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.

The M113, measuring 15 feet, 11 inches long, 8 feet, 10 inches wide, and 8 feet, 2 inches in height, and weighing just over twelve tons, could carry eleven fully equipped soldiers and a crew of two (driver and track commander). Its 209-horsepower Chrysler 75M gasoline engine gave the M113 a road speed in excess of forty miles-per-hour.

2011年7月7日 · M113 ACAV (Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle) The Vietnam-era M113 ACAV (Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle) version is a very important chapter in the long and proud history of the M113.

Today, the M113 has been adopted by dozens of nations around the globe operating in a variety of capabilities from armored personal carrier to mobile field hospital to anti-aircraft vehicle. Unlike standard M113 APCs, the "ACAV" was designed to carry …

M113 ACAV Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle. Modified For Use in Vietnam . Known as the "Green dragon" to the Viet Cong in the early stages of the war in Vietnam, the M113 was destined to become one of the most successful armored vehicles of all time. Seeing action in Vietnam on a wide scale from the DMZ to the Delta.

2013年2月4日 · Initially nick-named ”The Green Dragon” by the enemy, the M113 served in all areas of Vietnam throughout the war and was to become one of the most successful armoured vehicles of all time. The Tamiya kit of the M113 has been around for quite a while and during the years it has been released in a number of different versions.

2024年8月14日 · The M113 is the ultimate American armored personnel carrier, and it is the most-produced American armored fighting vehicle in history with over 80,000 made. It is essentially an armored box on tracks, and has lent itself to a plethora of specialized designs.

2016年11月15日 · The resourceful South-Vietnamese and U.S. troops found a number of ways to improve the situation and produced some modified variants, one of which was known as the M113 ACAV. M113 hit by RPG, Vietnam ACAV stands for Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle, signifying a switch from the traditional U.S. APC battle taxi role to something resembling an ...

Known as the "Green dragon" to the VC in the early stages of the war, the M113 was destined to become one of the most successful armored vehicles of all time, seeing action in Vietnam on a country-wide scale from the DMZ to the Delta. The crew rode on top of …

2023年4月30日 · New video on South Vietnam's (ARVN) Armored Cavalry during the Vietnam War, with a focus on their M113 ACAV units that employed modified M113 APCs like tank tanks. The American 11th ACR did something similar, having been influenced by ARVN SOPs before their deployment.