M113 APC

[@maxxgraber]

one of the funnest vehicles you can drive.

[@ghostmourn]

The real power of theM113 is its mobility, where everything else gets stuck the M113 excels, In Afghanistan EU country's quickly learned to replace heavy and wheeled APC's with M113. (How quickly we forget heard learned lessons of history.)

[@HanSolo__]

You mean like places with no enemy fire threat? Because typical European 8x8 APCs can withstand direct hits of RPG.

[@barrybocho]

I spent a lot of time in this with the army national guard 1968--1974 at ft irwin ca this is the ultimate atv

[@Joshua_N-A]

The battle bus. How many roles you can fit into this thing? It's more like a multipurpose vehicle.

[@Random_Dude4486]

Right?!

[@AndrewKnight68]

I drove these in the 80s I think they needed heaters too. I used to run the engine and remove the access panel for warmth lol that did not work very well. Four years of trying to keep the bloody things running. I dont think i ever got the oil and grease out of my skin. I still cannot hear very well in my right ear due to that noisy engine. I had fun though and am glad I left the army.

[@charleslennon1]

The 1911a1 of APCs. My baby HQ 197 "The Bitch Brick" 1stID HHC 1/16 Infantry MECH Medical Platoon [Evac]. She was better than any girlfriend I've ever had...

[@EnterpriseXI]

I choose this over the Bradley any day

[@shanegalang2]

I was a M113 operator while in the Army in the early 80s. They didnt mention that it also swims. I had alot of fun in these!

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

It has amphibious capability if it's mounted with a village pump.

[@Not-PROTO-]

There is one on are farm sitting in the back corner rusting away

[@2963419]

Bob, The thing that i remember the most is the long rides and everybody trying to sleep with all those bumps.They almost fell but the kept trying to sleep.I am not talking only on the APC but all the vehicles like the BABS, TANKS,DUCE ,ETC.i was in dexheim from 1975 to 1978

[@collinmclaren6608]

Defiantly the M113 is my favorite military vehicle ever. Not over sized like some vehicles. If I had to choose from variants though it would have to be the Belgian AIFV-B-C25.

[@yoyomon001]

It's such a beast that the Adeptus Astartes still uses it in the 41st millennium.

[@thetreblerebel]

I drove a M1068 command vehicle on Korea and Oklahoma. It's fun, it's pretty much a tank. I dunno about floating one in a river,but they say it would float. We used it to send fire missions to M270A1 MLRS launchers through a digital fire control system similar to Google earth.

[@charleslennon1]

It is very good at transversing streams, better than the Bradley.

[@thetreblerebel]

@@charleslennon1 oh I'm sure, the Bradley probably sinks like a stone

[@shanegalang2]

Yes there was some type of an igniter for the heaters, when I was a parts order clerk for a while in a mechanized unit, these igniters were like gold! I would stock up on them and do my best to insure that everybody had a good one.

[@thelordchancellor3454]

Our enemies hide in metal bawkses!

[@bunnyrabbit008]

The best APC ever !

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

One of the best not the best . You definitely dont want it going up against a BTR-60 , BRDM- 2 or BMP-2. Depending on the M113's Armament it's a light armored vehicle. A RPG-7 can take it out if it hits the rear or it can disable it if hits the tred . The good thing about the M113 is that it's maximum speed is 45 miles per hour that makes it hard for Soviet Style Main Battle Tanks, like the T72 to track with it's crank turret. We learned that during Operation Desert Storm with the M2 Bradley. The only thing that would make the M113 a vulnerable target would be it sitting still. You also have 8 troops to worry about if they disembark.

[@TankNutDave]

What a refreshing and honest comment, I like it lol

[@redreaper-xe6so]

@kirbyroxy how enlightened. It's not for roaring into battle, it's for transporting troops. You take them to battle. You stop around the front lines. You charge them based on the time and gas price. You wave and give them your number to call you when they return from their trip. You then go home. It's a taxi, on treads. We have Strykers and Bradleys, but those are combat vehicles. An M113 is just a tracked van or truck (look up M548).

[@grahamkeithtodd]

no we don't use the 234 apc's any more,they reached the end of there service life some years ago!strangely there where two versions of this apc, the Petrol version called SAXON(which had a very nasty habit of catching fire and the diesel engined one that the armoured regiments used to good effect(face it tanks run on diesel so why not the apc's? there was also the ABBOT sp gun version fv 237 and the REME version fv 238 recovery and as for the Royal Engingeers viper version...

[@19baitmaster51]

mine was gas, no heater, and the governor had been tinkered with. Fastest carrier in the company. 81mm mortar in back, and the ammo tubes carried wine bottles just fine.. 1970-71

[@ben44095]

I work on then M113 1974 to 1976 Germany 63 A station 60 kilameter south off sturgkard

[@brucelamberton8819]

Hot, noisy, bumpy, vibrates like hell, full of dust and stinks of fumes - but beats walking!

[@charleslennon1]

and the heater (when it works) gets those socks and MREs just right.

[@redreaper-xe6so]

Not really. It's simple, effective, fast, well armored, and reliable. The engine is a well-proven truck engine. It can keep up with tanks offroad. The armor is much thicker than the nearest rival (the MTLB-U has 1/3 the armor thickness), it swims easily, its fucking simple to drive, and it can be easily modified. They're still sold by the hundreds. No, it may not have a 40mm cannon on it or 400mm of armor, but it's definitely the best in its class.

[@tonylong7627]

You'll never know when that ol girl will retire???????????🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔???????????😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@Dollar1998]

@Isidoros47 well they put focus rather on historical inpact, famousness and poculture influence. Thats imo how they make their lists of "best equipment" ...

[@energizer501]

I fixed and repaired all of my platoons track vehicles that made it off of deadline. Get good at something and dont expect to be promoted. It should be that those who do the most for the platoon get promoted. The ones who slack off are sent to the promotion boards. At least back when 113's were still around. Apparently these are outdated. Yeah so there are 113-A3's. Beyond that I have no clue.

[@IowanLawman]

The M113 with a Gatling GUn turrent is beast

[@lucperreault]

it's 2 crew and 11 troops??? Where did they get their infos?

[@azaharudin973]

It has a many variant.. Some m113 apc become ifv with 30 mm canon that the reduce number carrying troop

[@charleslennon1]

@@azaharudin973 troops, not fat Tanker casualties.

[@chafurdius]

Nice!

[@redreaper-xe6so]

It's a great vehicle because it's NOT just an APC. It's the APC version of the Panzer IV or the Willy's MB--you can mod it heavily, uparm it, uparmor it, etc. Has a tough suspension, a solid engine, excellent mobility on its wide tracks, an adaptable chassis, and a low price. So it's a Swiss army knife on treads. As far as an apc itself, it's mediocre. Far better armor than the BMP and a better chassis, but probably not really that much better than the Marder, Bradley, etc.

[@dr.gmansaturng5228]

The Battle Taxi ! here I am cabby ! All it need was a 20 mm because the .50 is ineffective .

[@Mark2790]

"Paul Beaver". What an awesome name :D

[@tonyantunez8162]

Black ops 1

[@Icedrake201]

Narrator souns like Eredin from Witcher 3.

[@ComasGhost]

BMP 1 :v

[@mokpoly]

Bestseller in the world

[@whimsicalphantom7876]

M113A3 is is complete trash.

[@rhylsaldar]

42 mph ? range : 300 miles laster version ok , not since 40 years best apc ever ???

[@grahamkeithtodd]

errr no the Russian T-34 tank(both the 76 and 84 versions)used a Diesel engine in them(mind you they ripped off the design from the French,who used it to power there airships!) with upgrades this engine went on to be used in most of the rusian tanks(T-44,T-55,T-62 and even the T72) anyway the reason the old M-113 is still beening used is simple..there are thousands of the damm things out there!

[@kirbyroxy]

how old is this video the usa has stuff 20 times better right know

[@calvinjanis]

Bradley is way too loud and has a high profile.

[@8888Duke8888]

its my policy 5/5

[@8888Duke8888]

i don't quite get the thing being the best afv ever made...... i get that it has been in service for a long time, but that is just because it dosn't matter if the thing is recycled from coke cans. your just supposed to roar up in the piece of shit and jump out, whether it is a vomit comet or not.

[@davidspade200]

What I'm saying is that the M113 will only shield against up to a 30 caliber rifle round. The AK-47 is a 30 caliber rifle. I'll put it this way, the M113 is a piece of shit.

[@josephstalin115]

davidspade200 AK-47 cartridge is bigger 7.62-39mm

[@weapons184]

m2 bradley is better

[@brucelamberton8819]

The only thing a Bradley has over an M113 is its gun.

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

The M2 Bradley is based off of the M113.

[@fabio6170]

Paper tank xD

[@Legpuska101]

Operation Flashpoint :)

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

Cold War Crisis the M113 is perfect for clearing villages and and for being used as a rear vehicle to support a cloumn of Hummves. I use it in Mercenaries 2 World in Flames .

[@davidspade200]

The M113 is a piece of shit. All they care about is the service length. Anything above a 30 caliber rifle such as an AK-47 or M14 can penetrate this thing's armor. I would much rather ride in a Bradley.

[@josephstalin115]

davidspade200 nahhh I would ride leo2A5 than all of this shit

[@weapons184]

whatever im just saying that there is more better apc's in the world than the M113

[@segundogimenez915]

In my opinion , Russian are better , they generally have a more dynamic form .

[@josephstalin115]

Segundo Gimenez but they're bad when placing Ammo-rack. ........ UNTIL THE RUS REALISED PUTTING 40 ROUNDS OF TANK AMMO WITH LARGE FUEL TANKS INSIDE A VEHICLE WITH THIN ARMOR it was A very very bad idea