Thus, lighter vehicles typically had smaller guns while heavy ones had larger, longer-range cannon. There was also a similar correlation between weight and armament, as a heavier vehicle weight was generally required to mount and fire a larger calibre gun. The more armour that was provided the greater the protection, and the higher the vehicle weight. It reflected the weight of a system, which in turn correlated closely with the level of protection, since protection was primarily the product of the amount and thickness of armour. Using the terms ‘light’, ‘medium’ and ‘heavy’ was at one time reasonable. Attempting to categorise them is, in itself, difficult. This broad collection of ‘armoured’ vehicles makes any discussion a challenge. In fact, there are increasing parallels between combat systems used in the land, sea and air domains. It can cover vehicles that simply have armour protection for the occupants through to complete combat systems that may be as sophisticated in their own way as a jet fighter or a naval warship. Special Interest: RailRoad Junction, the locomotive encyclopedia.The term ‘armoured vehicles’ is a broad one. Part of a network of sites that includes GlobalFirepower, a data-driven property used in ranking the top military powers of the world, (World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft), (World Directory of Modern Military Warships),, detailing the history of the world's most iconic spyplane, and, cataloguing military medals and ribbons. was used in the generation of this content site is 100% curated by humans.

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