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The M114 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier is a Vietnam War-era tracked armored fighting vehicle, used by the United States Army. It was manufactured by the Cadillac Division of General Motors in the early 1960s. The M114 was designed to be fast and stealthy for use in the reconnaissance role.
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]
Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Soviet ...
A United States Air Force M113 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in November 2008. The vehicle was a part of the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's immediate response forces (IRF) and equipped with slat armor and an M2 Browning. Modified versions of the Vietnam War ACAV sets were deployed [when?] to Iraq to equip the standard M113s still ...
U.S. Army National Guard M1117 armored security vehicles at Fort Stewart, Georgia in June 2010.. The vehicle (originally the ASV-150) is a purpose-built 21st-century version of Cadillac Gage's V-100 Commando family of Armored fighting vehicles which was used by the U.S. Army Military Police during the Vietnam War; [4] whose duties often consisted of providing armed escort for wheeled convoys.
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The M577 command post carrier, also known as the M577 command post vehicle or armored command post vehicle, is a variant of the M113 armored personnel carrier that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation to function on the battlefield as a mobile command post i.e. a tactical operations centre, usually at the battalion level.
The M88 recovery vehicle is one of the largest armored recovery vehicles (ARV) in use by United States Armed Forces. There are three variants, the M88 , the M88A1 , and the M88A2 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System).