An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, protected by armour and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain.
Armoured fighting vehicles are classified according to their intended role on the battlefield and characteristics. This classification is not absolute; at different times different countries will classify the same vehicle in different roles. For example, armoured personnel carriers were generally replaced by infantry fighting vehicles in a very similar role, but the latter has some capabilities lacking in the former.
Successful general-purpose armoured fighting vehicles often also serve as the base of a whole family of specialised vehicles, for example, the M113 and MT-LB tracked carriers, and the Mowag Piranha wheeled AFV.
In military and law enforcement use, the term sniper rifle is frequently applied to rifles used to ensure accurate placement of shots at greater ranges than other small arms. A typical sniper rifle is built for optimal levels of accuracy, fitted with a telescopic sight and chambered for a military centrefire cartridge. The term is often used in the media to describe any type of accurized firearm fitted with a telescopic sight that is employed against human targets.
The military role of sniper (a term derived from the snipe, a bird which was difficult to hunt and shoot) dates back to the turn of the 18th century, but the sniper rifle itself is a much more recent development. Advances in technology, specifically that of telescopic sights and more accurate manufacturing, allowed armies to equip specially-trained soldiers with rifles that would enable them to deliver precise shots over greater distances than regular infantry weapons. The rifle itself could be a standard rifle (at first, a bolt-action rifle); however, when fitted with a telescopic sight, it would become a sniper rifle.
The Indian Armed Forces is the primary military organization responsible for the territorial security and defence of India. The President of India serves as the supreme commander of the armed forces, which are subordinate and responsible to the Government of India headed by the Prime Minister of India. The armed forces are administered by the Ministry of Defence and are composed of the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. Auxiliary services include the Indian Coast Guard, the Paramilitary forces of India and the Strategic Forces Command.
Superior Firepower is comprised of six single-player missions, seven challenge missions, and numerous combinations of game types and maps in multi-player mode:
Single Player Missions . Volcanic Island Outpost . Arctic Research Center .
Grand Canyon Docks Zone . Underground Hydro Generator . Red Dog Research City .
The Haak Mothership . Challenge Missions . Vehicle Maneuvering .
Shooting Range . Survival . Search and Collect . Footsoldier Rampage .
Advanced Vehicle Maneuvering . Heavy Duty Rampage . Multiplayer Game Types .
Skirmish . Team . Tournament . Multiplayer Maps . Ruined . Space Station .
Storm Drain . The Circus . V.R.B.F . Wasted . Acid Bath . Black Ice .
D.O.D. (Drive or Die) . D.O.D. Expert . Dune . Ganymede . Helterskelter .
Industrial Zone . Medieval . Molten . Multiplayer Play Modes . Deathmatch .
Knockout . Bomb Tag . Suicide Bomb Tag . Stealth Assassin .
Flag Runner . King of the Hill .
Europe during the Second World War experienced the first massive use of air power in the history of warfare. The air operations conducted during the period from 1939 to 1945 witnessed use of aircraft of many different types, conducting operations of many different kinds, including offensives, defenses of airspace, support of ground and naval forces, and destruction as well as protection of cities from bombing. The Second World War also transformed the aircraft design, technology and operations, introducing radically new jet and rotary aircraft.
The list in this article documents major, and many minor Campaigns, Operations and air battles in the European Theatres.
The list is intended to differentiate between:
Strategic, operational and tactical use of aircraft formations and units.
Campaigns, Operations and Battles either solely or partially dependent on use of aircraft.
Theatre air forces, national air forces, regional area of operations, and tactical patrol areas.
