The M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier is a versatile, rugged and all-terrain American APC developed by the FMC Corporation in the late 1950s. It is a fully tracked vehicle that can carry up to 11-15 passengers, besides the driver and commander. It has a top speed of 67 km/h and a range of up to 480 km on a single tank of fuel. The far more common M113A1 variant is powered by a diesel engine and is capable of fording water up to a metre deep. This vehicle was first deployed in 1961 to replace the older M59 APCs in US Army Europe. It was also sent to The Imperial Domain of Indochina in 1962 to support the South Vietnamese army against the Viet Cong. The M113 proved to be effective in breaking through the dense jungle and attacking enemy positions. It was also used as an anti-tank, anti-aircraft, and anti-materiel vehicle by mounting various weapons on it, such as the M2 Browning machine gun, the Alvis Saladin turret, or the TOW missile launcher.
M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier
Abilities
Common Attributes - National
Operation REFORGER - American Armour (CW)
American forces must always be ready to defend Europe from a renewed Soviet invasion. Operation REFORGER is an American contingency plan to rapidly displace a number of armoured divisions in this continent using heavy equipment already stockpiled across Europe, only airlifting tank crews from America. Although the Soviets are expected to use massed fires and manoeuvre to break NATO's back, the tanks must hold at any cost and make time for reinforcements.
EFFECT:
If this unit did not move on its last Turn, and has not moved in this Turn, add an Easy DM to all of its hit rolls.
Unique Attributes
Green Dragon - M113 UA
The M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier was nicknamed "Green Dragon" by Viet Cong guerrillas facing off against American troops in Vietnam for its mechanical rumbling and incessant advance, even going into the thick jungle to face them head-on.
EFFECT:
This effect depends on what type of Ground Vehicle 🚗 it applies to.
- If it is an Armoured Transport 🛻, when a creature dismounts from this vehicle, it enjoys a +1 ARM bonus until the end of the Round.
- If it is a Fire Support Vehicle 💥, it enjoys an Easy DM when firing at ground targets within Short Range, or aerial targets within Average Range.