A fullytrackedarmored personnel carrierthat was developed and produced by theFMC Corporation. The M113 was sent toUnited States ArmyEurope in 1961 to replace the mechanized infantry's M59 APCs. The M113 was first used in combat in April 1962 after the United States provided the South Vietnamese Army with heavy weaponry such as the M113, under theMACVprogram. Eventually, the M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S. Army in theVietnam Warand was used to break through heavy thickets in the midst of thejungleto attack and overrun enemy positions. It gained the nickname as the modern "battle taxi".
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