GRAPHIC TRAINING AID 17-2-8 Study Cards 1-48

ARMORED VEHICLE RECOGNITION DISTRIBUTION: US Army Training Aid, Cenle'l.

HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FEBRUARY 1977

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M55HINITED STATES TURTLE SHAPED TURRET LONG FRONT SLOPE, SQUARE SlDEn HULL SHORT STUBBY GUN TUBE 5 LARGE ROAD WHEELS, NO SUPPORT ROLLERS.

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M60A2-UNITED STATES LONG NARROW AND SQUARE SIDED TURRET SHORT STUBBY GUN TUBE 6 ROAD WHE£L5 WITH SUPPORT ROLLERS.

M48-uNITED STATES DOME SHAPED TURRETI BORE EVACUATOR AND BLAST DEFlECTOR AT END OF MUZZLE BOAT SHAPED HULL 6 ROAD WHEELS WITH SUPPORT ROLLERS.

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3 SUPPORT ROWRS, 6 ROAD WHEELS, BOGIE WKiEL TURRET FORWARD Of CENTER WITH PRONOUNCED REAR OVERHANG SHORT SKIRTS COVER TOP Of TRACK

M60Al-UNITED STATES WEDGE SHAPED TURRET BORE EVACUATOR 2/3 DOWN fR 6 ROAD WHEELS WITH SUPPOaT ~~~LE, NO BLAST DEfLECTOR

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Ml09 SP-UNITED STATES DlsnNCTIVE SHORT GUN TUBE WITH DOUBLE BAFfLE MUZZLE 8RAICE 7 EVENLY SPAaD ROAD WHE£L$ WITH LOW FRONT SPROCKET AND

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M60-UNITED STATES HIGH REAl D£CIC TORTOISE SHELL SHAPED TURRET 6 ROAD WHEELS WITH 3 SUPPORT ROwaS PROMINENT CUPOlA

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TURRET MOUNTED TO REAR, ROUND WITH OVERHANG IN REAR DISTINCT RADAR MOUNT ON TOP TWIN GUN TUBES WITH SMALL MUZZLE BREAKS FLAT TOP, FRONT SLOPE WEDGED SHAPED 5 ROAD WH&lS, 3 SUPPORT ROwaS

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STANK-SWEDISH NO TURRET BORE EVACUATOR NEAR MANTLE LOW HULL 4 ROAD WHEELS HYDRO-PNEUMATIC WITH SUPPORT ROLLERS

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6 ROAD WHHLS, 3 SUPPORT ROLLERS CUPOLA 9O-MM GUN TUBE WITH BORE EVACUATOR AND FLASH DEFlECTOR

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5 ROAD WHEELS. (GAP BE1WEIH #1 AND #2). NO SUPPORT ROWRS.

BTR 50P-SOV1ET NO TURRET MG MOUNTED IN FRONT ClNTER LONG LOW HULL WITH POINlED NOSE 6 ROAD WHEELS. NO SUPPORT ROWRS.

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SHORT GUN WITH EVACUATOR AT CENTER. MUZZLE BRAKE AT END WIDE LONG AND SQUARE HULL NARROW BACK. 6 ROAD WHEELS. NO SUPPORT ROWRS.

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LONG ClEAN GUN TUBE (122-MM) LAIlCH BOX UK! STRUCTURE FORWARD ON HULL-LOWER BACK DECK 6 ROAD WHEELS, 3 SUPPORT ROLlERS

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BTR 152-SOVIET AN ARMOR PLATED TRUCK WITH 6 WHEELS

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COMMAND, "U", VERSION HAS RAISED, COVERED TOP AND ANTENNAE WIDE BUMPER WITH WINCH AND ROUNDED MUD GUARDS OVER FRONT

WHEELS 3 RRING PORTS ON EACH SIDE

ST-B-.lAPAHESE TURTLE SHAPED TURRET, FORWARD OF CENTER 5 ROAD WHEELS, NO SUPPORT ROLLERS VARIABLE SUSPENSION SMOKE LAUNCHERS ON BOTH SIDES OF lURm

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ASU a5-S0VlET PI 76 mE CHASSIS WITH NO TURRET SHARPLY SLOPED FRONT D£CK, IR sEARCHUGHT OVER GUN

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GUN TUBE HAS DOUBLE BAFFLE MUZZlE BRAKE AND BORE EVACUATOR fOUND WITH AIRBORNE UHITS

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BRDM-SOVIET NO TURRET ARMAMENT MAY VARY FROM PINTLE MOUNTED

MACHINEGUN TO ANTITANK MISSILES LONG SLOPING HOOD AND RAISED TROOP COMPARTMENT FOUR WHEEL

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ASU 57-SOVIET UGHTLY ARMORED, OPEN CRtW COMPARTMENT 2 SUPPORT ROIJiRS, 4 LARGE ROAD WHEELS BOXY SHAPE ON VERY NARROW TRACK FOUND WITH AIRBORNE UNITS

BMD-SOVIET SAME TURRET AND ARMAMENT AS BMP DRIVER'S HATCH CENTERED BELOW MAIN GUN 5 ROAD WHEELS, 4 SUPPORT ROLLERS FOUND WITH AIRBORNE UNITS

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T-lo-SOVIET TURRET ROUND WELL FORWARD, WELL SLOPED LONG GUN TUBE, BORE EVACUATOR NEAR END OF MUZZLE BREAK HULL NARROW SPLASH GUARD, WIDE SEVEN ROAD WHEELS, THREE SUPPORT ROWaS.

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6 ROAD WHHLS WITH SKIRnNG PlATES COVEJUHG SUPPORT ROWRS.

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H5-3O-WEST GERMAN SMALL TURRET WELL FORWARD ON RIGHT LONG THIN GUN LOW SILHOUETTE WITH SLOPED EDGES 5 ROAD WHHLS WITH SUPPORT ROLLERS.

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LOW FlAT-TOPPED SllHOU~~~E AT MUZZLE AND REAR DECK STEP BETWEEN fIGHTING COMPARTMENT

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SMALL TURRET PlACED CENTRALLY ON HULL GUN MOUNTED ON TURRET LONG HULL WITH INWARD SLOPING SIDES, DOMED CUPOlA AT REAR 6 ROAD WHEELS WITH SUPPORT ROI.ID5.

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FERRET MK4-BRITISH ANGULAR, FLAT TOPPED TURRET WHEEL£D-2 LARGE WHEELS PER SIDE.

SCORPION-BRITISH SMALL TURRET TOWARDS REAR OF HULL SHORT GUN TUIY!, NO BORE EVACUATOR

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AMY. VC1-fRENCH SMAlL CUPOLA Off SET ON LEFT HAND FRONT CORNEll MG MOUNTED IN CUPOLA HIGH HULL WITH SQUARE BOX COMPARTMENT 5 ROAD WHEELS WITH SUPPORT ROLLERS.

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AML 245 H6O-fR£NCH FLAT ROUNDED TURRET SEVERAL BARREL CQNRGURAnONS (DEPENDING ON MODEL) SHORT SQUAT HULL WHEELED, 2 PER SIDE.

AMX3O-FRENOt LARGE SQUAT TURRET LONG GUN TUBE, NO BORE EVACUATOR FLAT ENGINE DECKS , 5 ROAD WHEELS WITH SUPPORT ROLLERS.

AMX1G-FRENCH LARGE CUPOLA SET TO THE LEFT LONG THIN GUN C2O-mm) FLAT HULL WITH LONG SLOPING FRONT PLATE 5 ROAD WHEELS WITH SUPPORT ROLLERS.

EBR-FRENCH SQUAT CIRCULAR TURRET IN CENTER OF HULL

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2 LARGE PNEUMATIC nRES EACH SIDE AND 2 LARGE STEEL GROUSER WHEELS ON EACH SIDE (PARTIALLY HIDDEN).

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