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1194:Mastiff PPV
1181:Panther CLV
1144:Saracen APC
884:(in French)
711:Indian Army
591:(BATUS) in
454:Development
382:Operational
374:torsion bar
212: built
188:Indian Army
1425:Categories
1376:FV301 tank
1188:variants:
1149:Humber Pig
960:Charioteer
844:19 January
755:References
719:K9 Vajra T
614:Ammunition
569:K9 Thunder
529:B48, then
466:Ammunition
370:Suspension
66:newspapers
1203:Husky TSV
970:Chieftain
965:Conqueror
955:Centurion
745:– (
695:Operators
324:Secondary
318:) carried
271:Gun layer
175:1965–2016
1300:tracked
1208:Foxhound
933:post-war
927:British
726:See also
575:Variants
553:Stalwart
542:Mobility
531:Clansman
527:Larkspur
332:7.62 mm
326:armament
307:armament
1243:FV1620
1137:Wheeled
1128:Warthog
1118:Stormer
1096:Tracked
1052:Wheeled
1021:Tracked
1003:Warrior
931:of the
857:Sources
549:DD Tank
428:chassis
407:is the
269:No. 3:
203:Vickers
80:scholar
1401:MBT-80
1369:export
1302:Rapier
1186:Cougar
1123:Viking
1074:Jackal
816:
812:–302.
443:Sexton
436:105 mm
432:turret
346:Engine
295:Armour
249:Height
233:Length
143:, 2010
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
1278:AS-90
1159:Boxer
1154:Saxon
1103:FV432
1038:Sabre
950:Comet
942:Tanks
600:SPAAG
565:AS-90
492:ogive
384:range
241:Width
87:JSTOR
73:books
1043:Ajax
846:2024
814:ISBN
623:HESH
485:HESH
316:HESH
305:Main
257:Crew
225:Mass
149:Type
59:news
935:era
810:301
585:NBC
505:Gun
422:of
215:234
210:No.
42:by
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598:A
595:.
501:.
920:e
913:t
906:v
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