Cold War Apc

Construction started in 1960 and lasted until 1973 and the last were retired in 1987 whereas a few were sold to suriname and were used earlier by portugal.

Cold war apc. Ot m 60 armored personnel carrier apc armor land systems. The war had seen predecessors to the apc german armored half tracks then gun carriers turned into transports by ingenious canadian troops. The vehicle made its way into operational service during 1960 and served with american and australian forces during the vietnam war 1955 1975. After the dissolution of yugoslavia use of the m 60 apc passed on to successor states.

Out of these cookies the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. The proverbial cold war apc of the dutch army. This list may not reflect recent changes. Weighing 11 000 kilograms the m 60 was given a length of 5 meters a width of 2 7 meters and a height of 2 4 meters.

Contrary to the appearance this was not a 8 8 but a 6 8. The crux of the cold war has been the seeming deliberate exclusion of apc leaders who were in the vanguard of the negotiation formation electioneering campaigns and mobilization for elections and the subsequent victory of the apc in 2015 from the apc s political machine that influences or determines who gets what when and how from both party and federal government patronage or distribution of the booties of the political war with the peoples democratic party pdp. The jostling for ministering appointment within the all progressives congress apc in akwa ibom state is hot especially as the party. Lvtp 5 amphibious armoured fighting vehicles 1966 armoured personnel carriers are typically designed to.

The american m113 armored personnel carrier became one of the most successful cold war vehicles in the world with operators numbering over sixty nations and production reaching over 80 000 units. There are a total of 426 cold war vehicles 1947 1991 entries in the military factory. An apc is either wheeled or tracked or occasionally a combination of the two as in a half track. But it was the cold war with its threat of chemicals and radiation on the battlefield that really pushed forward the development of protective troop transports.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. The last were retired in the 2000s. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1 to z. Pages in category armoured personnel carriers of the cold war the following 45 pages are in this category out of 45 total.