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The Walid is an Egyptian self-propelled wheeled multiple-rocket launcher manned by a crew of two and armed with either six or twelve 80 mm rocket-launcher tubes (depending upon model). The Walid has a top speed of 86 kmh and a range of 800 km. The rockets are armed with a 7.8 kg high-explosive warhead and have a range of 2500 meters.
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Warrior is a British armoured combat vehicle. Warrior is part of a family of seven variants which include a Milan carrier, a mechanised recovery vehicle, an engineer combat version and an artillery command vehicle.
Warrior is armed with a 30 mm Rarden cannon and a coaxial 7.62 mm Hughes chain gun; and has a top speed of 50 mph and a range of 500 km. It is manned by a crew of three and can carry seven passengers.
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The Wespe was a German self-propelled gun of the Second World War produced from 1943 to 1945. The Wespe was based upon a Panzer 2 chassis mounted with a fixed armoured barbette on top which was armed with a 105 mm IeFH 18 howitzer. The
Wespe was powered by a Maybach 6-cylinder petrol engine providing a top speed of 40 kmh and a range of 140 km. The five man crew were protected by armour ranging from 10 to 20 mm thick. An unarmed munitions carrier model was also produced.
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The M3A1 'White Scout Car' was an American armoured, wheeled vehicle of the Second World War first produced in 1939. the White Scout Car was powered by a Hercules JXD 6-cylinder petrol engine providing a top speed of 80 kmh and a range of 400 km. The White Scout Car carried a crew of two and up to six passengers protected by 7 mm thick armour. Armaments consisted of a .50 inch or .30 inch machine gun mounted on a rail around the rear compartment.
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The Wiesel is a German light tank developed due to a requirement for an air-transportable light armoured track vehicle for use by airborne troops. Prototypes were built by Porsche and deliveries began at the end of the 1980s. The Wiesel carries a crew of three and is armed with either a 20 mm cannon or a Hughes anti-tank missile launcher. The Wiesel is powered by a five-cylinder turbo-charged diesel engine giving a top speed of 80 kmh and a range of 200 km.
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The Wildcat is a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on components of the 6x6 Transportpanzer vehicle. The Wildcat is manned by a crew of three and is armed with twin Mauser 30 mm Mk 30-F cannon equipped with laser rangefinder, radar scanner and automatic target tracking. The Wildcat has a top speed of 80 kmh and a range of 600 km.
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The Flakpanzer IV/2 cm Vierling or Wirbelwind was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft defence of the Second World War produced between 1944 and 1945. The Wirbelwind consisted of a Panzer 4 chassis upon which was mounted a polygonal, open-topped turret mounted with four 20 mm automatic guns (a Flakvierling) . The Wirbelwind carried a crew of five and was powered by a Maybach V-12 petrol engine providing a top speed of 38 kmh and a range of 200 km.
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The WZ501 is a Chinese infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) copied from the Soviet BMP-1 IFV, and produced since the late 1970's. It has a top speed of 40 mph and is armed with one 73 mm smooth bore cannon; one 7.62 mm machine-gun; and carries four HZ-73 anti-tank missiles. The WZ501 carries a crew of three and eight passengers.
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The WZ523 is a Chinese wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) with a top speed of 50 mph and a water crossing speed of 5 mph. It is manned by a crew of two and carries ten passengers. Armament consists of one 12.7 mm machine-gun.
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The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) with a top speed of 53 mph and a water crossing speed of 5 mph. It is manned by a crew of two and carries eleven passengers. Armaments consist of one 25 mm cannon and one 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun.
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