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M113 armored personnel carrier

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The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier developed and produced by the FMC Corporation, sent to United States Army Europe in 1961 and first used in combat in April 1962 when the United States supplied it to the South Vietnamese army. It became the most widely used armored vehicle of the United States Army in the Vietnam War and was the first aluminum-hulled combat vehicle put into mass production, with armor thick enough to protect its crew from small arms fire while remaining light enough to be air transportable and moderately amphibious. An estimated 80,000 M113-family vehicles have been produced and used by more than fifty countries, and thousands remain in combat service including with the Israel Defense Forces. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Armored personnel carrier 1
Introduced Year
1960 2
Introduced Year
1961 1
Classification
Caliber
.50 BMG 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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Operated By

Australian Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Canadian Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Israeli Defense Forces, Armed Forces and Units
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United States Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Cambodian Civil War, Wars
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Gulf War, Wars
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Wars
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Wars
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Iran-Iraq War, Wars
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Iraq War, Wars
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Kosovo War, Wars
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Laotian Civil War, Wars
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Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
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Six-Day War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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Yemeni Civil War, Wars
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Yom Kippur War, Wars
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Yugoslav Wars, Wars
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1. Wikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrier
  • Lead, first sentence
    The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier (APC) that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation.
  • Lead, second sentence
    The M113 was sent to United States Army Europe in 1961 to replace the mechanized infantry's M59 APCs.
  • service status
    An estimated 80,000 M113-family vehicles have been produced and used by more than fifty countries, and thousands remain in combat service including with the Israel Defense Forces
  • Used In: Vietnam War, infobox wars field: 'Vietnam War'
  • Used In: Laotian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Laotian Civil War'
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Cambodian Civil War'
  • Used In: Six-Day War, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'
  • Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, infobox wars field: 'Indo-Pakistani war of 1965'
  • Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, infobox wars field: 'Indo-Pakistani war of 1971'
  • Used In: Yom Kippur War, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran?Iraq War'
  • Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
  • Used In: Yugoslav Wars, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'
  • Used In: Kosovo War, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'
  • Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian Civil War'
  • Used In: Yemeni Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Yemeni Civil War'
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian War'
  • Operated By: United States Army, Wikipedia article text
    United States Army mechanized infantry units in Vietnam were fully equipped with the M113 APC/ACAV, which consisted of one headquarters company and three line companies, normally with an authorized strength of approximately 900 men.
  • Operated By: Israeli Defense Forces, Wikipedia article text
    The M113 took part in the Yom Kippur War in October 1973, when the IDF was equipped with 448 M113s that saw action on the Sinai and Golan fronts.
  • Operated By: Australian Army, Wikipedia article text
    The Australian Army also used the M113 in Vietnam.
  • Operated By: Canadian Army, Wikipedia article text
    It has also been used by the Canadian Army as the Lynx reconnaissance vehicle.
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2. Wikidata: M113 armored personnel carrier
Wikidata Q462407, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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