Editing Armoured fighting vehicle (section)

=== Airborne vehicles ===

[[File:C-130 airdrop.jpg|thumb|[[C-130]] airdrops an [[M551]] light tank]]
Lightweight armoured fighting vehicles designed or modified to be [[airlift|carried by aircraft]] and delivered by air drop, helicopter lift, glider, or air landing with infantry to provide heavier tactical firepower and mobility. The air-equivalent to amphibious vehicles, the main advantage of airborne forces is their ability to be deployed into combat zones without land passage, as long as the [[airspace]] is accessible. Airborne vehicles are limited only by the tonnage capacity of their [[military transport aircraft|transport aircraft]]. Airborne vehicles typically lack the armour and supplies necessary for prolonged combat, so they are utilized for establishing an [[airhead (warfare)|airhead]] to bring in larger forces before carrying out other combat objectives. One modern example is the German [[Wiesel AWC]]. The USA also created the [[M22 Locust]] as a way to aid paratroopers/ being paradropped in as it was very lightly armoured and very small.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nash |first=Mark |date=2017-05-09 |title=Light Tank (Airborne) M22 Locust |url=https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/us/light-tank-airborne-m22-locust |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Tank Encyclopedia |language=en-US}}</ref>