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The M113 is an armored personnel carrier family of vehicles in use with the US military and many other nations.

It is a tracked vehicle capable of limited amphibious operation in lakes and streams, extended cross-country travel over rough terrain, and high speed operation on improved roads. The M113 family has many variants and modifications that are used in a variety of combat and combat support roles. Approximately 80,000 units of all types have been produced worldwide making it the most widely used armored fighting vehicle of all time. Although not a tank, or even designed as a fighting vehicle, the M113 was the most effective armored vehicle of the Vietnam war, and remains in service and production in the 2000s.

History

The M113 was first introduced in 1960, developed from the M59 and M75 which were designed by Ford Motor Company and Kaiser Aluminium and Chemical Co. APC’s S15 power conditioner | Home Entertainment. in the late 1950s. The M113 was originally developed and manufactured by FMC of San Jose, California to fulfil the requirement to be an "Airborne Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Family" (AAM-PVF) [1] of all-purpose, all-terrain armored fighting vehicles as outlined by General James M. Gavin who was the Army's Chief of Research & Development at the time.

Design

The M113 was the first American modern "battle taxi", developed to carry infantry to battle. It requires a crew of two and can carry an additional eleven soldiers.