Why This 'Aluminum' American Box on Tracks Was the Most Unkillable Armored Vehicle Ever Built

The M113 is the most-produced Western armored vehicle ever built. Over eighty thousand made. Fifty plus nations. From Vietnam to Ukraine. This is how an aluminum box on tracks outlived every vehicle sent to replace it. This documentary covers the full story of the M113 armored personnel carrier, the Cold War battle taxi built by FMC Corporation that became the most mass-produced armored fighting vehicle in Western military history. We cover its revolutionary aluminum hull, the brutal lessons of the Battle of Ap Bac in 1963, the ACAV field modifications that turned a troop carrier into the Green Dragon of Vietnam, and the Medal of Honor actions fought from its open hatch. From the Yom Kippur War to Desert Storm, from the streets of Baghdad to the trenches of eastern Ukraine, no other Western armored vehicle has fought in more conflicts across more decades under more flags. Now, as the US Army finally begins replacing it with the AMPV, NATO allies have shipped over nine hundred M113s to Ukraine, proving the sixty year old design still has a role on the modern battlefield. Subscribe to our channel for weekly military history documentaries covering armored vehicles, weapons systems, and defense technology from every era and every continent. Which armored vehicle should we cover next? Drop it in the comments. #M113 #MilitaryHistory #ArmoredVehicles #ColdWar