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Armoured personnel carriers are intended to carry infantry quickly and relatively safely to point where they are deployed.

In 1918, the British Mk V tank was capable of carrying a small number of troops and in 1944, the Canadian general Guy Simonds ordered the conversion of redundant armoured vehicles to carry troops ( generically named " Kangaroos ").

This proved highly successful, even without training, and the concept was widely used in the 21st Army Group.

Post-war, specialised designs were built, culminating in the Soviet BTR-60 and US M113.