Andy's HHQ | AHHQ-009 | M113 U.S. Armored Personnel Carrier | 1:16

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

• Moveable suspension & workable tracks
• 2 in 1 Version! A1 and A1ACAV can be built
• Two highly detailed .50 cal machine guns
• Hatches can be built in open or closed position
• Detailed fighting & driving compartment
• Full figure included (Jason Studio)
• PE- and clear parts included
• Without engine

History

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. 

It was largely known as an "APC" or an "ACAV" (armored cavalry assault vehicle) by the allied forces.

Armamant

The basic M113 armored personnel carrier can be fitted with a number of weapon systems. The most common weapon fit is a single .50 caliber M2 machine gun. However, the mount can also be fitted with a 40 mm Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher.

A number of anti-tank weapons could be fitted to the standard variant: the U.S. Army developed kits that allowed the M47 Dragon and BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile systems to be mounted.

Variants

M113
This is the original version, powered by a 209 hp (156 kW) Chrysler 75M V8 gasoline engine.

M113A1
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. The suffix A1 was used on all variants to denote a diesel engine, i.e. an M106A1 was an M106 mortar carrier equipped with a diesel engine.

M113A1 ACAV
This version is a M113A1 with extra shields to protect the gunners and were intended to be used more as assault vehicles than personell cariers.