assault gun

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

• n. An assault weapon.
• n. A turretless armored vehicle having the chassis of a tank but mounting a larger gun, used in antitank combat and infantry support.

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• n. an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry
• n. any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use