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M113A1 Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle (MRV) – Full designation Carrier, Fire Support, Full Track M113A1 (FS) Scorpion Turret [4] was an Australian variant similar to the M113 FSV, but using the turret from the FV101 Scorpion light tank, instead of the older turret of the Saladin armoured car, that the FSV had previously used. This turret was ...
In the U.S. Army, the M113 series have long been replaced as front-line combat vehicles by the M2 and M3 Bradleys, but large numbers are still used in support roles such as armored ambulance, mortar carrier, engineer vehicle, and command vehicle. The U.S. Army's heavy brigade combat teams are equipped with approximately 6,000 M113s and 6,724 ...
A M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle on display at the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum. Experience in South Vietnam led to the development of fire support variants of the M113 armed with medium-calibre guns. These variants were unique to Australia. [41]
Since the M1131 fire support vehicle is designed for target tracking and identification, the Army is integrating a directed energy weapon onto the version, called the mobile expeditionary high-energy laser (MEHEL), to defend against small and medium unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The laser was tested at 2 kW in April 2016, and a 5 kW version ...
In Philippines service, these are known as the M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV). The Canadian Army added the Scorpion turret to the AVGP Cougar wheeled reconnaissance vehicle. A total of 195 Cougars was originally procured, but the fleet was reduced to 100 vehicles in 1999, and has since been retired. [58]
Fire support vehicle: M113A2+ FSV. M113A1 FSV: 14. 4: ... First 15 M113A1 acquired in 1967, 20 in 1976, 25 in 1978, 20 in 1980 then 48 in 2006, around 150 units ...
M113A1 MRV; During the late 1960s, as a result of its experiences in the Vietnam War, the Australian Army perceived a need for a hybrid, tracked fire support and reconnaissance vehicle. Experiments in which existing M113 APCs were fitted with Saladin (not Scorpion) turrets, wielding a 76 mm M1 gun, were successful. The vehicle entered service ...
As 2019 about 400 vehicle delivered according to PT Pindad. [86] [87] Additional 26 were delivered to the Army in January 2022. 12 vehicles delivered in 2024. [88] Armed with 12.7mm machine gun, 7.62mm machine gun or 40mm AGL. 4 vehicle (3 in VVIP configuration) were known to be used by Paspampres. [89] Pindad Badak Indonesia: Fire support vehicle