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armored personnel carrier |
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A lightly armored, highly mobile, full-tracked vehicle, amphibious and air-droppable, used primarily for transporting personnel and their individual equipment during tactical operations. Production modifications or application of special kits permit use as a mortar carrier, command post, flame thrower, antiaircraft artillery chassis, or limited recovery vehicle. Also called APC. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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The armored personnel carrier in motion was excruciatingly loud. As the fight developed, Sergeant First Class Smith braved hostile enemy fire to personally engage the enemy with hand grenades and anti-tank weapons, and organized the evacuation of three wounded soldiers from an armored personnel carrier struck by a rocket propelled grenade and a 60mm mortar round. Among other weapons, it used tear gas and an armored personnel carrier that later rolled down the street and smashed into a car. |
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