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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 as the M113, under the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) program.
M113 CESV; SIDAM 25 – A self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon 276 made by upgrading old M113 plus about 150 for 25 mm ammo supply. M113 with 120 mm mortar, a M113 version developed with a French 120 mm in the place of the 107 mm US mortar. Several hundreds made, 150 of them were exported to Libya in the 1980s.
Ambulance versions of the M113 have existed for nearly as long as the vehicle has been in production, and fielded by many different countries. During the Vietnam War the U.S. Army introduced the M113 medevac vehicle to function as an armored ambulance for the treatment and evacuation of wounded personnel from the battlefield.
The M113A2, a modernised version of the ubiquitous M113 APC which has been in service with US military forces since the early 1960s, was chosen as a platform for the project, as its expansive interior was considered ideal for mounting a self-contained firefighting system, and its armour would provide the crew with protection not only from fires ...
The insurgent plans were based on three main task forces. The first consisted of two battalions of marines and a company of M113 armored personnel carriers (APCs). Two battalions of airborne troops regarded as being pro-Diệm were moved to Bình Dương Province to the north of the capital and replaced with the two marine battalions. [1]
M113: 120 mm Israel United States: 1124 1124 Since 1990 US Army (1076) Egyptian Army(36) Royal Thai Army (12) M113 equipped with M120 (Soltam K6) mortar [65] [66] [67] M120G Rak: Borsuk: 120 mm Poland ― ― In development ― Replacement of the Soviet mortars by this new system, mortar carriers split among the tracked Borsuk and the wheeled ...
M113 Armoured Recovery Vehicle Light (ARVL): This variant was used to recover other vehicles from the field. [39] M577A1 Armoured Command Vehicle (ACV): This variant had a raised rear hull to accommodate working spaces for headquarters staff. [40] The working space could be extended by erecting a canvas tent which was attached to the hull.
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