Military terrain vehicles

The author gives a survey of the historical background, current developments and future aspects of the most important wheeled and tracked military terrain vehicle systems focusing, in particular, on their automotive technological performance as well as on their tactical features. Weapon systems, radio and other military equipment are not part of this survey. aper does not cover niche products such as over-snow and amphibious vehicles which are also used for military purposes. However, hybrid propulsion systems are included.