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Army Armored Vehicle Recognition Playing Cards New Old Stock In Box GTA 17-2-13

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Army Armored Vehicle Recognition Playing Cards 

October 1984, Department Of The Army Headquarters

Graphc Training Aid  GTA 17-2-13  Cards 51 Study Cards

Condition: New Old Stock In Box and Wrapper, Wrapper Was Retaped, Some Damage On Box

This Was Distributed to The U.S. Army Training Aid Centers To Train Military Personnel To Quickly Identify Allied and Warsaw Pact Armored Vehicles and Tanks. They Were Widely Used During The Cold War. They Were Designed To Teach Soldiers "Friend or Foe" Visual Identification.

Front side: A black-and-white line drawing or silhouette photograph of a vehicle from a specific combat angle. No name was printed on this side so soldiers could test Themselves.

Back side: The vehicle’s official name, country of origin, standard operational crew size, main armament/weapons, and a list of key visual features (such as track type, turret shape, or exhaust placement) to spot at a distance. 

The October 1984 deck featured a broad mix of Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), reconnaissance vehicles, and mobile anti-aircraft guns. 
Warsaw Pact & Communist Bloc Forces:
  • T-series Tanks: Prominent Soviet frontline tanks like the T-62, T-64, and the T-72.
  • BMP series: Soviet tracked infantry fighting vehicles.
  • BTR-70: The standard Soviet 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier.
  • MT-LB: A versatile Soviet multi-purpose tracked armored vehicle.
  • 2S1 (M1794): A Soviet 122mm self-propelled amphibious howitzer.
  • ZSU-23-4 (Shilka): A highly recognizable Soviet radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon system.
  • Type 531: A widely exported Chinese tracked armored personnel carrier. 
NATO & Allied Forces:
  • M1 Abrams & M60 Patton: The primary Main Battle Tanks utilized by the United States.
  • Leopard 1A4: The primary main battle tank deployed by West Germany and the Netherlands.
  • Challenger & Centurion: Heavy main battle tanks deployed by Great Britain and commonwealth allies.
  • AMX-30: The primary main battle tank used by France, Spain, and Greece.
  • M113 & Variants: The ubiquitous American-made tracked armored personnel carrier used by over 60 countries.
  • FV432: The standard British army tracked armored personnel carrier.
  • Spähpanzer Luchs: A West German 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance armored car.
  • KM900: A wheeled armored personnel carrier utilized by South Korea

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