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M113 armored personnel carrier

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 was first used in combat in April 1962 after the United States provided the South Vietnamese army (ARVN) with heavy weaponry such…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
67.6 km/h (42.0 mph), 5.8 km/h (3.6 mph) swimming
Armor
5083 aluminum alloy 28–44 millimeters (1.1–1.7 in)
Crew
2
Engine
Detroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 275 hp (205 kW)
Height
2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)
In service
1960–present

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Wars · 41
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related to Armament · 11
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related to Vietnam · 10
M113 armored personnel carrier → In, M113, M113 APC/ACAV, M113s, M114, Ten, The Vietnam War, United States Army, Vietnam, World War II
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
M113 armored personnel carrier → 67.6 km/h (42.0 mph), 5.8 km/h (3.6 mph) swimming
Armor · 1
M113 armored personnel carrier → 5083 aluminum alloy 28–44 millimeters (1.1–1.7 in)
Crew · 1
M113 armored personnel carrier → 2
Engine · 1
M113 armored personnel carrier → Detroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 275 hp (205 kW)
Height · 1
M113 armored personnel carrier → 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)
In service · 1
M113 armored personnel carrier → 1960–present

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M113 armored personnel carrier.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed67.6 km/h (42.0 mph), 5.8 km/h (3.6 mph) swimming1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierArmor5083 aluminum alloy 28–44 millimeters (1.1–1.7 in)1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierCrew21.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierEngineDetroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 275 hp (205 kW)1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierHeight2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierIn service1960–present1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierLength4.863 metres (15 ft 11.5 in)1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierMain armamentM2 Browning machine gun1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierManufacturerFMC Corporation United Defense BAE Systems1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierMass12.3 tonnes (13.6 short tons; 12.1 long tons)1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierNo. built≈80,000 (all variants)1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierOperational range480 km (300 mi)1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierPassengers11–15 passengers1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierPower/weight22.36 hp/tonne1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierProduced1960–20071.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierSecondary armamentVaries (See text)1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierSuspensiontorsion bar, 5 road wheels1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierTypeArmored personnel carrier1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierUsed bySee Operators1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierVariantsNumerous, see text1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierWarsCold War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Civil conflict in the Philippines…1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierWarsVietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierWarsLaotian Civil War1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierWarsCambodian Civil War1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierWarsCambodian–Vietnamese War1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierWarsSino-Vietnamese War1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierWarsSix-Day War1.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierWarsIndo-Pakistani war of 19651.00infobox
M113 armored personnel carrierWarsCivil conflict in the Philippines1.00infobox

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