Tag: AFV
Bridging the Gap: Warsaw Pact River Crossing
During the Cold War, the Warsaw Pact armies studied the disposition of rivers in western Europe. It concluded that they would have to cross water obstacles up to 100m wide every 35 to 60km. Every 100-... Read More
AFV Alphabet: Z is for ZSU-57-2
The ZSU-57-2 entered service in 1955, providing the Warsaw Pact armies with a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that could accompany the advancing armies. The hull is based on a lightened T-54 chassis.... Read More
AFV Alphabet: Y is for Yeramba
The Australian Regular Army was formed in 1947, and was to include armoured formations. Experience in World War II had shown that armoured units needed armoured, self-propelled artillery. It was soon ... Read More
Tracks to the Trenches 2016
For my birthday this year, my wife gave me a family ticket to this year’s Tracks to the Trenches event. We went to the event on Sunday, and it was an interesting day. There were several narrow g... Read More
AFV Alphabet: X is for X1
Like Q, X is something of a challenge. Luckily, however, the Brazilians built the X1 light tank. During World War II, Brazil received around 220 M3 light tanks from the US. By the 1970s, these vehicle... Read More
AFV Alphabet: W is for Wiesel
The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier is a small, light vehicle, produced in several different variants. It was developed by Porsche during the 1970s to fulfill a West German Bundeswehr requirement for ... Read More
FV1620 Humber Hornet
The FV1620 Humber Hornet was an early British ATGM carrier, which mounted two Malkara missiles on a vehicle based on a Humber Pig armoured lorry chassis. The missiles were carried on a retractable boo... Read More
AFV Alphabet: V is for Valentine
The Valentine tank (officially the Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine) was a British World War II infantry tank. It entered service in 1940, and proved to be a very reliable design. It saw combat in No... Read More