M1152 ECV armament carrier: Difference between revisions

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(New page: An example of the third-generation HMMWV Expanded Capacity Vehicle (ECV), the '''M1152 ECV armament carrier''' can be used as a guntruck or as a troop transport in [[Infantry Brigade C...)
 
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An example of the third-generation HMMWV Expanded Capacity Vehicle (ECV), the M1152 ECV armament carrier can be used as a guntruck or as a troop transport in Infantry Brigade Combat Teams, where they typically are aasigned to the weapons company of an infantry battalion. Their main weapons mount can interchange a .50 caliber M2 machine gun, a MK 19 grenade launcher, or a single-tube BGM-71 TOW missile launcher.