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The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier (APC) that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation.The M113 was sent to United States Army Europe in 1961 to replace the mechanized infantry's M59 APCs.
Ambulance versions of the M113 have existed for nearly as long as the vehicle has been in production, and fielded by many different countries. During the Vietnam War the U.S. Army introduced the M113 medevac vehicle to function as an armored ambulance for the treatment and evacuation of wounded personnel from the battlefield.
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M113 CP (Command Post) - Command Post using a modified APC variant of the original M113 series instead of the M577, armed with a M2HB.50 Cal or a M/62 LMG. It has a modified interior with a map table and mounts a Honda 1 kW DC generator set on the right side of the roof of the vehicle. [43]
The M113A2, a modernised version of the ubiquitous M113 APC which has been in service with US military forces since the early 1960s, was chosen as a platform for the project, as its expansive interior was considered ideal for mounting a self-contained firefighting system, and its armour would provide the crew with protection not only from fires ...
In the 1980s, the M2 Bradley replaced the M113 in the front-line transport role, moving it to rear-area roles. In the Iraq War, urban warfare tactics still defeated the M113, leading it to be almost entirely replaced in active service by Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP). MRAPs were useful on the roads of Iraq, but have less ...
The vehicle is based on the M113-A2-Mk.1 APC. The Pakistani Army plans to deploy 2,000 Talha APCs by 2010. [ needs update ] TALHA is an all terrain, amphibious infantry support vehicle with 12.7 mm machine gun as its main armament.
The CM-21 is a Taiwanese armored vehicle designed and manufactured by the Republic of China Armored Vehicle Development Center, based on the American M113 APC. [1] The first prototype was manufactured in 1979, and the CM-21 officially entered service in 1982 and remains in use today, with over 1,000 units manufactured and a number of different ...