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This became known in Israel as the "APC disaster". The vulnerability of the M113 armored personnel carrier to IEDs and RPGs led the IDF to later begin to develop the Namer APC. [33] M113s were used again in the 2006 Lebanon War and Operation Cast Lead. Column of Israeli M113s approaching Gaza, during Operation Protective Edge in 2014.
A specifically modified and equipped M113 for use as an armored ambulance. M113 HVMS – a prototype armed with a 60mm HVMS gun in a lightweight turret. M113 L-VAS – a prototype equipped with Light Vehicle Armour System (L-VAS). Urban Fighter – IMI developed modification, with upgraded "Iron Wall" armor, capable of repelling IED and EFP ...
An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world. According to the definition in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, an APC is "an armoured ...
The M113A4 armored medical evacuation vehicle (AMEV) is a U.S. Army variant of a M113 armored personnel carrier (APC) made by United Defense (now part of BAE Systems) modified to function as a battlefield emergency medical evacuation (medevac) vehicle. It replaced the M113A3 armored ambulance in U.S. military service and is designed to operate ...
1,000 km (620 mi) Maximum speed. 90 km/h (56 mph) Eitan (Hebrew for "steadfast", "firm" or "strong") is an armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) developed by the Merkava and Armoured Vehicles Directorate in the IMOD to replace the ageing M113 armoured personnel carrier in use by the Israel Defense Forces. [7] Its armored personnel carrier (APC ...
M113A2 Firefighting Vehicle. The M113A2 Firefighting Vehicle was a US Army prototype of a M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) modified to carry a system for dispensing fire suppressant liquid to combat petrochemical fires encountered on the battlefield. Only one vehicle was built and the system did not go into production.
M108 howitzer. The M108 howitzer is an American self-propelled 105 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s as a replacement for the M52 self-propelled howitzer. [1] The M108 was powered by a Detroit Diesel turbocharged 8V-71T 8-cylinders 405 hp engine. It used the same hull and turret as the 155 mm M109 self-propelled howitzer, and ...
Maximum speed. 70 km/h (43 mph) The Bionix (BX) is a family of tracked Singaporean armoured fighting vehicles developed by ST Kinetics (formerly Singapore Technologies Automotive, which is now known as Singapore Technologies Engineering). Intended to augment the Singapore Army's aging M113 armoured personnel carriers, it is the first indigenous ...