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To: pierrem15

A Bradley fighting vehicle is not a ‘tank’. It is an armored infantry fighting vehicle. A tank has a large bore gun (120mm), these do not (25mm). A tank has heavy armor, whereas the Bradley is lightly armored.


72 posted on 04/11/2022 9:53:49 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The forces of fascism and oppression are on the move in North America. We cannot let tyranny stand!)
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To: Lazamataz
Most other European languages are not as exact as English. So they use the word "armored" for everything including both tanks and IFVs or APCs and that often gets translated as "tank". French actually has a word for "tank" (char) but almost everyone outside the military uses the term "armored vehicle" (blinde) for tanks, IFVs, and armored cars.

So any translation off a European website that says "tank" may mean any armored vehicle.

73 posted on 04/11/2022 10:13:55 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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