From the time of the Second World War, certain vehicles have emerged as iconic symbols of the conflict in which they were used, such as the Tiger tank and the M4 Sherman. There have been many conflicts in the years after WWII, but it was not until the Vietnam War that another armored vehicle would gain an iconic status and forever after be identified with that conflict.
That vehicle was the FMC M113 armored personnel carrier. The M113’s characteristic profile became instantly