rmored ersonnel arrier. APCs, usually armed with machine guns, generally transport infantry to the battle and then the troops dismount to fight on their own.
Army Personnel Centre. The administrative centre for Army personnel records.
apical pore complex. This feature is located on the epitheca of many marine, armoured (thecated) dinokont species. It includes an apical pore plate (Po), which bears an apical pore (ap), and often times, small periferal pores. In addition, there can be a ventral apical plate or canal plate (X plate). The X plate is always posterior and ventral to the Po.
Armoured Personnel Carriers
(military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry
Armored personnel carriers
Armored personnel carrier. Lightly armed, lightly armored metal box on tracks.
Armored Personnel Carrier, a tank-like military vehicle utilized to transport troops into battle at high speeds and in relative safety. During the late 1960s and on through the 1970s, APCs came to be used for "ground control," etc., within the U.S. They were deployed by the FBI against AIM on Pine Ridge and not withdrawn until 1976.
Abbreviation for Armored Personnel Carrier, also known as a Battle Taxi. A vehicle capable of tranporting infantry safely through artillery fire, but not designed as a vehicle from which its passengers can fight. The M113 was designed as an APC.
Armored Personnel Carrier. A lightly-armored, lightly-armed taxi for soldiers.
Armored personnel carrier, a tanklike vehicle that carries troops
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armored Personnel Carrier; Lunk's vehicle of choice.
armored personnel carrier. A track vehicle used to transport Army troops or supplies, usually armed with a .50-caliber machine gun.
Armored Personnel Carrier. A tracked or wheeled light armored vehicle, designed to carry infantry and protect them from small arms fire and shrapnel. Usually armed with machine guns, many APCs have a modular design enabling variants to be created for a wide range of missions such as army ambulance, command vehicle, antitank weapon carrier, air defense and many more. See Infantry Fighting Vehicles.