M113 APC 1960-75: US, ARVN, and Australian variants in Vietnam

by Jamie Prenatt, Henry Morshead (Illustrator), Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)

Overview

The M113 is the most widely used and versatile armored vehicle in the world. Fielded in 1960 as a simple “battlefield taxi,” over 80,000 M113s would see service with 50 nations around the world and 55 years later, many thousands are still in use. In addition to its original role of transporting troops across the battlefield, specialized versions perform a multitude of other functions including command and control, fire support, anti-tank and anti-aircraft defense, and casualty evacuation.

This new fully illustrated study examines the service record of the M113 from its initial fielding through the end of the Vietnam War. It will also describe the many US, South Vietnamese, and Australian variants of the M113 used in the Vietnam War as well as information on tactics, unit tables of organization and equipment, and a selection of engagements in which the M113 played a decisive role.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472817464
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	11/21/2017
Series:	New Vanguard , #252
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Jamie E. Prenatt is a senior analyst in the Department of Defense. He has over 30 years of military and civilian intelligence experience and has served in a wide range of analytic, leadership, and representational assignments. He holds an MA in Government/National Security Policy from Georgetown University and has a particular interest in weapon systems development. He has taught military history, wargaming, and historical miniature painting at the Smithsonian Institution for several years and intelligence studies at the university level.

Henry Morshead is the Chief Designer for the Hill HX50 helicopter. He also works in the automotive and bespoke sectors, with clients including BAC Mono and Arrival, and is a STEM Ambassador with the Bloodhound supersonic car project. A former officer in the Royal Engineers and illustrator for Jane's, he maintains a keen interest in the design and use of military land and air vehicles.

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

The progenitors

Design and Development 8

The M113

Major Variants 9

M113 ACAV

M125 and M106

M577

M132

M548

XM163

XM734

XM806E1

M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV)

M113A1 Fitter's vehicle

Combat History: South Vietnam 18

Ap Bac - January 2, 1963

Due Co - August 9, 1965

Operations in Cambodia - April-June 1970

Lam Son 719 - February-March 1971

Combat History: United States 28

Ap Bau Bang - November 11, 1965 and March 19-20, 1967

Ambush at Ap Hung Nghia - November 21, 1966

The second battle of Suoi Cat - May 21, 1967

The anonymous battle - March 26, 1970

Combat History: Australia 37

The battle of Long Tan - August 18, 1966

Operation Hammersley - February-March 1970

Other Free-World Forces 45

South Korea

Thailand

Philippines

Selected Bibliography 47

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

. . . an excellent edition to Osprey's extensive series of books on military hardware and materiel.” —VVA Veteran

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