USMC Ontos, From the Rantburg armor boneyard. Each tube had it's own 50 cal spotting rifle. Very accurate piece of gear, just don't stand behind one.| Submit your comments on this article |
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| Replacement for the iconic M113 arrives |
| 2020-09-04 |
| [Military.com] Production of the first new armored vehicle that will replace the Army Vietnam Era M113 armored personnel carrier is now complete, manufacturer BAE Systems announced today. The first Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, or AMPV, rolled off BAE's production line as part of a 2018 low-rate initial contract to deliver up to 450 of the vehicles to the Army, according to a BAE news release. "This vehicle is going to replace a vehicle that has been in the Army since 1965," Bryan McVeigh, the head of Army's Project Manager for Mounted Armored Vehicles, said in a short video on BAE's website. Delivering the first AMPV marks the first time the defense industry has produced a brand-new tracked combat vehicle to the Army since the 1980s, Bill Sheehy, AMPV program director for BAE Systems' Ground Vehicles product line, said in the video. |
| Posted by:M. Murcek |
| #7 Amtrac =Steel Cofin |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2020-09-04 20:53 |
| #6 /\ The M113 was designed as a 'Battlefield Taxi' and it's (quote) armor (un-quote) was only rated for shrapnel from nearby artillery. The "Infantry Fighting Vehicle" is another idea entirely and has certain, shall we say, drawbacks.... Okay, lots and lots of design tradeoffs. |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-09-04 19:45 |
| #5 The 113 was a taxi to the battlefield and was never intended to be in the fight other than to stand off using the 50cal to provide some covering fire. What is intended and what they actually tried with them were too different things. The Bradley was intended to go into a higher threat environment and not a just a taxi to the LOD. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-09-04 19:25 |
| #4 I prefer the Israeli idea of using tank hulls for APC's. Seems to be alot tougher and higher survivability for the crew. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2020-09-04 16:29 |
| #3 USMC Ontos, From the Rantburg armor boneyard. Each tube had it's own 50 cal spotting rifle. Very accurate piece of gear, just don't stand behind one. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-09-04 16:14 |
| #2 Reminds me of the Ontos. Army gave it to the Marines because you had to get outside to reload the damn thing.It had 6 recoiless rifles. (We actually used them in Viet Nam.) |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2020-09-04 15:23 |
| #1 Last time they tried to replace the M113, they got the Bradley. The process was documented in the movie Pentagon Wars. |
| Posted by: Mr Obvious 2020-09-04 00:32 |