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BArmoured vehicles
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M113 armored personnel carrierlarger figure on 1 of 3
Praga V3Slarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.863 metres (15 ft 11.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M113 armored personnel carrier | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Armored personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Cold War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Civil conflict in the Philippines Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 Yom Kippur War Turkish invasion of Cyprus Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Southern Lebanon conflict U.S. invasion of Panama Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Second Intifada 2006 Lebanon War Gaza War Libyan civil war (2011) Operation Protective Edge Iraqi insurgency Central African Republic Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi-Saudi Arabian conflict Battle of Marawi Brazilian drug war Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Gaza war 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict |
6.91 m (272 in)[source]
Mass
Single source12.3 tonnes (13.6 short tons ; 12.1 long tons )[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source67.6 km/h (42.0 mph), 5.8 km/h (3.6 mph) swimming[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source480 km (300 mi)[source]
Detroit Diesel 6V53T , 6-cylinder diesel engine
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T , 6-cylinder diesel engine 275 hp (205 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | FMC Corporation United Defense BAE Systems[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 1960–2007[source] | — |
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| No. built | ≈80,000 (all variants)[source] | — |
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| Variants | Numerous, see text[source] | — |
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| Passengers | 11–15 passengers[source] | — |
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| Armor | 5083 aluminum alloy 28–44 millimeters (1.1–1.7 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | M2 Browning machine gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Varies (See text)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 22.36 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 4-step[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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