M113: American Armoured Personnel Carrier

The M113 has become as much a recognizable part of the US military machine at war as the Bell UH-1 Iroquois and M16 assault rifle. Earning its stripes in the jungles and highlands of Vietnam, it became the most widely armored vehicle of the campaign. Such was its prowess that the Viet Cong gave it the nickname Green Dragon on account of its ability to go virtually anywhere.

Its groundbreaking aluminum hull gives the M113 a relatively low weight of 12ts, this allows it to be easily transporte...