![]() ![]() While APCs are purely transport vehicles armed only for self-defence, IFVs are designed to give direct fire support to the dismounted infantry and therefore have significantly enhanced armament. IFVs are similar to armoured personnel carriers (APCs), designed to transport a section or squad of infantry (generally between six and nine men) and their equipment. The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe defines infantry fighting vehicle as "an armoured combat vehicle which is designed and equipped primarily to transport a combat infantry squad, which is armed with an integral or organic cannon of at least 20 millimeters calibre and sometimes an antitank missile launcher." Russian BMP-2 during a rehearsal for a military parade in Yekaterinburg in May 2009.Īn infantry fighting vehicle ( IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle ( MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support.
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