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BArmoured vehicles
battlefield emergency medical evacuation (medevac) vehicle
Measured figures
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source90 km/h[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Cashuat | M113A4 armored medical evacuation vehicle |
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| Crew | 3(+7 passengers)[source] | — |
| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | battlefield emergency medical evacuation (medevac) vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | El Salvador United States[source] | — |
| In service | 1985-present[source] | — |
| Used by | Salvadoran Army[source] | — |
turbocharged Detroit Diesel 6V53TA engine
Single sourceturbocharged Detroit Diesel 400 hp 6V53TA engine[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Salvadoran Civil War[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1984[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1985[source] | — |
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| No. built | 44[source] | — |
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| Variants | M37[source] | — |
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| Main armament | .50 (12.7 mm) M2 HB[source] | — |
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| Engine | diesel[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 4x4[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | — | United Defense (now part of BAE Systems )[source] |
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| Chassis | — | high-mobility stretched M113A4 chassis as used by the Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light (MTVL)[source] |
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| Chassis extension | — | 34 inches[source]Length added to underlying hull, not complete vehicle length |
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| Running gear | — | additional road wheel (for a total of six on each side)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Allison X200-4A automatic transmission with integrated hydrostatic steering and braking[source] |
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| Patient capacity | — | accommodation for four litters or eight ambulatory patients[source]AMEV patient layouts, not crew count |
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| Service status | — | In September 2020 the U.S. Army began phasing the AMEV out of service[source]USArmyphaseout start only; not globalretirement, Ukraine current exactrow retained |
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