Armoured fighting vehicle
An armoured fighting vehicle or armored fighting vehicle (AFV) is an armed combat vehicle protected by armour, generally combining operational mobility with offensive and defensive capabilities. AFVs can be wheeled or tracked. Examples of AFVs are tanks, armoured cars, assault guns, self-propelled artilleries, infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), and armoured personnel carriers (APC).
WW1 Mark V tank, in The Tank Museum
Battle of Zama by Henri-Paul Motte, 1890
Model of a vehicle sketched by Leonardo da Vinci
Modern reconstruction of Hussite war wagon
A ground combat vehicle, also known as a land assault vehicle or simply a combat vehicle or an assault vehicle, is a land-based military vehicle intended to be used for combat operations. They differ from non-combat military vehicles such as trucks in that they are designed for use in active combat zones, to be used in mechanized warfare and mobile infantry roles.
An RG-31 Nyala MRAP and a Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé armoured personnel carrier
Ancient Egyptian warrior wielding a bow and arrow on a chariot
A United States Army Willys MB with a 37 mm gun M3 and an M1917 Browning machine gun in 1942
Republic of Korea Marines disembarking from an Assault Amphibious Vehicle