"A military vehicle is any vehicle for land-based military transport and activity, including combat vehicles, both specifically designed for or significantly used by military."
This topic covers different types of vehicles used by the military, including tanks, armored personnel carriers, and humvees.
Military vehicle types: Different types of military vehicles, including tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, helicopters, and airplanes.
Military vehicle history: The evolution of military vehicles, including their origins and technological developments.
Military vehicle design: The principles of military vehicle design, including factors such as weight, speed, armor, and armament.
Military vehicle armament: The types of weapons that military vehicles carry, including machine guns, artillery, and missiles.
Military vehicle mobility: The different ways in which military vehicles are propelled, including tracks, wheels, and hovercraft.
Military vehicle engines: The types of engines used in military vehicles, including diesel and gasoline engines.
Military vehicle communications: The types of communications systems used in military vehicles, including radios and satellite communication.
Military vehicle sensors: The sensors used in military vehicles, including night vision cameras, radar, and infrared sensors.
Military vehicle armor: The types of armor used in military vehicles, including composite armor and reactive armor.
Military vehicle maintenance: The procedures for maintaining military vehicles, including regular checks, repairs, and upgrades.
Military vehicle logistics: The processes of transporting and storing military vehicles, including loading and unloading, and supply chain management.
Military vehicle crew training: The training required for operating military vehicles, including combat tactics and vehicle systems.
Military vehicle operations: The tactics and strategies involved in using military vehicles effectively in combat situations.
Military vehicle safety: The safety measures required to ensure safe operation of military vehicles, including protective gear and training.
Military vehicle support equipment: The equipment required to support the operation of military vehicles, including fuel, spare parts, and tools.
Tanks: Armored vehicles with powerful weapons and heavy armor protection.
Armored Personnel Carriers (APC): Designed to transport troops across dangerous areas while shielding them from enemy fire.
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV): A combination of a tank and an APC, used to transport infantry and provide them with direct fire support.
Artillery: Large guns that are mounted on vehicles or towed, used to support ground troops.
Amphibious Vehicles: Can operate on land as well as in water, utilized to transport troops and cargo across rivers and coastal areas.
Utility Vehicles: General purpose vehicles used for transporting troops, supplies, and equipment.
Reconnaissance Vehicles: Small, fast vehicles with enhanced sensors used to scout enemy territory.
Mine Clearing Vehicles: Specialized vehicles designed to clear landmines and other explosives.
Engineering Vehicles: Utilized for various construction and maintenance tasks, including bridge building and road repairs.
Helicopters: Utilized for airlifts, medical evacuations, and direct fire support in combat zones.
"Most military vehicles require off-road capabilities and/or vehicle armor, making them heavy."
"Some have vehicle tracks instead of just wheels; half-tracks have both."
"Furthermore, some military vehicles are amphibious, constructed for use on land and water, and sometimes also intermediate surfaces."
"Military vehicles are almost always camouflaged, or at least painted in inconspicuous color(s)."
"Under the Geneva Conventions, all non-combatant military vehicles, such as military ambulances and mobile first aid stations, must be properly and clearly marked as such."
"Historically, militaries explored the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) vehicles, both to gain experience with commercially available products and technology, and to try to save time in development, and money in procurement."
"A subtype that has become increasingly prominent since the late 20th century is the improvised fighting vehicle, often seen in irregular warfare."
"Including combat vehicles, both specifically designed for or significantly used by the military."
"Most military vehicles require off-road capabilities and/or vehicle armor, making them heavy."
"Some have vehicle tracks instead of just wheels; half-tracks have both."
"Furthermore, some military vehicles are amphibious, constructed for use on land and water, and sometimes also intermediate surfaces."
"Under the conventions, when respected, such vehicles are legally immune from deliberate attack by all combatants."
"Military vehicles are almost always camouflaged, or at least painted in inconspicuous color(s)."
"...to gain experience with commercially available products and technology, and to try to save time in development, and money in procurement."
"A subtype that has become increasingly prominent since the late 20th century is the improvised fighting vehicle, often seen in irregular warfare."
"Any vehicle for land-based military transport and activity, including combat vehicles."
"Half-tracks have both tracks and wheels."
"...must be properly and clearly marked as such."
"When respected, such vehicles are legally immune from deliberate attack by all combatants."