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infantry fighting vehicle

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infantry fighting vehicle
n.
A heavily armed, armored combat vehicle, having tracks or wheels and often having amphibious capability, used to transport infantry into battle and support them there.


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Commissioned in the Infantry Branch upon his graduation from Boston University, he served as a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle platoon leader and staff officer in the 3rd Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.
Maneuver shooters use similar equipment in the M1A1, M1A2, M1A2 tank with separate enhancement program (SEP) and the M2A2 and M2A2 Operation Desert Storm (ODS) versions of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
The Bradley fulfills five critical mission roles - infantry fighting vehicle, cavalry fighting vehicle, fire support vehicle, battle command vehicle and engineer squad vehicle - for the Army's Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (HBCTs).
 
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