M-113 Five Oaks Post 23 American Legion, Cheraw, SC - Military Ground Equipment Displays on Waymarking.com

"The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that formed the backbone of the U.S. Army's mobile infantry units from the time of its introduction in the 1960s. It was partly replaced by the M2 Bradley which was one of many later vehicles designed from the outset to be a more heavily armed and protected infantry fighting vehicle. Though it was never designed to serve as a light tank, the M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, earning the nickname 'Green Dragon' among the Viet Cong, and known as an APC and ACAV (armored cavalry assault vehicle) by the allied forces,[1] as it was used to break through heavy thickets in the midst of the jungle to attack and overrun enemy positions.

The M113 introduced new aluminum armor that made the vehicle much lighter and stiffer than earlier vehicles. This protected the crew and passengers against much of the small arms fire available to enemy infantry. Compared to tanks or more contemporary but heavier infantry fighting vehicles conceived as more heavily armed and protected successors to the M113, it has excellent cross-country performance and amphibious capabilities, while remaining airmobile.

Though largely supplanted as a front-line infantry fighting vehicle by the M2 Bradley and the Stryker, its versatility spawned a wide variety of adaptations that live on world-wide, and in US service. These variants together represent about half of U.S. Army armored vehicles today. To date, over 80,000 M113s of all types have been produced and used by over 50 countries worldwide, making it one of the most widely used armored fighting vehicles of all time.[2] The Military Channel's "Top Ten" series named the M113 the most significant infantry fighting vehicle in history.[3]" Cited from the following website (visit link)

Location restrictions: This piece of equipment is located on a concrete pad at the post home. It is atop a rather steep hill. In addition, there is a busy drive way for a scrap yard next to the entrance to the post home. Use caution in where you park and do not block the entrance to scrap yard.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   06/20/2010 NCDaywalker visited it