AArmoured vehicles
M113A4 armored medical evacuation vehicle
battlefield emergency medical evacuation (medevac) vehicle
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AArmoured vehicles
battlefield emergency medical evacuation (medevac) vehicle
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Configuration
| Specification | M113A4 armored medical evacuation vehicle | VEC-M1 |
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| Type | battlefield emergency medical evacuation (medevac) vehicle[source] | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] |
| Manufacturer | United Defense (now part of BAE Systems )[source] | — |
| Chassis | high-mobility stretched M113A4 chassis as used by the Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light (MTVL)[source] | — |
| Chassis extension | 34 inches[source]Length added to underlying hull, not complete vehicle length | — |
| Running gear | additional road wheel (for a total of six on each side) |
Width
Single source2.5 metres (8.2 ft)[source]
Mass
Single source13.7 tonnes (13.5 long tons; 15.1 short tons)[source]
commander, gunner, driver and two scouts
Single source5 (commander, gunner, driver and two scouts)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source90 kilometres per hour (56 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source800 kilometres (500 mi)[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.
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| Transmission | Allison X200-4A automatic transmission with integrated hydrostatic steering and braking[source] | Six-wheel drive[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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| Place of origin | — | Spain[source] |
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| In service | — | 1990s - current[source] |
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| Wars | — | Iraq War[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 483,000 EUR[source] |
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| Armor | — | Steel (turret) Aluminium alloy (hull)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 19.5 horsepower per tonne (14.5 kW/t)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 17 tonnes (17 long tons; 19 short tons)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 400 litres (110 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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