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The M-1 Abrams MBT, is an American main battle tank. It is manned by a crew of four, weighs 54.5 tonnes, and a top road speed of 45 mph. It is armed with a 105 mm smooth bore main gun with an effective range of 2500 metres. It can carry 55 rounds of ammunition, including HEAT and SABOT shells.
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The M-113 is an American APC. It has been in service since the Vietnam war and carries a crew of 2 plus an 11 man squad. It has a top road speed of 40 mph and a range of 321 km. It is armed with a 12.7 mm calibre machine-gun with an effective range of 500 metres.
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The M.41 was the only Italian heavy tank destroyer produced during the Second World War. Manned by a crew of two on the gun, it comprised a 90 mm anti-aircraft cannon fitted to the chassis of a M 14/41 tank and first appeared in 1941. Powered by a SPA 15-TM-41 eight-cylinder petrol engine the
M.41 had a top speed of 36 kmh and a range of 200 km.
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The M10 (Wolverine) was an American tank destroyer of the Second World War based upon the M4A2 tank chassis, manned by a crew of five and armed with first a 3-inch gun and later in 1944 a 76.2 mm M7 gun and a Browning 0.5 inch machine-gun. The M10 was powered by two General Motors six-cylinder diesel engines providing a top speed of 50 kmh and a range of 322 km.
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The M103 was an unsuccessful American heavy tank produced between the 1950s and 1960s. The M103 was armed with a 120 mm rifled gun, 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun mounted on the commander' s cupola. The M103 was manned by a crew of five, and protected by armour 12. 7 to 178 mm thick. A Continental AV-1790-5B or 7C V-12 petrol engine provided a top speed of 34 kmh and a range of 130 km. The main problems found with the M103 were the difficulty of concealing it due to its large size, mechanical unreliability, poor range and difficulty in handling.
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The M106 is an American mortar carrier comprised of an M113 APC chassis with a hole cut in the roof for a mortar to fire upwards and out of.
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The M106A2 is a variant of the M106 mortar carrier. It carries a 107 mm mortar and 100 rounds of HE and WP ammunition.
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The M107 is an American self-propelled gun produced between the 1960s and 1980s. The M107 carries a crew of five, with another eight crew members travelling separately by truck. The M107 is armed with a 175 mm gun with a firing range of 32 km. A Detroit Diesel Model 8V-71T diesel engine provides a top speed of 56 kmh and a range of 725 km.
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The M109 is a series of American self-propelled howitzers developed following a 1952 requirement for a self-propelled howitzer to replace the M44. The first production vehicles were completed in 1962. The M109 is armed with a 155 mm howitzer and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun and manned by a crew of six. A Detroit Diesel Model 8V-71T diesel engine provides a top speed of 56 kmh.
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The M109a2 is one of the M109 series. It is armed with a 155 mm howitzer and Browning 0.5 inch calibre anti-aircraft machine-gun.
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The M109A3 is one of the M109 series. It is armed with a M185 howitzer and a Browning 0.5 inch calibre anti-aircraft machine-gun and carries 34 rounds of HE, WP, HEAT, HE/RAP ammunition and 2 CLGP rounds. It uses a stadiametric rangefinder.
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The M109a6 is one of the M109 series. It is armed with a M284 howitzer and a Browning 0.5 inch calibre anti-aircraft machine-gun.
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The M11/39 was an Italian infantry support tank of the Second World War. It had a top speed of 33kmh and a range of 200km. Manned by a crew of three, the M11/39 was armed with a 37mm main gun and two 8mm machine-guns. In 1940 the M11/39 was replaced in service by the M13/40.
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The m110 is a series of American self-propelled howitzers. They first entered service in 1963. They are armed with a 8 inch howitzer and have a top speed of 34mph.
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The M113 is a series of American armoured personnel carriers.
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The M113A1 was an American tracked amphibious armoured personnel carrier designed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the M59 APC, it entered service in 1960. the M113A1 was powered by a GMC Model 6V53 6-cylinder diesel engine providing a top speed of 58 kmh and a range of 483 km. The M113A1 carried a crew of two plus eleven passengers protected by armour varying between 12 mm and 38 mm thick. It was armed with a .50 inch calibre machine-gun, though numerous variants were produced with various armaments.
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The M113A3 is an American tracked armoured personnel carrier. It was designed in the late 1950s and entered service in 1960, the M113A1 upgrade entered service in 1963. It carries a crew of two plus a squad of seven and is armed with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun for which 1200 rounds of ammunition are carried.
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The M12 Gun Motor Carriage was an American self-propelled gun of the Second World War produced from 1943 to 1945. The M12 Gun Motor Carriage consisted of a slightly modified M3 Lee medium tank chassis mounted with a 155 mm M1917 or M1918 gun. The M12 Gun Motor Carriage carried a crew of six protected by armour ranging from 10 to 50 mm thick, the remainder of the gun squad riding in an associated M30 cargo carrier. A Continental 9-cylinder radial petrol engine provided a top speed of 38 kmh and a range of 225 km.
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The M14/41 was an Italian Second World War medium tank. It was armed with a 47 mm gun and four 8 mm machine-guns; and had a top speed of 32 kmh and a range of 200 km.
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The M163A2 (Vulcan air-defence system) is an American anti-aircraft gun carrier. The M163 is comprised of an M113 APC with an M61A1 Gatling gun mounted on the roof. The A2 version improved the fire control system by integrating the ranging radar with a ballistic computer. The M163 series carry a crew of four, comprised of a commander, gunner, loader and a driver. The M163 has a maximum speed of 67 kmh and a range of 83 km.
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The M18 Hellcat was an American tank destroyer of the Second World War developed during 1942 and first produced in 1943. The M18 was manned by a crew of five and armed with a 76.2 mm M1A1 gun and a 0.5 inch machine-gun. A Continental R-975 C1 radial petrol engine provided a top speed of 89 kmh and a range of 170 km.
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The M1A1 MBT is a US Main Battle Tank. It takes a four man crew and is armed with a 120 mm smoothbore gun, an M240 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun, a 12.7 mm roof mounted heavy machine-gun and an M240 7.62 mm roof mounted machine-gun. It is equipped with a laser rangefinder and thermal imaging night sights. 40 shells are carried for the main gun. It has a top road speed of 67 kph. Defences include Chobham armour and a laser warning system.
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The M2 (Bradley) is an American Infantry Fight Vehicle (IFV). It is armed with a 25 mm Hughes machine-gun and a 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and carries 2 TOW anti-tank guided missiles. It has a top speed of 66 kph. See
M2A1.
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The M22 Locust was an American light air-portable tank of the Second World War. It weighed 7.26 tonnes and was manned by a crew of three and armed with a 37 mm main gun. It had armour up to 25 mm thick and a top road speed of 35 mph.
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The M240 is a Belgian medium machine-gun fitted to the M1A1 MBT and other tanks. It has a muzzle velocity of 840 metres per second.
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The M242 is an American 25 mm calibre chain gun mounted on M2 and M3 IFVs and CFVs. It has a muzzle velocity of 1100 metres per second and fires APDS ammunition with armour penetration of 27 mm at 500 metres. The rate of fire is 100, 200 or 500 rounds per minute.
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The M247 (Sergeant York) is an American self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in the 1980s to replace the M163A2 system. The M247 is based on a modified M48 tank chassis and is manned by a crew of three and armed with twin Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns. The M247 has a top speed of 48 kmh and a range of 500 km.
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The M24 Chaffee was an American light air-portable tank of the Second World War. It weighed 18.37 tonnes and was manned by a crew of five. It was armed with a 75 mm main gun and had armour up to 38 mm thick. It had a top road speed of 35 mph. Variants included an air defence version with twin 40 mm Bofors guns in an open ring mounting. The M367 105 mm and the M41 155 mm howitzer carriages.
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The Rheinmetall M256 is a 120 mm smoothbore gun mounted on M1A1 MBT and Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT). It has a muzzle velocity of 1661meters per second firing APFSDS ammunition and an armour penetration of 399 mm at 500 metres and 368 mm at 1000 metres.
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The M26 Pershing was an American tank developed from the abandoned T20 project, and produced from 1945. The M26 Pershing had a top speed of 30 mph and was armed with a 90 mm gun and three machine-guns. M26 Pershing tanks first saw action in the allied invasion of Germany in 1945, and were later employed in the Korean War.
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The M2A1 (Bradley) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) entered service with the US army in 1982. It carries a crew of 3 and a 7 man squad. The M2A1 is armed with a twin TOW 2 launcher in the turret and can carry an additional five missiles, including TOWs, Dragons and Stingers. The main gun is a 25 mm Hughes automatic chain gun for which 900 rounds of APDS and HE ammunition is carried. The M2A1 has a top road speed of 66 kph.
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The M2A1 Half-Track was an American armoured personnel carrier in use during the Second World War and afterwards around the world. The M2A1 Half-Track was powered by a White 160 AX 6-culinder petrol engine providing a top speed of 64 kmh and a range of 280 km. The M2A1 Half-Track could ford to a depth of 81 cm. It carried a crew of ten and was armed with one .50 inch calibre machine-gun and one .30 inch calibre machine-gun. The M2A1 Half-Track had armour varying between 7 mm and 13 mm thick.
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The M2A3 was an American light tank of the 1930s. It had a top speed of 40 mph and was armed with a 0.5 inch machine-gun and three other smaller calibre machine-guns.
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The M3 is an American CFV version of the M2. It carries additional anti-tank guided missiles instead of passengers and has slightly thicker armour. See
M3A1.
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The M3 Grant was the British designation of the American M3 Lee medium tank.
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The M3 Half-track was an American armoured personnel carrier of the Second World War used by all the allied armies. The M3 Half-track carried a crew of 13 protected by 8 mm thick armour and was armed with a 0.5 inch machine-gun and a 7.62 mm machine-gun. A White 160AX six-cylinder petrol engine provided a top speed of 64 kmh and a range of 285 km.
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The M3 Lee was an American medium tank of the Second World War. It went into production in 1941 and was designed by the Rock Island Arsenal. It was a 27- tonne medium tank with a 75 mm gun mounted in a side sponson, a 37 mm gun plus coaxial machine-gun in a small rotating turret, a bow machine-gun and a fourth machine-gun on the commander's cupola for all-round and anti-aircraft defence. It had a crew of six, armour plate up to 57 mm thick and could achieve a top speed of 26 mph and had a range of 193 km.
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The M3 Stuart was an American light tank used during the Second World War. It weighed 14.4 tonnes and was driven by the Continental radial air-cooled W- 670-9A engine which developed 250bhp and gave a top speed of 36 mph and a range of 112 km. The M3 Stuart was crewed by four men and armed with a 37 mm and coaxial machine-gun in the turret, plus an extra machine-gun in the hull front. It had armour up to a thickness of 38 mm.
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The M40 was an American self-propelled gun designed at the end of the Second World War, being mainly used in the following Korean War. The M40 was based on the M4A2 tank chassis fitted with a 155 mm Gun M2 ('Long Tom') gun and manned by a crew of eight. The M40 was powered by a Continental nine-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 40 kmh and a range of 160 km.
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The Semovente M41M90/53 was an Italian self-propelled gun of the Second World War comprising an Ansaldo Model 39 90 mm cannon mounted on the chassis of an M14/41 tank. The M41M90/53 was originally designed as an anti-aircraft gun, but was found to be effective against ground targets also, and saw action in North Africa during 1941 and later in German use in northern Italy. The Semovente M41M90/53 was manned by a crew of two and powered by a SPA 15-TM-41 8-cylinder petrol engine rated at 145 hp providing a top road speed of 35 kmh and a range of 200 km.
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The M42 (Duster) is an American self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the M41 Bulldog tank and built between 1951 and 1956. The M42 is manned by a crew of six and armed with twin 40 mm anti-aircraft guns mounted in the same power-assisted turret used on the M19 of the Second World War, and a 7.62 mm machine-gun. It has a top speed of 72.5 kmh and a range of 160 km.
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The M48 MBT is a series of American main battle tanks first produced in 1952. The M48 MBT is manned by a crew of four. It is powered by an AV-1790-5B/7/7B/7C engine rated at 810 hp providing a top speed of 26 mph and a range of 113 km. Armaments consist of a 90 mm gun; 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun mounted on the commander's cupola.
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The M48A1 MBT is an American Main Battle Tank (MBT) developed from the M48 MBT. The M48A1 MBT is manned by a crew of four. It is powered by an AV-1790-7C engine rated at 810 hp providing a top speed of 26 mph and a range of 70 km. Armaments consist of a 90 mm gun; 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun mounted on the commander's cupola.
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The M48A2 MBT is an American Main Battle Tank (MBT) developed from the M48 MBT in 1954. It was fitted with larger fuel tanks and other modifications to the engine system, including the fitting of an AV-1790-8 engine, increasing the top speed to 30 mph and the range to 258 km. Armaments consist of a 90 mm gun; 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun mounted on the commander's cupola.
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The M48A3 MBT is an American Main Battle Tank (MBT) developed from the M48A1 MBT and M48A2 MBT main battle tanks in 1967. The M48A3 MBT is manned by a crew of four. It is powered by an AVDS-1790-2A engine rated at 750 hp providing a top speed of 30 mph and a range of 463 km. Armaments consist of a 90 mm gun; 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun mounted on the commander's cupola.
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The M48A5 MBT is an American Main Battle Tank (MBT) based on modified M48A1 MBT and M48A3 MBT main battle tanks from 1975. The M48A5 MBT is manned by a crew of four. It is powered by an AVDS-1790-2D engine rated at 750 hp providing a top speed of 30 mph and a range of 499 km. Armaments consist of a 105 mm gun; 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun mounted on the commander's cupola.
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The M4A2 was an early design of the American Sherman M4 medium tank of the Second World War. The M4A2 model was armed with a 75 mm gun, 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun. The M4A2 was powered by twin General Motors 6-71 diesel engines providing a top speed of 46.4 kmh and a range of 161 km.
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The M5 Stuart was the M3 Stuart tank with a later Cadillac engine which improved the range by 48 km.
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The M50 is a French designed Israeli 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer developed in the late 1950s consisting of a much modified Sherman M4 tank chassis fitted with a French 155 mm Model 50 howitzer at the rear of the hull. This weapon has a maximum elevation of 69 degrees and fires a 43 kg high-explosive projectile to a maximum range of 18000 metres. The modifications to the hull were extensive and included moving the engine to the front alongside the driver. The main drawback of this weapon is that there is no overhead protection for the gun crew and the limited traverse of the armament.
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The M53/59 is a Czech self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed during the 1950s based on the Praga V3S 6x6 truck chassis with an armoured cab. The M53/59 is manned by a crew of six and armed with twin 30 mm cannon. It has a top speed of 60 kmh and a range of 500 km.
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The M551 (Sheridan) is an American light tank developed as an air-transportable tank for the American airborne divisions. It entered service in 1966. It is armed with a 152 mm main gun which can also fire the wire-guided Shillelagh missile, and a 7.62 mm calibre coaxial machine-gun and a 0.5 inch calibre anti-aircraft machine-gun. It has a top speed of 65mph.
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The M56 (Scorpion) was an American self-propelled anti-tank gun developed during the 1950s for use with airborne troops. The M56 was armed with a 90 mm gun and manned by a crew of four. A Continental six-cylinder petrol engine provided a top speed of 45 kmh and a range of 225 km.
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The M577 Armoured Command Vehicle is built from the same plans as the M113 except that the ACV has a higher personnel compartment to house a command post and staff office. The command post is equipped with map boards, tables, blackout curtain, interior blackout light controls, power and communication cables and an auxiliary unit to provide DC power.
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The M59 APC was an American amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier developed as a replacement for the M75 and produced from 1954 until 1959. The M59 APC was powered by two GMC Model 302 6-cylinder petrol engines providing a top road speed of 51.5 kmh and a top water speed of 7 kmh. The M59 APC carried a crew of two plus ten passengers protected by armour varying between 10 mm and 16 mm thick and was armed with a 0.50 inch calibre M2 machine-gun. The M59 APC was itself replaced by the M113 series of armoured personnel carriers at the end of the 1950's.
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The M60 is a series of American tanks. The series entered service in 1960. The
M60 series are armed with a British 105 mm main gun, and are powered by a 865 hp engine giving a top speed of 30 mph.
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The M60A3 is an American main battle tank. It was designed in 1956 and entered service in 1960, production ended in 1987. It has a crew of four, a maximum road speed of 48 kph and a 105 mm main gun. It carries 63 rounds of APFSDS, HEAT, HEP and WP ammunition and has laser range-finding.
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The M67 is an American flamethrower tank. It consists of an M48A1 MBT chassis with the 90 mm main gun replaced with a M7-6 flame gun.
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The M67 is an American flamethrower tank. It consists of an M48A2 MBT chassis with the 90 mm main gun replaced with a M7A1-6 flame gun.
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The Royal Ordnance M68E1 is a British 105 mm rifle mounted on the M1 MBT and M60A3 Main Battle Tank (MBT). It was developed during the 1950s for use with the Centurion Tank. It has a muzzle velocity of 1458 metres per second firing APFSDS ammunition and armour penetration of 377 mm at 500 metres and 349 mm at 1000 metres.
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The M7 Priest was an American self-propelled gun of the Second World War based on the M3 tank chassis and mounted with a 105 mm howitzer and a 12.7 mm machine-gun. The M7 Priest was manned by a crew of five protected by armour ranging from 12 to 108 mm thick, and powered by a Continental nine-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 42 kmh and a range of 200 km. The
M7 Priest was first produced in 1942, with production ending in July 1945 though the M7 Priest remained in service until 1960, seeing action again during the Korean War.
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The M706 (V-100 Commando) was an American multi-purpose four-wheeled armoured vehicle designed during the 1960s by Cadillac Gage. The M706 (as the US military designated it) was manned by a crew of three with room for two passengers and armed with two 7.62 mm machine-guns. A V-8 diesel engine provided a top speed of 89 kmh and a range of 645 km. In 1971 the M706 was replaced in service by the V-150.
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The M728 is the standard US army combat engineer vehicle, and is based on the M60 main battle tank, with the 105 mm gun replaced by a 165 mm demolition-charge launcher, a hydraulically operated dozer blade added and a winch added mounted on an A-Frame. The M728 is manned by a crew of four and armed with a 7.62 mm machine-gun as well as the demolition-charge launcher. It has a top speed of 48 kmh and a range of 450 km.
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The M75 was an American armoured personnel carrier developed after the Second World War and produced from 1952 until 1954. The M75 was powered by a Continental AO-895-4 6-cylinder petrol engine providing a top speed of 71 kmh and a range of 185 km. The M75 carried a crew of two plus ten passengers protected by armour varying between 9.5 mm and 25.5 mm thick, and was armed with a .50 inc calibre machine-gun.
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The M8 (Greyhound as it was nicknamed by British forces) was an American light six-wheeled, turreted, armoured car of the Second World War produced from 1943 by Ford. The M8 was manned by a crew of four, protected by 8 mm thick armour, and armed with a 37 mm gun, a 7.62 mm machine-gun and a 0.5 inch anti-aircraft machine gun. The M8 had a top speed of 90 kmh and a range of 565 km. The M8 was originally designed as a wheeled tank destroyer, but it became apparent that the 37 mm gun would be ineffective and the design was amended to that of an armoured car.
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The M901A2 ITV is the standard anti-tank missile carrier of the American army. It is based upon the M113 chassis with an Emerson elevating turret on top. It carries a crew of 4, is armed with 2 TOW 2 launchers and a 7.62 mm machine-gun on the roof. 12 missiles are carried.
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The M93 (fox) is an American reconnaissance vehicle. It carries a crew of 4. It is armed with a 7.62 mm machine-gun for defence and has a top speed of 65mph.
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The Marder was a German tank destroyer of the Second World War, first produced in 1942, and comprised a 75 mm Pak 40/2 high-velocity anti-tank gun mounted with limited traverse on a captured French Lorraine armoured tractor chassis. Over 1200 of these original Marder tank destroyers were built before other variations based on other chassis were made.
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The Marder 2 was a German tank destroyer of the Second World War, and comprised a 75 mm Pak 40/2 high-velocity anti-tank gun mounted with limited traverse on a Panzer 2 chassis, supplemented by a 7.92 mm MG34 machine-gun.
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The Panzerjager 38(t) Marder 3 (SdKfz 138 Ausf M) was a German tank destroyer of the Second World War, and comprised a 75 mm Pak 40/2 high-velocity anti-tank gun mounted with limited traverse on a Panzer 38 chassis, supplemented by a 7.92 mm MG34 machine-gun. A Maybach HL 62 petrol engine provided a top speed of 40 kmh and a range of 190 km.
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The Marder Schutzenpanzer is a German tracked armoured personnel carrier based on the Swiss SPX12-3 chassis and produced since 1970. The
Marder Schutzenpanzer carries a crew of four plus six passengers and is armed with a 20 mm Rh202 cannon and a 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun. It has a top speed of 75 kmh and a range of 520 km.
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The Marmon Herrington was a South African armoured car of the Second World War built from American and British components in South Africa. The Marmon Herrington carried a crew of four protected by 12 mm thick armour and was armed with a Vickers 0.303 inch machine-gun and a Boys 0.5 inch anti- tank rifle and a Bren machine-gun. A Ford V-8 petrol engine provided a top speed of 80 kmh and a range of 325 km. The only armoured car available in any quantity at the start of the war, the
Marmon Herrington saw extensive action in the Western Desert where it was well-liked for its sturdiness and ease of maintenance.
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The Matilda Mk 1 was a British Infantry tank of the Second World War. It had armour up to 60 mm thick and was armed with machine-guns. It had a top road speed of 8 mph and weighed 11.16 tonnes.
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The Matilda Mk 2 was the only British tank to see action right through the Second World War from start to finish. It was an infantry tank weighing 26.9 tonnes with armour up to 78 mm thick and armed with a QF 2pdr Mk VII (40 mm) main gun. It had a top speed of 15 mph.
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The Maultier (SdKfz 4) was a German half-track of the Second World War developed after 1942 to provide a vehicle which could function as a truck in terrain where a truck couldn't go. The Maultier comprised an Opel or Daimler-Benz truck chassis fitted to a Panzer 2 track assembly. They were manned by a crew of three protected by 10 mm thick armour and armed with a 7.92 mm machine-gun. Later in the war they were used to transport the Nebelwerfer rocket launcher, and organised into Nebelwerfer brigades. The Maultier had a top speed of 38 kmh and a range of 130 km.
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The MB-3 Tamoyo is a Brazilian Main Battle Tank (MBT) first prototyped in 1987. The MB-3 Tamoyo is manned by a crew of 4 and powered by a Detroit Diesel 8V-92TA diesel engine rated at 736 hp providing a top road speed of 67 kmh and a range of 550 km. The MB-3 Tamoyo is armed with a 105 mm British Royal Ordnance L7A3 rifled gun, one 12.7 mm coaxial machine-gun, one 7.62 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun and four smoke dischargers.
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The Medium Tank Mk A (Whippet) was a British tank of the Great War, produced from 1917 and seeing combat during 1918 and after the war serving in Ireland. The Medium Tank Mk A was manned by a crew of three or four and powered by two Taylor four-cylinder petrol engines providing a top speed of 13.4 kmh and a range of 257 km. It was protected by armour between 5 and 14 mm thick and armed with two Hotchkiss machine-guns.
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The Merkava I is an Israeli main battle tank produced since 1977. It is manned by a crew of four and armed with a 105 mm M68 rifled tank gun and coaxial 7.62 mm MAG machine-gun, and 7.62 mm MAG machine-gun roof mounted for anti-aircraft defence. A 60 mm Soltam Commando mortar is also mounted on the roof. A Teledyne Continental AVDS-1790-6A V-12 diesel engine developing 900 hp provides a maximum speed of 29 mph and a range of 400 km.
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The Merkava II is an Israeli main battle tank produced since 1983. It is manned by a crew of four and armed with a 105 mm M68 rifled tank gun and coaxial 7.62 mm MAG machine-gun, and 7.62 mm MAG machine-gun roof mounted for anti-aircraft defence. A 60 mm Soltam Commando mortar is also mounted on the roof. A Teledyne Continental AVDS-1790-6A V-12 diesel engine developing 900 hp provides a maximum speed of 29 mph and a range of 400 km.
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The Merkava III is an Israeli main battle tank produced since the late 1980s. It is manned by a crew of four and armed with a 105 mm M68 rifled tank gun and coaxial 7.62 mm MAG machine-gun, and two 7.62 mm MAG machine-gun roof mounted for anti-aircraft defence. A 60 mm Soltam Commando mortar is also mounted on the roof. A Teledyne Continental AVDS-1790-6A V-12 diesel engine developing 900 hp provides a maximum speed of 29 mph and a range of 400 km.
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An MICV (mechanised infantry combat vehicle) is a tracked military vehicle designed to fight as part of an armoured battle group. It is armed with a quick-firing cannon and one or more machine-guns.
MICVs have now replaced armoured personnel carriers.
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The Mitsubishi Type 90 MBT is a Japanese Main Battle Tank (MBT) developed during the 1970's. The Mitsubishi Type 90 MBT is manned by a crew of three and is powered by a Mitsubishi M-127ZG 10-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine rated at 1500 hp providing a top speed of 70 kmh and a range of 300 km. The
Mitsubishi Type 90 MBT is armed with a 120 mm main gun, one 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun, one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun and 2 x 3 smoke dischargers.
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The Mk F3 was a French self-propelled gun first produced in the 1960s to replace the American M41 howitzers in the French army. The Mk F3 was based on an AMX-13 tank chassis mounting a 155 mm gun with a maximum range of 21.5 km, and manned by a crew of ten, two carried in the Mk F3 and a further eight in a separate carrier. The Mk F3 was powered by a SOFAM 8Gxb eight-cylinder petrol engine providing a top speed of 60 kmh and a range of 300 km.
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MLRS is an abbreviation for multiple-launch rocket system. It is an American weapon system being a mobile vehicle which carries 12 rocket launchers arranged in two six-rocket pod containers. The rockets have a range of about 19 miles and fly at a supersonic speed. The MLRS has a top speed of 64 kmh and a range of 483 km.
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The 3.7 cm FlaK auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV (sf) 'Mobelwagen' (SdKfz 161/3) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun of the Second World War based upon a Panzer 4 chassis with the turret removed and replaced with a superstructure with retractable sides in which was mounted a 37 mm FlaK 43 anti-aircraft gun. The Mobelwagen was designed to offer defence against aircraft to German tank units, and could follow the tanks into action. The Mobelwagen was manned by a crew of six and had a top speed of 38 kmh and a range of 200 km.
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The Morris C8 (Quad) was a British artillery tractor of the Second World War, introduced in 1939 and used to tow the 18 or 25-pounder gun. The C8 had room for the gun crew inside and had a top speed of 80 kmh and a range of 480 km.
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Mother (formerly known as Centipede and then Big Willie before finally
Mother) or the Mark 1 Tank was the first British prototype tank. It was built in 1916, and entered action on September the 15th. Mother had a top speed of 4 mph and was protected with 10 mm thick armour. A sponson on each side of the hull housed a 57 mm gun and/or machine-guns.
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The MOWAG is a Swiss general purpose armoured personnel carrier, designed so that it could be adapted for use as an ambulance, command vehicle or APC. The MOWAG carries a crew of three and three additional passengers protected by 8 mm thick armour and is armed with a 12.7 mm or 7.62 mm machine-gun. A V- 8 four-stroke water-cooled petrol engine provides a top speed of 80 kmh and a range of 400 km.
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The MT-LB is a Soviet amphibious armoured personnel carrier and tractor designed for a variety of roles. The MT-LB is manned by a crew of two and can carry eleven passengers, or cargo and can tow artillery and anti-tank guns. It is armed with a single 7.62 mm machine-gun. A YaMZ 238 V-8 diesel engine provides a top speed of 62 kmh and a range of 500 km.
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