Ifv is an English word of 3 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ifv meaning
Initialism of infantry fighting vehicle.
Using Ifv
- The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of infantry fighting vehicle.
- In the example corpus, ifv often appears in combinations such as: ifv is, vehicles ifv, an ifv.
Context around Ifv
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ifv
- In this selection, "ifv" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vehicles, wheeled, numerous, cannons, carry and configuration stand out and add context to how "ifv" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bradley ifv and logistics and a wheeled ifv. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ifv" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ifv
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another country encountering a prolonged complex acquisition of IFV is Slovenia. (11 words)
The IFV offers a viable compromise between mobility, protection, and firepower. (11 words)
A Bradley IFV and logistics convoy can be seen in the background. (12 words)
American military simulations in the 1980s concluded a three to five-fold increase in artillery defence effectiveness when IFVs were deployed. citation Throughout its life cycle, an IFV is expected to gain 30% more weight from armour additions. (38 words)
Bulgarian-American cooperation main A US Stryker IFV on a training range near Novo Selo The Bulgarian-American Joint Military Facilities were established by a Defence Cooperation Agreement signed by the United States and Bulgaria in April 2006. (38 words)
Ukrainian soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 92nd Mechanized Brigade, participate in a platoon live-fire exercise, engaging targets from their BTR-4 Armored Fighting Vehicles (IFV) before dismounting and assaulting the remaining objectives on foot. (35 words)
Example sentences (17)
Another country encountering a prolonged complex acquisition of IFV is Slovenia.
The 13-ton, 11-person BMP-1 still is Ukraine’s second-most-numerous IFV after the better-armed BMP-2.
Ukrainian soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 92nd Mechanized Brigade, participate in a platoon live-fire exercise, engaging targets from their BTR-4 Armored Fighting Vehicles (IFV) before dismounting and assaulting the remaining objectives on foot.
A Bradley IFV and logistics convoy can be seen in the background.
American military simulations in the 1980s concluded a three to five-fold increase in artillery defence effectiveness when IFVs were deployed. citation Throughout its life cycle, an IFV is expected to gain 30% more weight from armour additions.
Bulgarian-American cooperation main A US Stryker IFV on a training range near Novo Selo The Bulgarian-American Joint Military Facilities were established by a Defence Cooperation Agreement signed by the United States and Bulgaria in April 2006.
Croatian MOD stated that it will replace its M-80's with a modern western IFV when funds become available.
IFV cannons can elevate their barrels by as much as 70 degrees to permit their crews to engage aircraft.
In the British Army, "heavy" units equipped with the Warrior IFV are described as "Armoured Infantry", and units with the Bulldog APC as "Mechanised Infantry".
Modern tank destroyers Many forces' infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) carry anti-tank missiles in every infantry platoon, and attack helicopters have also added anti-tank capability to the modern battlefield.
Most likely contenders for this program are additional Patria AMVs in the IFV configuration.
Such vehicles are usually expedients, and lack of space prevents the armament of an IFV being carried in addition to an infantry section or squad.
The experience led the U.S. Army to form combat brigades based on the Stryker wheeled IFV.
The IFV offers a viable compromise between mobility, protection, and firepower.
The IFV's mission does not include anti-tank duties except in support of tank units or in emergencies; therefore, it needs less protection from heavy weapons fire.
The Swedish CV90 IFV in particular has been adopted by several armies.
The tracks themselves and the weight of the IFVs tend to be tough on road surfaces, wearing them down more quickly than a wheeled IFV.
Common combinations with ifv
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ifv is 2×
- vehicles ifv 2×
- an ifv 2×
- the ifv 2×
- wheeled ifv 2×