M113 (Armored personnel carrier)
– 6000
In service: 1960-present
Number built: ~80,000
(all variants)
Specifications
Weight : 12.3 tonnes
Length: 4.863 m
Width: 2.686 m
Height: 2.5 m
Crew: 2
Passengers: 11
passengers
Armor: aluminum 12-38
mm
Main armament:
M2 Browning machine gun
Secondary armament:
varies
Engine: Detroit
Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 275 hp (205 kW)
Power/weight: 22.36
hp/tonne
Suspension: torsion
bar, 5 road wheels
Operational range:
480 km
Speed: 67.6 km/h,
5.8 km/h swimming
M113A3
In 1987, further
improvements for «enhanced (battlefield) survival» were introduced. This
included a yoke for steering instead of laterals, a more powerful engine (a
6V-53T Detroit Diesel), external fuel tanks and internal spall liners for
improved protection. The suffix A3 is used on all variants to denote upgrade to
A3 standard.
M113 Armored
Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV) variant was a concept and field modification
pioneered by the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) in 1963 during the Vietnam war.
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