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| Product code: | 6560 |
|---|---|
| Number: | V489432 |
| Stock place: | 0.0 |
| Time period: | Ajanjakso 1960-1979 |
| Vehicle type: | Tela-ajoneuvo |
| Country: | Yhdysvallat |
| Brand: | Italeri |
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The
M113 is one of the most famous armored personnel carrier in the history
of military vehicles. It has a “fully tracked” layout and it entered in
service at the beginning of ‘60s. The M113 was the most widely used
armored vehicle of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps in the
Vietnam War. On the M113 hull was developed the self-propelled
anti-aircraft gun M163 VADS (Vulcan Air Defense System). The M163
adopted the General Dynamics 20 mm. M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, installed
in a small turret above the hull, and a radar system for the control of
the fire. The M163 was designed to complement the M48 Chaparral missile
system and to provide the highest level of anti-aircraft and
anti-helicopter defense to the ground troops. The huge firepower of its
20 mm gun could however also be used, with devastating effects, against
terrestrial targets. The M163 was mainly used by the United States Army
and it is still used today by many Countries.
