Friday, November 21, 2008

M113

IOC: 1960
Total Production: 80,000

M125

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
United Defense

Family Members
M1059
M106
M1064
M1068
M113
M548
M577
M58
M730
M901
M981

Description: M113 is an amphibious, air-transportable, full tracked family of light armored vehicles intended to perform a variety of battlefield missions. It includes more than 10 variants. M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) entered service in 1960, M113A1 in 1964, M113A2 in 1979 and M113A3 in 1987. The other variants of M113 family feature similar capabilities of A1, A2 or A3 configuration. More than 80,000 M113 vehicles have been produced of which 70,000 are M113 models.

M113 vehicles have been sold to more than 50 countries worldwide and is being produced under license in allied nations such as Turkey and the Netherlands. M113 have seen combat in Vietnam, North of Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia. It was deployed during the Gulf War (1990-1991) and during operation Iraqi Freedom (2003). The US Army utilizes M113A2 and A3 models and is expected to standardize to the A3 configuration before the arrival of its replacement, the Future Combat Systems (FCS) family of manned and unmanned ground vehicles, by 2010-1014 timeframe.

M125 is a self-propelled mortar carrier. It is equipped with a 81mm mortar mounted on the rear and fires through a hatch on the roof.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2, Passengers 11

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 81 mm

Dimensions: Height 2.2 m, Length 4.9 m, Width 2.7 m

Weights: Max Weight 14,000 kg (30,864 lb)

Performance: Max Range 483 km (261 nm), Top Speed 18 mps (36 kt)

Power: Power 275 shp

Operators

United States of America

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

Leave Feedback >>