mechanized infantry combat vehicle

… The basis of armored vehicles is the armored personnel carrier (APC), which is equipped with a machine gun as armament, has armor protection that can withstand machine gun bullets, and can carry 8 to 12 soldiers on the battlefield. In recent years, anti-tank weapons have developed significantly, and the need for infantry to escort tanks has increased, so the tracked armored infantry combat vehicle (MICV) and armored infantry fighting vehicle (AIFV) appeared in the late 1960s as an advanced version of the armored personnel carrier. They are equipped with 20 to 35 mm machine guns and anti-tank missile launchers as armaments, have reinforced armor protection, and are characterized by their ability to move together with tanks and fight while remaining inside. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "mechanized infantry combat vehicle" is listed below.

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…　装甲車の基本となるのは，武装として機関銃を搭載し，機関銃弾に耐える程度の装甲防護力をもち，8～12名の兵士を乗せて戦場を機動できる装甲兵員輸送車armored personnel carrier(APC)である。近年，対戦車兵器が著しく発達し，歩兵による戦車護衛の必要性が高まったため，装甲兵員輸送車の発展型として装軌式の装甲歩兵戦闘車mechanized infantry combat vehicle(MICV)，armored infantry fighting vehicle(AIFV)が1960年代後半に出現した。武装として20～35mm級機関砲および対戦車ミサイル発射機を搭載し，装甲防護力も強化されており，戦車と一体になって行動し，乗車したまま戦闘できるのが特徴である。…

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