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914:Kurganets-25
898:
820:BTR Bumerang
769:Kurganets-25
581:
572:
557:T-64 chassis
532:Type 59 HIFV
518:VIU-55 Munja
508:IDF Achzarit
440:
431:
427:
423:IDF Achzarit
419:
410:
390:urban combat
380:
366:
358:
356:
318:Power/weight
291:or 2A42 and
184:Manufacturer
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1369:2S19 Msta-S
1290:T-15 Armata
1174:XM1205 FRMV
974:T-98 Kombat
909:T-15 Armata
707:T-14 Armata
523:Sabiex HIFV
377:Description
335:Operational
329:torsion bar
218:38.5 tonnes
1748:Categories
1552:T-54, T-55
1310:XM1206 ICV
964:GAZ Vodnik
825:BTR Krymsk
564:References
549:uk:БМПВ-64
326:Suspension
99:March 2017
69:newspapers
1713:Chonma-ho
1603:Ramses II
1568:Al-Zarrar
1472:PZA Loara
1227:Nagmachon
677:T-54/T-55
540:T-54/T-55
179:1994-1996
1729:Juche-po
1664:ZSU-57-2
1639:Marksman
1608:Type 72Z
1583:Tifon 2a
1477:ZSU-57-2
1467:Otomatic
1457:Marksman
1399:PzH 2000
1394:Palmaria
1384:Juche-po
1270:Achzarit
1232:Nakpadon
1222:Magachon
1212:Kangaroo
1192:Achzarit
1139:M60 AVLB
959:GAZ Tigr
502:See also
437:Armament
276:armament
202:Produced
176:Designed
166:Designer
1708:T-55AGM
1649:Type 62
1598:Type 69
1588:Type 59
1578:T-55AGM
1498:Neva SC
1424:TAM VCA
1331:BMPT-62
1275:BMPV-64
1247:Tarmour
1009:Yenisei
979:Typhoon
815:BTR-152
778:Wheeled
737:Tracked
634:Russian
545:BMPV-64
536:Type 59
363:Russian
83:scholar
58:"BTR-T"
1447:Gepard
1414:Sholef
1404:Raad-2
1341:QN-506
1295:Temsah
1285:Sabiex
1207:Dawsar
1202:BMP-55
1119:Keiler
1084:Armata
1024:Baikal
954:GAZ-46
949:BRDM-2
944:BRDM-1
810:BPM-97
805:BTR-90
800:BTR-80
795:BTR-70
790:BTR-60
785:BTR-40
744:BTR-50
630:Soviet
487:ATGMs.
454:ATGMs.
416:Design
398:BTR-80
341:500 km
308:Engine
301:AGS-17
293:AGS-30
239:Height
234:3.27 m
226:6.45 m
223:Length
155:Russia
125:BTR-T
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
1644:MT-55
1624:BTR-T
1503:TOS-1
1486:Other
1280:BTR-T
1237:Namer
1197:BMO-T
1114:IMR-2
1014:Volga
899:BTR-T
894:BMD-4
889:BMD-3
884:BMD-2
879:BMD-1
874:BMP-3
869:BMP-2
864:BMP-1
759:GT-MU
754:BTR-D
749:MT-LB
667:PT-76
651:Tanks
527:OF-40
470:Twin
359:BTR-T
337:range
313:620hp
289:ATGMs
261:Armor
242:2.4 m
231:Width
90:JSTOR
76:books
1691:T-62
1439:SPAA
1379:Auf1
1326:BMPT
1305:VN20
1242:Puma
1154:Puma
1094:BARV
1019:Amur
904:BMPT
702:T-90
697:T-80
692:T-72
687:T-64
682:T-62
672:T-44
662:T-10
632:and
472:2A38
446:2A42
386:tank
383:T-55
357:The
299:and
282:2A42
274:Main
247:Crew
215:Mass
143:Type
62:news
1659:WZT
1262:IFV
1217:MAP
1184:APC
1169:WZT
764:PTS
479:NSV
402:RPG
267:ERA
45:by
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580:.
1537:e
1530:t
1523:v
1062:e
1055:t
1048:v
622:e
615:t
608:v
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