AFV Club  | 35113 | M113 ACAV | 1:35

Plastic model kit, glue and paint are not included. What is included:

• Interior
• Decals for 6 US Army vehicles and one from the Republic of China
• Various machine guns such as .50 Cal M2 or M134
• Moveable tracks

Background information

The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier (APC) that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation. The M113 was sent to United States Army Europe in 1961 to replace the mechanized infantry's M59 APCs. The M113 was first used in combat in April 1962 after the United States provided the South Vietnamese army (ARVN) with heavy weaponry such as the M113, under the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) program. Eventually, the M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War and was used to break through heavy thickets in the midst of the jungle to attack and overrun enemy positions.

M113 A1

The original version (the M113) was powered by 209 hp (156 kW) Chrysler 75M V8 gasoline engine.

Starting in 1964, the gasoline engine was replaced with a 215 hp (160 kW) 6V-53 Detroit Diesel engine, to take advantage of the better fuel economy and the reduced fire hazard of the diesel engine. This is what differentiates the A1 from the normal M113.