coined, such as the French [[Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|VAB]] and South African [[Buffel]]. The term is coming more into use to differentiate light 4x4 wheeled APCs from the traditional 8x8 wheeled APCs. It is a [[neologism]] for what might have been classified in the past as an armoured [[scout car]], such as the [[BRDM]], but the IMV is distinguished by having a requirement to carry dismountable infantry. The up-armoured [[M1114]] Humvee variant can be seen as an adaptation of the unarmoured Humvee to serve in the IMV role.
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File:CV9035 assessment (cropped).jpg|A [[Combat Vehicle 90|CV-9035]] [[Sweden|Swedish]] infantry fighting vehicle used by U.S. Army
File:M113IraqiFreedom.jpg|The [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]], one of the most common tracked APCs, on duty during the [[Iraq War]]
File:Dingo 2.jpg|An [[ATF Dingo]] of the [[German Army]] is a mine-resistant and ambush-protected infantry mobility vehicle used by several European armed forces
File:278th MP Company's new ASVs.jpg|A United States [[Army National Guard]] [[M1117 armoured security vehicle]]
File:Nexter Aravis, place Jeanne Helbling, Strasbourg 2010 (2).jpg|A French [[Nexter Aravis]] in [[Strasbourg]]
File:Norwegian Iveco LMV 02.jpg|Norwegian soldiers running operations in an [[Iveco LMV]] in Faryab province, Afghanistan. The Iveco LMV is widely used by European militaries.
File:Saxony State Police Survivor R (1).jpg|An [[RMMV Survivor R]] used by the [[Saxony]] State Police. In this configuration, it does not feature the .50 machine gun and grenade launcher remote weapon station used in the standard military configuration.
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