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This study compares the performance of an armoured combat vehicle (ACV) to a modern main battle tank in warfighting & in operations other than war. The study analyzed the performance of these vehicles in war gaming simulations involving attack & defence scenarios within the context of Canada providing a brigade group as part of a coalition division. Measures of performance effectiveness used in the study were: mission success, loss exchange ratio, residual combat strength, lethality, survivability, and mobility. Additional games were played using a baseline ACV equipped with additional armour and with missiles. The results clearly demonstrate the difference in capabilities between the two vehicles and reveal implications to doctrinal & tactical application associated with the employment of either an ACV or a tank organization.