Whats smaller than a tank?

A tankette is a tracked armoured fighting vehicle that resembles a small tank, roughly the size of a car. It is mainly intended for light infantry support and scouting. Colloquially it may also simply mean a small tank.
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What is the smallest tank?

The Badger is officially the smallest passenger tank on Earth, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It's a one-man, all-terrain vehicle designed to breach buildings and other fortified positions.
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How many types of tank are there?

In World of Tanks, there are five vehicle types. Light tanks. Maneuverable vehicles with compact dimensions, good concealment, and view range, but with poor armoring and firepower. Medium tanks.
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What is the difference between an APC and a tank?

Is it a tank? No. It's an armored personnel carrier (APC), essentially a “battle taxi” designed to transport individual infantry squads across distances to the frontline and then get the hell out of Dodge. That's unlike the heavily-armed IFV, which is meant to play a more significant combat role.
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What is the difference between a tank and an IFV?

The main difference between the two is role and weapon size. IFVs carry infantry into battle as well as participating in combat, whereas tanks do not transport infantry. This difference is reflected by the smaller IFV primary weapon size, which frees up space for infantry and equipment. Size: Usually around 20-30 tons.
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Is an SPG a tank?

These have been armoured vehicles, the former providing close fire-support for infantry and the latter acting as specialized anti-tank vehicles. Modern self-propelled artillery vehicles often mount their main gun in a turret on a tracked chassis so they superficially resemble tanks.
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Is a Stryker a tank?

The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III. Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) for the United States Army in a plant in London, Ontario. It has four-wheel drive (8×4) and can be switched to all-wheel drive (8×8).
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Is an AFV a tank?

AFVs can be wheeled or tracked. Tanks, armoured cars, assault guns/armoured self-propelled guns, infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers (APC) are all examples of AFVs.
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Is a Bradley a tank?

The M113 armored personnel carrier is the predecessor the the Bradley. It, also, is not a tank. It's smaller, has less armor, and lacks a turret.
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Is artillery a tank?

Modern self-propelled artillery vehicles may superficially resemble tanks, but they are generally lightly armoured, too lightly to survive in direct-fire combat. However, they protect their crews against shrapnel and small arms and are therefore usually included as armoured fighting vehicles.
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What are the three types of tanks?

Basically there are eight types of tanks used to store liquids
  • Fixed-roof tanks.
  • External floating roof tanks.
  • Internal floating roof tanks.
  • Domed external floating roof tanks.
  • Horizontal tanks.
  • Pressure tanks.
  • Variable vapor space tanks.
  • LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tanks.
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What are the different classes of tanks?

Tank Classes
  • Light Tanks.
  • Medium Tanks.
  • Heavy Tanks.
  • Tank Destroyers.
  • Artillery.
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What is a mini tank called?

A tankette is a tracked armoured fighting vehicle that resembles a small tank, roughly the size of a car.
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What is the lightest tank in the world?

It weighs just 24 tonnes (52,910 lb). To provide protection from other tanks additional metal armour is mounted on the outside of the vehicle. Although the tracks and many of the fittings on the ACAVP are made of metal, there are no metal components in the integral structure of the vehicle.
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Can an RPG destroy a Bradley?

The most effective way to destroy the Bradley is explosives (such as the RPG) or other heavy weapons such as the Tau Cannon. Small arms fire can also do damage to the Bradley by shooting the turret, though this is extremely slow and not recommended.
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Are Bradleys good?

The Bradley is a great fighting vehicle that's very well-suited to the needs of the American Army. The Bradley is one of the United States Army's most important and numerous armored vehicles.
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What is an APV military?

Armored Protected Vehicles (APV)
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What is a BMP vehicle?

"BMP" stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Russian for "infantry fighting vehicle." Weighing over 14 tons, the BMP-1 features rolled steel armor that is 33 millimeters thick. It is armed with a 73mm semi-automatic gun and a 7.62mm machine gun.
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What is APC in military?

An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. They are sometimes referred to colloquially as "battle taxis" or "battle buses". Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world.
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How much does a LAV 6 cost?

“It is replacing an armoured vehicle fleet and (the government's) requirements fit nicely with our LAV 6 program.” The new armoured combat support vehicle will cost $500 million to $1.5 billion, for 200 to 400 vehicles, says the report.
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Do Marines have strykers?

The Stryker family of vehicles has helped the Army in the War on Terror in both Afghanistan and Iraq. However, for the Marine Corps, the Stryker was nothing new – heck, the Marines had a version going back to the 1980s.
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