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I did a lot of my Service time in or supporting Armor units. When the high heat was on, when the long hours of operation hit, when all the other tracks were going down, the M113 with it's Detroit Diesel was always up and Mission Capable. Not to say they didn't break down, but you could usually use the bailing wire and chewing gum to get it through the Mission.

i served my first two years in the u.s. army in the 8th id in mainz germany , i was a tc on m113

@trainspotter_brenzbahn

3 ай бұрын

As a conscript in the German Army in 1980/81, I was happy not to have a German tank, but an American one. 👋🏼

I absolutely love the M113. I was formally and professionally trained on how to drive, inspect, repair and outfit and load the vehicle for missions. Some of my lesser fortunate friends who didn't have cars back home got their first driving lessons...in an APC!

@oreticeric8730

4 ай бұрын

Fratercontendunt...: Rossian RPG Love Much a M-113😂😂😂

My father operated the m113 when he was in the national guard then moved to the Bradley ifv in the 80s

@ronaldreaganthegoat3828

3 жыл бұрын

Did your dad tell you why they switched to the Bradley?

@hendo513

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldreaganthegoat3828 his national guard unit moved him to the bradley and it was the first generation bradleys too

@ronaldreaganthegoat3828

3 жыл бұрын

Oh@@hendo513

Man, it brings back memories. I was driving a M113 back in the 80`s in the Royale Danish Army.

Awesome video! This vehicle is so interesting, and there is so much more to it than most people think. I drove an M113F3 while I was in the Norwegian army.

@WeaponDetective

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your nice comment

A Cold War classical piece of American equipment seen service around the globe, from the wilderness of Africa, muddy jungle of Vietnam, deserts of the Middle East, cold wilderness of the Nordic, Islands of the Philippines and vast plains of Eastern Ukraine. Doing every combat and support role possible whether carrying infantry, transporting supplies, being artillery, destroying tanks, shooting at aircrafts and saving lives under armor. Fought everyone, everywhere, for and against the same governments that bought it. Truly a timeless design.

My dad says that when he drove the M113 APC in the singapore army in the 1980s, he was sweating like crazy as singapore is a humid country, also cuz there's no air conditioner, unlike our current APC, the Hunter. Now he jealous

My M113 mortar carrier in the German Bundeswehr at the Infantry battalion 6/72 Schwere Kompanie in 1998. Best memory was racing another 113 during icy winter when the commander wasn't around lol.

Cool video. I drove/rode 'em as a 19-D then 11-B. Never heard 'em called "M one-hundred thirteen"; always "M-one-one-three" in U.S.

@WeaponDetective

3 жыл бұрын

When we were preparing this video, we preferred to use a more formal language. In our later videos, we started to use the common name of the system, as you mentioned.

@ronaldreaganthegoat3828

3 жыл бұрын

@William Hutchinson that's a bit racist dude

@BigDaddy-fx4nx

2 жыл бұрын

yep 19D 1/11th ACR it's a 1-1-3.....you can tell who is and who isn't.

Awesome. M113 the work horse of PH mechanized infantry. Thanks weapons detective for investigating this legendary and iconic weapon :)

Beautiful loud machine, i was a T-LAV driver in Afghanistan in 2010, Love the screaming detroit diesel, even if my ears are still ringing from it.

i drove an M113 in 1970 in the army stationed in Germany. it had the Chrysler gasoline engine, i absolutely loved it

Some are even used by fire, police & search & rescue teams

@urmumisaho69

3 жыл бұрын

In Australia they modified 12 for bushfire rescues

@stephenle-surf9893

3 жыл бұрын

I can see these little fellas getting people out of these wild fires in America, yanks bren gun carriers brilliant.

@urmumisaho69

3 жыл бұрын

Stephen Le-surf they’re useful as they are literally ALL TERRAIN, 500gl tank installed with fire retardant incase fire fronts turn or ember attacks and flash overs, also amphibious so if worse comes to worse just drive into the nearest (large) body of water and wait it out. We welded an external TP with sprinkler for this very reason. Literally create and umbrella of solid water around the vehicle. I drove them with 3/4 CAV C SQUADRON, for a few months before my rotation ended so I know what I’m talking about also Been fighting fires in Aussie scrub since I was 7 on me old mans farm. The biggest risk in wildfires are people from the cities calling the shots, I don’t give a fuck what their text book says as it’s the reason we end up with so much fuel for fires in the first place. Anyone who claims it’s a result of climate change instead of poor land management needs a punch in the throat. Experience out ranks everything.

@missouripatriot6926

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen us combat engineer s manning these

@hilmust6278

3 жыл бұрын

And as far as Serbian and Yugoslav Para Military groups

My command 113 (we always called them one-one-threes or simply apc’s or tracks) was upgraded to the A3 version i believe in 1989. The performance was much better, though I preferred the old stick steering of the earlier model. Towing the heavier M163 (which we called Vulcans even though that technically was the name of the gun) was easy with the A3. The new brakes were drastically more powerful which led to some skids and scares. When it was new, we were following a Hummer road guide who stupidly slammed his brakes, and my driver did the same. The road was wet and we skidded a few feet before gaining friction. I grabbed the .50 cal for dear life and watched as we nosed over to what seemed to be near 90 degrees but likely was less than 45. Then she rocked back and forth as my driver and I caught our breath. We got Kevlar panels on the upgrade, which we likely had too much confidence in, and we really appreciated the external fuel tanks. I would be very interested in why the army persisted in not having gun shields installed as you had to expose half your body to use the gun, and they learned the danger of that in Vietnam.

@anon457

Жыл бұрын

Im sure the reason for the lack of armour protection is due to the same 2 reasons that are generally the case when they fail to do things that seem like common sense to everyone else, money and lack of give a crap cause the people who make those decisions aren't the ones out there getting shot.

the ACAV version was the heart of the 11th ACR's mobile tactics. It was according to those who crewed them very effective and well suited to the mission. I was a scout pilot and during the Cambodian campaign I wanted to get view from the ground, see what the guys I was supporting saw. At a forward position, I forget where, I asked if I could go along to observe. The vehicle commander, an E-5 looked incredulously as me as if to say, " you are out of your mind." I told him why and he said, "Can you handle a 60?" As it happened I could, I could even field strip one. He said, "Take the left 60." Off we went for a terrifying ride. I could not see 20 feet into the trees and bushes. But I tried to appear calm and casual, thinking about my instructions, "When I shoot you shoot. Doesn't matter if you can see anything." Later in another job, I took the opportunity to drive a 113 around a storage park at Long Bin. I didn't feel any safer in the driver's seat than I had standing to a 60. But the guys who crewed them and lived in them felt good about the ACAV.

This video gained a lot of renewed relevance since last summer. More than 90,000 M113s of all model types have been produced since it came out. Those are serious numbers for armored anything let alone just an APC.

I always thought if you had several acres of land, a _surplus_ M113 would be a cool vehicle for traveling around it.

Greetings from Germany. Drive the M113 1980/81 in the German Army. We swim through the rivers like a Mississippi steamer.

In my unit we used the M1068 variant of the M113, which is a modern FDC armored command post our our platoon command. We sent digital fire missions to the launchers from the m1068. They are really cool vehicles. And it's loud buttoned up...

gotta be one of my favorite vehicles to look at and to ride in. you feel bad ass when you’re riding in the back and that ramp drops

I was a m60 gunner on a m113 in Viet Nam 71-72 A Troop 1/1Armored Calvary196th .. no one rode inside we stole jeep seats from other units and lash them on the top . We would larrger at night and would unroll a 8ft section of chain link fence and place it front of the track .This was for RPG protection.

Only problem with the M113's were timid drivers. Had one Lt complain constantly his track wasn't up to snuff. Took his ass out on a test track and let it rip. When I finally pulled to a stop (almost standing it on its nose) this Lt was so terrified he could barely stand. It is a good reliable track though definitely not bullet proof. Same goes for the M-42 Duster when used in ground support.

An M113 could still be useful ferrying ammunition and other cargo to the front. It would do better off road than a wheeled vehicle. Its armor could stop artillery splinters and 7.62 bullets. It could get in places a wheeled vehicle might not be able to. It might work well as an ambulance for the same reasons as the ones mentioned previously. They would have to find a way to strap the wounded men down, because the ride in an M113 is kind of rough. It would be a very cheap solution to a lot of problems. Compared to what other modern military vehicles cost an M113 comes dirt cheap.

After Vietnam war era,the M113 was UPGRADED by Vietnam People's Army(VPA).After upgrade,some M113 Apcs become a M106 mortar carrier.

Iam from Brazil and iam pilot one this Nice Channel i love it

@WeaponDetective

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your nice comment

The first time I saw this APC was in Command and Conquer

In fact , during the period 1965 to the end of the war, the m113 was greatly reduced in effectiveness because of the appearance of the RPG 2. The RPG 2 only needed one shot to penetrate the aluminum armor of the m113 and the RPG 2 had more numbers than the RPG 7 ,due to lower prices arvn's solution is to use steel mesh and it works but only works for rpg 2 and not effective before rpg 7

Nice video from excellent specific channel ( weapons detective) about M-113 vehicle its characters and abilities also video labelled with clearly to several countries having similar types to M-113 armoury vehicle's thanks for sending

On April 4, 2003 SFC Paul Ray Smith died while earning the Medal of Honor manning a .50 on top of an M113 in Iraq. A .50 with no shield or armor like the M113's had 35 years earlier in Vietnam.

@brett76544

14 күн бұрын

I can remember when his kids where born.That was a bad day for us.

Yes, Philippine army have many variations of M113 such as APCs, IFVs, Light armored vehicle destroyer, Mortar Carrier,Armored Ambulance and Anti tank. M113 is very useful for Philippine Army cuz it supported the ground troops fighting the Maute-ISIS rebels during Marawi Siege

I was a gunner on a M901 , good times !

I drove one one in the canadian army with tow mounted .quite a diverse machine.

El mejor blindado a orugas de todos los tiempos y el mejor diseñado para multifunción.👏👍

i served for 3 years in the German Army. I was a Tankdriver of the M113 or in the Bundeswehr MTW. Is a interesting vehicel. Very fast 😁, but we have the german Tuning Version. More than 60 km/h 😉

My friend was a Turkish M113T2 TOW carrier gunner in syria. He scored 2 kills against ISIS BMPs.

She has come a long way and is also remembered in movies and pc games.

Sus vídeo son muy buenos estimado ,se salen de la norma por su excelente contenido , disfruté mucho el vídeo del Eitan ,su análisis y explicación del porqué las IDF ahora emplearán vehículos 8x8 y abandonarán algunas orugas. No sólo se limita Ud. a explicarnos el material , si no tambíen comparte sus conocimientos de una manera fácil y actual de entender ,gracias .👍👏

@WeaponDetective

3 жыл бұрын

Gracias por tu lindo comentario

М113 БТР самый лучший ветеран труда армии США. На протяжении многих лет. Классный БТР безотказный для мото пехоты США.

Hm, Missing any mentioning of the YPR765 AIFV and its derivates. The NL version of the YPR765 (no longer in use except with military police forces.) were transferred to Egypt and Jordania and also serves in Belgium, Turkey and South Korea.

The Australian M113AS4 looks simply outstanding!

@amsuther

Жыл бұрын

Super Buckets !

@1337flite

7 ай бұрын

@@amsuther LOL I bet most watchers won't know what a "Bucket" is.

I like the Australian AS4 version with longer wheel base. 👍

The smoke discharges never worked well yet the hatches up mode was easy hatches down with cracked periscope and gas mask on a definite challenge hatches down

Good video

Yes Phils. Equipped it with electronics on machine guns and Anti tank guns and mortars installed hy Eilbit systems of Israel. Quite very effective as APC and a light battle tanks.

In the Ottawa River it floats when the fuel pedal is depressed and don't panic

حالين سايق ناقلة M113 فعلا راقيه تستخدم لعدة مهام ولاكن اصبحت من الطراز القديم لاتملك اجهزه متطوره مثل الرؤية اليليه وايضا تدريع السلاح فوق الناقله

I drove this vehicle for 6 years RCD Armoured Recce

The M113A2 did not have external fuel tanks, the M113A3 did...

It's like a Sherman It was mass produced, Did it's job well, Wasn't the most luxurious tank but is definitely better than not being in it, The most important of all you could do what ever the fuck you want with the APC

Whats the level of protection of the armour? May be a silly question, but could a 7.62 pass through?

Also known as the "Garbage container" in Europe. The reason is it looks like a garbage skip / container in the distance... So if you are parked and you get thrash thrown at your M113, you know why.

@matovicmmilan

2 жыл бұрын

Good one!

@fabonzanaon8177

2 жыл бұрын

We also called it combat toaster.

A good video as always. I think the M113 is better than the Stryker.

I find it really bizarre that the M113 was only referred to as the Gavin when it started to be phased out of service.

I always thought these were some of the coolest looking military vehicles as a kid haha.

You have to release the stiff tiller bars and allow the vehicle to go down side ways it won't flip

Hey can you tell me how much it cost? Is it still reliable? What are its weaknesses?

The best vehicle eveeeer

I swam one across lakes and you were lucky to have the deck more than a foot out of water. With out the trim vain the water would have flooded over the deck.

I ain't going to lie. I had that thing up to 40mph. Lol. Couldn't drive it anymore but hey its fun

I shall answer this challenge with a BMP my good sir.

my father drove the old version in the 80's

I never served in the military, but my uncle did. He stated that the M113 just wasn't as comfortable a ride as he would prefer for longer durations and instead stated that his preferred taxi was the BDX. Don't know how relevant that is to the value of each vehicle though, not to mention that it's just one guy. If the M113 was such a poor ride, then they probably wouldn't have been the eminent APC across the world, while the BDX was never exported

Philippines M113 A2 with a 75mm gun from a FV110 Scorpion.

I had a license to operate one before.

@ivi7017

3 жыл бұрын

wow！

@SKpressxazopouli

3 жыл бұрын

The duck? me too!

You overlooked, completely, the Kangaroo that was widely used in North West Europe in 1944-5. As such Gavin would have been exposed to their use whilst his division was in Holland. The Kangaroo of course was not the whole story, but it was a significant doctrinal advance on what had gone before.

Say it with me : "M-1,1,3."

The lynx was Canadas recce buggy! 1131/2 ! Black hats.

I served on that from 1972-1980 inclusive 1973 war and we won

There is one in the back corner of are farm on its side rusting and its been there for longer than iv been alive :/

Surprised you didn’t focus on the Australian army’s use of M113A1?

My Country the Philippines use this during Marawi City

No heat no worries loud engine never fall asleep

Andrea Lynne Inouye Combat Jake at the time 1990 to 1996

Are you seriously ignoring the Kangaroo? the first fully tracked APC to see major combat service. Yes they were converted from Priest SP artillery and Ram tank hulls, but they set the standard for the layout and use of APC's post war.

@nunyabidness3075

2 жыл бұрын

Wasnt the converted priest called a deacon?

I used to drive one.

ITs...ONE ONE THREE in US ARMY, LOL not Gavin!!!

if i recall correctly, in the 70ies they cost new about 50.000$ !!! dirt cheap.

By today's standards, it's a coffin on wheels.

And recently is a few weeks ago M113s in Ukraine were dashing around making rapping advances and equally rapid retreats firing on Russian positions. They're mobility allowing them to rapidly maneuver across the battlefield keeping them from getting hit.

Its the bmp.. that comes first

Interesting. With so many great anti vehicles weapons, I would really be reluctant to put myself into that metal box. It does protect against rocks of course... hey, Israel?

I took It down a huge hill side ways let go the tiller bars and as I got down the icy huge hill I had full control again just loosen the tiller bars and relax relax relax

Nobody says: "M-One Hundred Thirteen"; rather "M-one, one three".

im actually a driver or the 113 mortar variant

Crew comfy umfy umf umf not always easy in a sense of urgency

Speed and violence

I saw M113s burnt-out all over Lebanon

Australia upgraded theirs but they are due to retire them

@davidhale7551

2 жыл бұрын

Yep , some M one one threes had Saladdin Turrets fitted, designated as FSV ( Fire Suopport Vehicle). Later units had UK Scorpion turrets fitted, designated MRV ( Medium Recconisance Vehicles). Most Having been upgraded or replaced.

Dude shot at 1:24 is a little sketchy.. lol

1:25 KIA

"The M one hundred and thirteen" ..... LOL, and now the way it said in the US Army, "the M one one three".

Basically a tank without a turret lmao

@satanihelvetet

2 жыл бұрын

No. A tank hasn't a passenger compartment, instead i has stronger armour.

This is still better than the M one thousand one hundred twenty six Stryker.

BTR: Am I a joke to you?

@Centurion101B3C

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, come off it! Why so thin skinned? (hint-hint, wink-wink, nod-nod).

🇦🇼

Well well, the M113A2 could never Hold a full Squad + Crew aaand had A Internal Feul tank...11 + 2 🤣 24th ID & 3rd AD, Mech Inf. 79'-83'...

>em one hundred thirteen lol