AFV G2 Vol. 3 No. 5, January 1972; A Magazine for Armor Enthusiasts

32 pages, including covers. . Oversized format, measuring 11 inches by 8-1/2 inches. Some soiling to covers. The subject of their feature article for the month is The Career of SS-Obersturmfuhrer Michel Wittmann by Lt. Dwight C. McLemore. Other articles include Micro-Armor in Review, The History of the 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Armor G2, Panzer Decorations of the German Wehrmacht, The Defense of Sicily by the 15, Panzer-Grenadier-Division, Pt. 1, and Organization chart: Panzer-Funklenk-Kompanie, 1944. An 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. Main battle tanks, armoured cars, armoured self-propelled guns, and armoured personnel carriers are all examples of AFVs. Armoured fighting vehicles are classified according to their intended role on the battlefield and characteristics. The classifications are not absolute; two countries may classify the same vehicle differently, and the criteria change over time. For example, relatively lightly armed armoured personnel carriers were largely superseded by infantry fighting vehicles with much heavier armament in a similar role. Successful designs are often adapted to a wide variety of applications. For example, the MOWAG Piranha, originally designed as an APC, has been adapted to fill numerous roles such as a mortar carrier, infantry fighting vehicle, and assault gun.…