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IFVs and have
Many forces ' IFVs carry anti-tank missiles in every infantry platoon, and attack helicopters have also added anti-tank capability to the modern battlefield.
IFVs also often have improved armour and some have firing ports ( allowing the infantry to fire personal weapons while mounted ).
Since then, all major military powers have developed or adopted IFVs.
IFVs have an egress for dismounts.
Generally, IFVs have thinner and less complex armour than tanks to ensure mobility.
The sides, roof, and floor of IFVs have thinner armour.
Most IFVs also have smoke grenade dischargers for concealment.
Tracked IFVs need to have their treads serviced or replaced on a regular basis.
In this case wheeled vehicles would either have to take another route ( leaving the tanks without IFV support and the IFVs without tank protection ) or the tanks would have to stay where the wheeled IFVs can go and drastically limit their own tactical mobility.
Many IFVs were also equipped with firing ports from which their infantry could fire their weapons from inside, although these were generally not successful and have been dropped from modern IFVs.
However, facing a similar threat in Post-invasion Iraq to that which prompted the Russians to convert tanks to APCs, the occupying armies have found it necessary to apply extra armor to existing APCs and IFVs, which adds to the overall size and weight.
Most tanks and infantry fighting vehicles ( IFVs ) of the 21st century have specially designed nuclear, biological and chemical protective systems that make them internally air-tight and sealed ; they are well protected from vapors, gases, and liquids.

IFVs and on
The primary weapon on most IFVs is an autocannon, usually of a calibre between 20 – 40 mm, although the BMP-3 and BMD-4 carries a 100 mm gun / missile launcher along with a 30mm autocannon.
On many IFVs, a coaxial machine gun is mounted on the turret along with the main armament.
Wheeled IFVs can travel great distances on their own without needing to be transported by flat-bed trucks and railway, as required by tracked IFVs.
The tracks themselves and the weight of the IFVs tend to be tough on road surfaces, wearing them down more quickly than a wheeled IFV.

IFVs and some
IFVs are usually tracked, but some wheeled vehicles fall into this category, too.
IFVs are usually tracked, but some wheeled vehicles fall into this category, too.
The 7th Ranger Battalion is presently configured as a mechanised infantry battalion and is equipped with tracked ACV 300 IFVs, some of which are armed with Bushmaster 25 mm guns.

IFVs and light
Compared with " light " truck-mobile infantry, mechanized infantry can maintain rapid tactical movement and ( if mounted in IFVs ) possess more integral firepower.
Many BMD-1 IFVs fell victim to Mujahideen attacks and, especially, antitank landmines like quite many Soviet light AFVs sent there.

IFVs and tanks
IFVs are generally much less heavily armed and armoured than main battle tanks, but they sometimes carry missiles, such as the NATO TOW missile and Soviet Bastion which offer a significant threat to tanks.
As IFVs often operate alongside tanks, being tracked means that the vehicle can go everywhere that the tanks go, which a wheeled vehicle could not.
Nonetheless, the inner fuel tanks ( which are used ) are more vulnerable than those of many modern IFVsthe weak armor means powerful shots ( like RPGs in Chechnya and Afghanistan ) can pierce both the outside vehicle armor and the inner tank armor.
Light tanks, such as the PT-76, continue to play an important role in tank warfare, however many are being replaced with IFVs and armoured cars.
It will be designed around combined arms battalions that contain both M1 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles ( IFVs ).

IFVs and they
BMD-1 IFVs were not suited for fighting in mountain regions of hot Afghanistan as they were originally developed to provide airborne units with an IFV to give them a chance in engagements with enemy armour and allow them to operate in Nuclear-Biological-Chemical ( NBC ) warfare conditions.

IFVs and are
Modern IFVs are well-armed infantry carriers, differencing from earlier APCs by their heavier armament allowing them to give direct-fire support during an assault.
IFVs are similar to armoured personnel carriers ( APCs ), designed to transport a section or squad of infantry ( generally between five and ten men ) and their equipment.
Most IFVs are resistant against heavy machine guns, artillery fragments, and small arms.
The term heavy infantry fighting vehicle is often applied to IFVs that are heavily armoured.
Some IFVs are equipped with anti-tank missiles.
Some IFVs are amphibious and air transportable.
Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers ( APCs ) or infantry fighting vehicles ( IFVs ) for transport and combat ( see also mechanized force ).
Most APCs and IFVs are fully tracked, or are all-wheel drive vehicles ( 6 × 6 or 8 × 8 ), for mobility across rough ground.
Infantry units equipped with IFVs rather than lighter vehicles are commonly designated as " heavy ", indicating more combat power but also more costly long-range transportation requirements.
On the other hand, the Italian, Spanish and Swedish armies are adopting ( and exporting ) new indigenous-produced tracked IFVs.
Many APCs and IFVs currently under development are intended for rapid deployment by aircraft.
Mechanized infantry using IFVs are called panssarijääkäri or Armoured Jäger.
BMD-1 and BMD-1PK IFVs are used by Russian airborne units of KFOR.

IFVs and used
In 1990, BMD-1 IFVs were used by the Iraqi Army during first Gulf War.
BMD-1 IFVs were used by Russian airborne units of SFOR.
The MILAN-ATGM is used by dismounted Panzergrenadier fireteams ( which consist of six soldiers due to the number of soldiers carried by the Marder and Puma IFVs ), as well as attached to the Marder turret to provide the IFV with enhanced anti-armour capabilities.

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