The Rabdan IFV was designed to utilize a BMP-3 style turret on a modernized APC. The BMP-3 makes for an ideal IFV, utilizing a 30mm chaingun with sufficient power to penetrate through the majority of APC's, defeating armor that traditional .50 caliber machine guns fial to penetrate, and with a 100mm cannon capable of firing high explosive shells which can pierce the armor of light tanks and armored personnel carriers, as well as fire anti-tank missiles. Very efficient for it's size, the vehicles holds 48 rounds for the 100mm gun and 500 for the 30mm, making it extremely powerful and versatile, capable of defeating most other APC's. However, with the prevelance of modern armor and modern anti-missile systems, the value of the 100mm cannon has weined in recent times, largely serving as an infantry support weapon, firing rockets in to buildings or at high angles like heavy mortar rounds. However, with the advent of modern kinetic missiles, such as those found in the AMG-114 R9X hellfire missile, the advantage of missiles continues to increase. Kinetic projectiles, such as tank rounds, are much harder to shoot down, and their high velocity makes them especially effective at penetrating enemy armor. Kinetic projectiles are not easily deflected or destroyed by anti-missile systems, which focus on destroying the sensitive electronics or predetonating the warhead before it comes in to contact with the armor. For example, some anti-aircraft missiles are over 22 pounds (10 kilograms) and can be fired at over 3,100 m/s, which is actually higher in energy than the M1 abrams 10 kilogram projectile traveling at 1500-1800 m/s. With a range of several miles, an automated aiming system and high velocity, it's relatively easy to fire a missile at comparative or even higher velocities than tank rounds, with similiar sized payloads. With the advent of high velocity kinetic missiles such as the AGM-114 R9X or Patriot missile, it is possible to use a kinetic missile systems to intercept or damage enemy vehicles that due to active defense systems were previously rendered immune. These same missile systems also produce less collateral damage, making them less likely to kill innocent civilians, an important feature in the growing trend of modern low intensity urban conflicts. Utilizing a 10 kilogram depleted uranium projectile traveling up to 2100 m/s, the projectile is of similiar construction to the U.S. military 120mm round, however it is inferior in many ways, largely being made of an inferior material; however given the higher velocity and energy and the guided nature of the round, it is possible to target weakpoints of enemy tanks, such as in top-down fire mode similiar to the Javelin anti-tank missile, and is more powerful, giving it the ability to pierce the armor of heavier vehicles. The round is fired from the main tank gun, and approximately 48 rounds can be carried, however typically 8-24 kinetic missile are carried. Strategically, the vehicle offers similiar capabilities to the Bradley IFV, BMP and BMD series of vehicles, and other IFV's. In the persian gulf war the Bradley vehicles were capable of destroying more enemies armored vehicles, than U.S. tanks, cementing their strategic use against enemy forces, given the range and maneuverability of the vehicles. With the APC serving as a standard APC for most of the military, it provides a dramatic firepower increase, and good versatility.
