Oshkosh M-ATV4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Oshkosh Defense / United StatesThe Oshkosh M-ATV is a U.S.-built 4x4 MRAP designed to combine mine and ambush protection with better off-road mobility than earlier heavy MRAPs. Its V-hull, armored crew capsule, blast seats, TAK-4 independent suspension, and long road range make it useful as protected tactical transport, convoy security, and battlefield mobility equipment. In the Russia-Ukraine War, open-source reporting has documented M-ATVs in Ukrainian service as part of the broader flow of Western MRAPs used to move troops under mine, artillery, and small-arms threat.Tag archive
APC Weapon Systems
Weapon systems and military equipment tagged APC.
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Armored Vehicles
Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.
Oshkosh M-ATV4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Oshkosh Defense / United StatesThe Oshkosh M-ATV is a U.S.-built 4x4 MRAP designed to combine mine and ambush protection with better off-road mobility than earlier heavy MRAPs. Its V-hull, armored crew capsule, blast seats, TAK-4 independent suspension, and long road range make it useful as protected tactical transport, convoy security, and battlefield mobility equipment. In the Russia-Ukraine War, open-source reporting has documented M-ATVs in Ukrainian service as part of the broader flow of Western MRAPs used to move troops under mine, artillery, and small-arms threat.
Bushmaster PMV4x4 protected mobility vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Thales Australia / AustraliaThe Bushmaster PMV is an Australian 4x4 protected mobility vehicle built by Thales Australia to move infantry under mine, IED, small-arms, and artillery-fragment threats. In Ukraine it became a prominent Australian military-aid vehicle, valued for protected troop transport and ambulance variants after Canberra committed multiple batches to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
BTR-608x8 amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Gorky Automobile Plant / Soviet UnionThe BTR-60 is a Soviet eight-wheeled amphibious armored personnel carrier that introduced the long-running BTR 8x8 layout later followed by the BTR-70 and BTR-80. Although lightly protected and ergonomically dated, the BTR-60 family remains relevant in Ukraine because older hulls can still move troops or be rebuilt as command, communications, evacuation, or upgraded APC variants.
BTR-808x8 amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaBuilt: Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / RussiaThe BTR-80 is a Soviet-designed, Russian-produced 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier built to move motor rifle troops while providing machine-gun fire support. Armed with a 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun and a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun, it remains a common Russian wheeled APC in the Russia-Ukraine War, where documented losses include destroyed, abandoned, and captured vehicles.
BTR-82/BTR-82A8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaBuilt: Military Industrial Company / RussiaThe BTR-82/BTR-82A is a Russian 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier developed from the BTR-80 family. The BTR-82A adds a stabilized 30 mm 2A72 cannon, improved sights, a 300 hp KAMAZ diesel, spall liners, and other mobility and survivability upgrades, making it one of the more heavily armed wheeled APCs widely documented with Russian units in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Stryker8x8 armored personnel carrier familySide: UkraineBuilt: General Dynamics Land Systems / Canada / United StatesThe Stryker is an eight-wheeled General Dynamics armored vehicle family built around protected infantry mobility, common variants, and rapid road movement. In the Russia-Ukraine War, U.S.-supplied Stryker APCs expanded Ukraine's Western armored-vehicle fleet for troop transport, assault support, and obstacle-breaching packages when paired with mine rollers.
BTR-38x8 wheeled armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Kyiv Armored Plant / UkrespectExport / UkraineThe BTR-3 is a Ukrainian 8x8 armored personnel carrier family derived from the Soviet-style wheeled APC layout but built around Ukrainian production and combat modules. In Ukrainian service, BTR-3 variants provide protected infantry mobility and turret fire support with a 30 mm cannon, machine gun, automatic grenade launcher, and anti-tank missile options.
BTR-48x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / Malyshev Plant / UkraineThe BTR-4 Bucephalus is a Ukrainian 8x8 armored personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle built around a rear troop compartment, amphibious mobility, and remote weapon stations such as the BM-7 Parus. In Ukrainian service it provides protected movement and direct fire support with a 30 mm cannon, machine gun, grenade launcher, and anti-tank missile capability.
KTO Rosomak8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle familySide: UkraineBuilt: Rosomak S.A. / PolandThe KTO Rosomak is Poland's licensed Patria AMV-based 8x8 armored vehicle family, built by Rosomak S.A. in Siemianowice Slaskie for infantry transport, IFV, command, reconnaissance, medical, and mortar-carrier roles. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Rosomak vehicles became part of Polish-supported Ukrainian force modernization after official 2023 supply and purchase announcements.
MT-LBAmphibious tracked armored personnel carrier and artillery tractorSide: Russia / UkraineBuilt: Kharkov Tractor Plant / Soviet UnionThe MT-LB is a Soviet tracked, amphibious armored carrier developed as a light multipurpose tractor and troop/cargo vehicle. Its low silhouette, large production run, and adaptable chassis made it a common base for command, air-defense, ambulance, anti-tank, and improvised fire-support variants, including widespread use by both sides in the Russia-Ukraine War.
M113Armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: FMC / BAE Systems / United StatesA simple, adaptable tracked armored carrier supplied in large numbers by partners. It is useful for protected mobility, casualty evacuation, and support roles behind the most intense fighting.
Bandvagn 206Articulated tracked all-terrain carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Hagglund & Soner; BAE Systems Hagglunds / SwedenThe Bandvagn 206 is a Swedish articulated tracked all-terrain carrier developed by Hagglunds for military mobility in snow, marsh, and other soft ground. Its two powered tracked units and amphibious layout make it useful as a troop, cargo, command, ambulance, or specialist support vehicle; Germany has documented deliveries of BV206 vehicles to Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine War.
BMC KirpiMine-resistant ambush protected armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: BMC / TurkeyThe BMC Kirpi is a Turkish 4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle built around a V-shaped monocoque hull, protected troop seating, and wheeled battlefield mobility. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears as donated Turkish protected mobility for Ukrainian units, including marine brigades, where its role is moving troops under artillery, mine, and small-arms threat rather than serving as a front-line fighting vehicle..jpg?width=480)
BTR-50Tracked amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / Soviet UnionThe BTR-50 is a Soviet tracked amphibious armored personnel carrier based on the PT-76 light tank chassis. Designed to move infantry and light weapons across rivers and broken terrain, it carries a small crew plus a large troop compartment and relies on thin welded steel armor rather than modern protection. Its appearance in Russian service during the Russia-Ukraine War highlights Moscow's use of older stored armored vehicles to replace battlefield losses.
AMX-10PTracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: GIAT Industries (now Nexter) / FranceThe AMX-10P is a French tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle built by GIAT Industries to carry mechanized infantry with a 20 mm autocannon and light armor protection. Its Russia-Ukraine War entry is included with caution: late-2024 reporting tied the vehicle to Ukrainian operations around Kursk, while other defense reporting disputed both official transfer evidence and the Russian identification.
BMP-3Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Kurganmashzavod / RussiaThe BMP-3 is a Soviet-designed, Russian-built tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle notable for combining a 100 mm gun-launcher, 30 mm autocannon, and machine guns in a light armored troop carrier. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has appeared in Russian mechanized formations and fire-support roles, where its heavy armament is useful but its protection remains vulnerable to anti-armor weapons and drones.
FV103 SpartanTracked armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Alvis Vehicles Ltd / United KingdomThe FV103 Spartan is the armored personnel carrier member of the British CVR(T) family, built by Alvis for moving small specialist teams under armor rather than a full infantry section. In Ukrainian service it provides a compact tracked mobility platform for troops and support teams, pairing light aluminum armor, a 7.62 mm machine gun, and high cross-country mobility useful in mud, snow, and broken terrain.
FV430 BulldogTracked armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: GKN Sankey / BAE Systems Land Systems / Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land / United KingdomThe FV430 Bulldog is the upgraded Mark 3 form of Britain's FV432 tracked armored personnel carrier, modernized with a diesel powerpack, automatic transmission, and improved protection for infantry transport and support roles. In the Russia-Ukraine War, the type is documented in UK military aid as part of a broader package of armored and protected vehicles for Ukrainian forces.
YPR-765Tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier familySide: UkraineBuilt: FMC Corporation / DAF / RSV / RDM / United States / NetherlandsThe YPR-765 is the Dutch variant of the FMC AIFV family, a tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored carrier derived from the M113 lineage. Dutch vehicles combine aluminum armor with spaced steel applique, road and amphibious mobility, and variant-specific weapons ranging from a 25 mm cannon to machine guns or remote weapon stations. In the Russia-Ukraine War, the Netherlands has supplied YPR vehicles to Ukrainian forces for protected mobility and fire-support roles.
BTR-70Wheeled armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaBuilt: Gorky Automobile Plant / Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / Soviet UnionThe BTR-70 is a Soviet 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier developed from the BTR-60 family to move motor-rifle troops under small-arms and shell-fragment protection. Its one-man turret with a 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun and 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun made it a common Cold War APC, and Russian BTR-70 losses have been documented in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Roshel SenatorWheeled armored personnel carrier and MRAP familySide: UkraineBuilt: Roshel / CanadaThe Roshel Senator is a Canadian 4x4 protected mobility vehicle family built by Roshel, with APC and MRAP variants used by Ukrainian forces for protected movement, border-security missions, and mine-threat environments during the Russia-Ukraine War. Its Ukraine experience helped drive the later MRAP version, which adds a V-shaped blast-resistant hull and STANAG-rated protection.