Encyclopaedia of the Modern British ArmyP. Stephens, 1980 - 280 pages |
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aircraft ammunition anti-tank armoured division arms Army's badge BAOR basic batteries bridge British Army Calibre carried Chieftain combat command Corps Crew defence Engine capacity Engine power Engine type Engineer Regiment equipment Ferret Field Force field regiments fitted Fuel capacity FV101 Scorpion FV103 Spartan FV106 Samson GPMG grenade Ground clearance Gurkha helicopter howitzer hull Infantry involved km/h Land Rover lanyard launcher Length overall litres machine-gun Mark Maximum road speed metres military missile mobile mounted Muzzle velocity NATO Northern Ireland operational organisation produced projectiles radar Range roads RAOC Rate of fire rear reconnaissance Recovery Vehicle REME rifle role rounds Royal Artillery Royal Engineers Royal Ordnance Factory Royal Signals soldiers specialist squadron stable belt Swingfire tank target task towing trailer troops truck turret Ulster United Kingdom weapon Weight in action Weight loaded Wheel track Width