The M113 APC arrived in Israel in 1971 and used widely in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The M113 is one of the most widely spread armored vehicles of all times. Besides being a troop carrier it was widely used for support roles such as armored ambulance, mortar carrier, engineer vehicle, command vehicle, etc. The M113 introduced new aluminum armor that made the vehicle much lighter than earlier armored vehicles it was thick enough to protect the crew and passengers against small arms fire but light enough that the vehicle was air transportable and moderately amphibious. The M113 armored personnel carrier was first used by the United States Army’s mechanized infantry units in Vietnam in April 1962 earning the nickname ‘Green Dragon’ by the Viet Cong as it was used to break through the thick jungle to attack and overrun enemy positions. The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that was developed by Food Machinery Corp (FMC).
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