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The Cadillac Gage Commando, frequently denoted as the M706 in U.S. military service, [7] is an American armored car designed to be amphibious. [6] It was engineered by Cadillac Gage specifically for the United States Military Police Corps during the Vietnam War as an armed convoy escort vehicle. [7]
A military armored car is a type of armored fighting vehicle having wheels (from four to ten large, off-road wheels) instead of tracks, and usually light armor. Armored cars are typically less expensive and on roads have better speed and range than tracked military vehicles.
For example, the ACAV set (Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle kit for the M113 and M551 Sheridan tank), which successfully met that war's specific needs; and the M114 armored reconnaissance vehicle, which proved inadequate and had to be withdrawn from Vietnam. [3] The M113 armored personnel carrier introduced in Vietnam in 1962 proved to be highly ...
Daimler DZVR 21 / Sd.Kfz. 3 – interwar 4 wheel armoured car; Ehrhardt E-V/4 – World War I vehicle; Kfz 13 – interwar 4 wheel light armoured car; Leichter Panzerspähwagen – a series of light 4x4 armoured cars from Nazi Germany; Schwerer Panzerspähwagen – a family of 6x6 and 8x8 heavy armoured cars deployed by Nazi Germany
Wheeled armoured personnel carrier Vietnam: 4x4 APC that can carry a driver, commander, and 10 other people; 12 people in total. Seems to be amphibious and might include a remote controlled weapons station. [70] Wheeled armoured personnel carrier Vietnam: Leaked photo showed a document of a proposed 8x8 APC. The APC somewhat resembles the BTR-60.
The M578 recovery vehicle is seen here assisting the crew of an M551 Sheridan light tank in Vietnam.. In 1956 the US Army commissioned the Pacific Car & Foundry Company to design an undercarriage for a new series of self-propelled artillery systems that would be lighter, air transportable, and provide a common chassis for multiple vehicles.
An M113 ACAV in Vietnam, 1966 This American M113 has been equipped with hollow steel planking along the flanks in an attempt to improve protection against shaped charge weapons. The "armored cavalry assault vehicle" or "ACAV", was a concept and field modification pioneered by the ARVN in 1963 during the Vietnam War. [62]
Armoured fighting vehicle, any armed combat vehicle protected by armor Armored car (military), a military wheeled armored vehicle; Armored car (valuables), an armored cargo vehicle for transporting valuables; Armored car (VIP), a civilian bullet-proof passenger car or SUV; SWAT vehicle, an armoured vehicle used by specialised police units