M113 armoured
personnel carrier
Type Armored personnel carrier
Origin United States
In service 1960–present
Wars Vietnam War, Yom Kippur War (Israel), Operation Just Cause, (Panama),
Iran-Iraq war (Iran),
Operation Desert Storm (Iraq), Kosovo War, Operation Enduring Freedom
(Afghanistan), Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq)
Number built 80,000
Crew 2
Passengers 11 passengers
Armor aluminum 12–38 millimetres (0.47–1.5 in)
Primary armament M2 Browning machine gun
Secondary armament varies (see text)
Engine Detroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine
Suspension torsion bar, 5 road wheels
Range 480 km
Speed 67.6 km/h , 5.8 km/h swimming
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