XM-800 Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle - Valparaiso, FL
N 30° 27.918 W 086° 33.636
16R E 542180 N 3370428
Experimental Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle, part of an Army project to replace the M-113 APC.
Waymark Code: WMH6HW
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2013
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The XM800 Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle, or ARSV, was an experimental scout vehicle developed by the US Army in the 1970s. It was part of a series of armored vehicles being designed by the Army to replace their existing armored personnel carriers, the M113 and M114, with vehicles with greatly improved fighting capabilities. While the MICV-65 program focused on troop carriers, a separate requirement for a scout vehicle led to the XM800. None of the vehicles from the MICV-65 project entered production, although they provided valuable experience that was used in the M2 Bradley.
This XM-800 is one of only two in existence. It is displayed painted for the Eglin AFB EOD School.
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