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Originally Posted by avantman42
I have some examples.
Main Battle Tank by Niall Edworthy (non-fiction):
The correct designation is FV432.
I'm not sure what "AVF 430 ambulance" refers to. The book is about a British tank regiment in Iraq in 2003. My first thought was that it meant the FV430 Mk3 Bulldog, but that didn't enter service until some years later.
It also uses the acronym "ATW" for "anti-tank weapon", an acronym neither I, nor anyone else I've asked, has ever come across before. The more usual acronyms are ATGW (anti-tank guided weapon) or ATGM (anti-tank guided missile).
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These aren't ebook specific AFAIK, IIRC they're the same in the print book and not scanning/ocr errors.
I guess the author is using the generic term AFV (Armored Fighting Vehicle) for some reason? I suppose the 430 ambulance could refer generically to a FV432 that was outfitted as an ambulance since it's part of the 430 series of vehicles?