Military Vehicles

Since the dawn of time, weapons have constantly evolved from the very basic rock to the spear. Gun powder has led to the onset of tremendous growth in military weaponry. When the military realized the great potential of adding a weapon to a vehicle, there was a huge technological boom that led to a rapid increase in military vehicles. This can be seen with the large, clunky Mark I that fought during World War I up to the fast M1A2 Abrams that is currently used in the United States military today.

These vehicles can be broken up into the following categories:

• Main Battle Tanks
• Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs)
• Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs)
• Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs)
• Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles (EFVs)
• Armored Recovery Vehicles (ARVs)
• Armored Vehicle Launched Bridges (AVLBs)

What happens when these vehicles get outdated, though, is they become available to the public. For example, the Sherman tank was used during World War II. Since then, the United States has developed a tremendous arsenal of tanks making the Sherman tank obsolete. In this situation, there’s no reason for the government to keep them. As a vehicle, such as the ones listed above, become outdated, the public are given access to purchase them.

As the United States government spends money and creates new machinery, the weapons that are seen today are further pushed to obsoleteness. As these weapons become obsolete, the public can fully expect to buy these weapons and own a part of history.

Finding these military surplus vehicles isn’t a difficult task, but it can be difficult to someone who doesn’t take the time to find them. Find a local military surplus store and chances are, there will be military vehicles available for purchase.