Armored fighting vehicle - Definition and Overview

An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain.

Types of AFVs

• Tank
• Armoured personnel carrier (APC)
• Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)
• Assault gun
• Anti-tank vehicle
• Armored car
• Self-propelled artillery
• Anti-aircraft vehicle
• Combat engineering vehicle (CEV)
• Armored recovery vehicle (ARV)
• Armoured train

A technical is a type of unarmored fighting vehicle. A tachanka is a horse-driven unarmored fighting vehicle.

See Also

• List of armoured fighting vehicles
• Armour.