armored personnel carrier

…After World War II, the effectiveness of tanks and armored vehicles in protecting soldiers from the heat rays, blast, and radiation produced by nuclear explosions in a nuclear war was recognized once again, and the development and production of various armored vehicles has progressed in parallel with the development and production of tanks to the present day. The basis of armored vehicles is the armored personnel carrier (APC), which is equipped with a machine gun as an armament, has armor protection enough to withstand machine gun bullets, and can carry 8 to 12 soldiers and move around 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 fighting vehicle (MICV) and armored infantry fighting vehicle (AIFV) appeared in the late 1960s as an advanced version of the armored personnel carrier. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "armored personnel carrier" is listed below.

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…第2次大戦後は，核戦争下において，戦車および装甲車が核爆発によって生じる熱線，爆風，放射線から兵士たちを防護できるという有効さがあらためて認識され，戦車の開発，生産と並行して各種装甲車の開発，生産が進められ現在にいたっている。　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。…

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