M-113 Armored AmbulanceThe M-113 Armored Ambulance is a variant of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), configured to trasnport patients within its armored compartment. It is lightly armored and can protect casualties and medical personnel from small arms fire. An M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC or track) is transformed into an ambulance by removing the spall liner and installing the M113 litter suspension kit. Litter-borne casualties cannot be safely moved if the litter suspension kit is not installed. The M113 tracked ambulance has a capacity of:
When four litter casualties are evacuated, they are loaded into berths in the following order:
Variants M113A2 and M113A3 were built and designated Armored Ambulance. Known deficiencies in the M113A2/A3 Armored Ambulance include:
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