▁ ▁Arm oured ▁fighting ▁vehicle ▁( AF V ) ▁▁ ▁Arm ored ▁personal ▁car rier ▁( AP C ) ▁ ▁Re con na issance ▁vehicle ▁ ▁Military ▁engineering ▁vehicle ▁ ▁Arm oured ▁recovery ▁vehicle ▁ ▁Arm oured ▁vehicle - launch ed ▁bridge ▁ ▁Arm ored ▁bul ld oz er ▁ ▁Infantry ▁mob ility ▁vehicle ▁ ▁Med ium ▁Mine ▁Prote cted ▁Ve h icle ▁ ▁Arm oured ▁car ▁ ▁T ank ▁destroy er ▁ ▁Super - he avy ▁tank ▁ ▁He avy ▁tank ▁ ▁Med ium ▁T ank ▁ ▁Light ▁tank ▁ ▁Infantry ▁tank ▁ ▁Cru iser ▁tank ▁ ▁T ank ette ▁ ▁Me ch ▁ ▁Notes ▁▁▁ ▁Note ▁to ▁the ▁P anc erni ▁website ▁source ▁- ▁Trans lation ▁of ▁most ▁important ▁parts ▁of ▁ 1 st , ▁ 2 nd , ▁ 2 . 5 ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁generation ▁MB T s ▁characteristics : ▁" The ▁first ▁generation ▁MB T s ▁are ▁t anks ▁made ▁immediately ▁after ▁W W II . ▁The ▁second ▁generation ▁MB T s ▁have ▁better ▁s ights ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁MB T s . ▁Also ▁second ▁generation ▁MB T s ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁ones ▁to ▁use ▁las er ▁s ights ▁and ▁AP F SD S ▁r ounds . ▁The ▁third ▁generation ▁consists ▁of ▁t anks ▁armed ▁with ▁high ▁cal iber ▁and ▁velocity ▁guns ▁like ▁M 1 A 1 ▁Abr ams . ▁Third ▁generation ▁t anks ▁also ▁use ▁composite ▁arm our ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁arm our ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁highly ▁resist ant ▁s inter ed ▁cer