M113A1 APC - AAIM, Singleton, NSW, Australia
S 32° 37.741 E 151° 10.526
56H E 328834 N 6388368
This M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) is in good condition, in the courtyard of the Infantry Museum at Singleton.
Waymark Code: WMY7RX
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 05/06/2018
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This Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) looks similar to the M113AS4 that is shown on the Army website, but I believe that it is more likely to be in the M113 'family'. As it seems shorter, and possibly a little taller, AND this one only has FIVE track wheels each side, whereas the M113AS4 has SIX.
It is most possibly a M113A1. According to Wikipedia, all of the M113 family of vehicles and the variants are to be replaced around 2025.
Australian Army Equipment
The M113A1 APC was developed, and made by the Food Machinery Corporation of San Jose, California, in the USA, and introduced the Australian Army in 1964, and been in service for 50 years. It is a "Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier with aluminium hull and equipped with a steel T50 (Aust) turret with provision for one .50 inch M2HB and one .30 L3A3 Browning machine guns. There are five rubber tyred road wheels fitted to each side, with the drive sprockets forward and the idler wheels at the rear. The wheel hubs are a post Vietnam fitment - the original hubs were fitted with a small viewing port mounted in the centre, which allowed crew members to gauge the amount of lubrication needed. It is fitted with Diehl-type double pin tracks with rubber block inserts. The vehicle has two jerry-can holders mounted on the rear of the hull, and has had its rubber track shrouds removed. It has been camouflaged in the standard late 1990s AUSCAM colours of olive drab, tan & black." Australian War Memorial:
M113A1 APC
Some Statistics on the M113A1:
Height 2.8 m
Weight 11939 kg
Max. Speed 68 km/hr
Max. Range 483 km
Max. Gradient 60%
Max. Side Slope 30%
Freeboard Afloat 152 mm
Main Armament 76 mm L5A1
Secondary Arm. 2 x 0.3 m MG
Ammunition
*Main 55 rounds
*Secondary 5500 rounds
Crew Commander, Gunner, Driver
ANZAC Steel website:
M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday: 9am to 4pm
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