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TABC-79 in Bosnia during the
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366:November 8, 2010, at the
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1636:WWII US Soft Vehicles
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1242:VBMR Griffon
948:TAD Turangga
720:K151 Raycolt
705:Hunter TR-12
590:Cheetah MMPV
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1147:Panhard VCR
1102:EE-11 Urutu
838:Iveco Lince
655:Dragoon 300
183:Operational
161:2000 rounds
155:1 Ă— 7,62mm
137:1 Ă— 14,5mm
88:9,27 tonnes
72: built
1671:Categories
1617:Motor pool
1533:Terrex ICV
1476:Piranha IV
1422:Panus R600
1412:OT-64 SKOT
1182:Mowag Puma
1177:Iveco Puma
1167:Pegaso BMR
1162:Patria 6Ă—6
1062:APS-3 Anoa
979:URO VAMTAC
843:Iveco Puma
565:Bushmaster
174:Suspension
143:500 rounds
1628:Navboxes:
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1417:Pandur II
1097:Didgori-3
984:Unibuffel
670:First Win
645:Didgori-2
640:Didgori-1
630:Crocodile
462:Scout car
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1024:Wer'wolf
848:OTT Puma
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778:Marauder
615:Commando
605:Cobra II
585:Chaimite
505:Akrep II
364:Archived
263:Variants
151:armament
133:armament
23:ABC-79M
1610:Related
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1553:Type 96
1548:Type 19
1543:Type 08
1518:SuperAV
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1471:Piranha
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1400:Lazar 3
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1222:Typhoon
1117:Grizzly
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783:Matador
710:Igirigi
695:Grizzly
675:Gazelle
635:CSK-181
575:Casspir
570:Cashuat
549:Unicorn
525:Bastion
490:ABC-79M
349:Sources
294:Gallery
253:TAB-71M
215:TABC-79
207:ABC-79M
199:80 km/h
1573:YP-408
1563:Wisent
1528:TAB-71
1523:TAB-63
1508:Saur 1
1437:LAV-25
1432:LAV II
1365:Enigma
1345:BTR-94
1340:BTR-90
1335:BTR-80
1330:BTR-70
1325:BTR-60
1257:WZ-551
1252:WZ-523
1212:SIBMAS
1156:XA-180
1137:Otaman
1092:Cougar
1087:Caiman
1067:Avalon
1029:WZ-550
989:Unicob
974:UR-416
969:TM-170
913:Roland
893:RG-32M
863:Ranger
858:Rakhsh
818:MXT-MV
733:Komodo
625:Cougar
620:Condor
595:CM6614
560:Burraq
555:Bullet
545:Buffel
540:BTR-40
535:BPM-97
520:AV-VB4
510:Aravis
495:APR-1V
285:CA-95M
249:TAB-77
230:BTR-70
226:TAB-77
189:700 km
166:Engine
112:2,34 m
109:Height
104:2,80 m
96:5,64 m
93:Length
1583:10Ă—10
1568:Yavuz
1513:Shark
1493:RN-94
1488:RG-41
1464:LAV 6
1442:ASLAV
1390:Lazar
1360:Eitan
1355:CM-32
1320:BTR-7
1315:BTR-4
1310:BTR-3
1305:Boxer
1232:Valuk
1207:Shoet
1197:RN-94
1192:RG-35
1187:Ratel
1132:Okapi
1112:Fuchs
1107:Ejder
1082:Bulat
1057:APS-2
1019:Walid
965:(BDX)
938:Simba
928:Sarir
918:Saxon
903:RG-34
898:RG-33
888:RG-32
883:RG-31
878:RG-19
873:RG-12
868:RCV-9
773:MAP75
768:MAP45
763:Mamba
758:M-ATV
753:M1117
743:LOV-1
738:Kozak
728:Kirpi
700:Hippo
680:Golan
650:Dingo
600:Cobra
500:Akrep
185:range
101:Width
1558:VBCI
1427:Pars
1295:Arma
1280:ATOM
1247:VN22
1152:Pasi
1077:Bull
1034:Żubr
1014:Wolf
1004:VN-4
953:TAPV
943:SK-1
908:Reva
828:Nimr
813:MX-8
808:MR-8
803:MPCV
724:Kaya
715:ILAV
665:Fahd
660:Dzik
515:AVGP
441:and
241:KPVT
205:The
139:KPVT
131:Main
117:Crew
85:Mass
41:Type
1503:RyĹ›
1407:MPC
1290:AMV
1285:AV8
1267:8Ă—8
1227:VAB
1044:6Ă—6
994:VAB
833:PNP
690:GTP
530:BOV
482:4Ă—4
177:4Ă—4
157:PKT
120:3+4
75:430
70:No.
1673::
853:P2
748:M3
382:.
255:.
1158:)
1154:(
581:)
577:(
551:)
547:(
430:e
423:t
416:v
386:.
217:(
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