"Favorite APC?" Topic

Do you have a preferred Armored Personnel Carrier?

LAV-25

+1 for the good old LAV-25

I also have a soft spot for the Marder.

I'm an old-school kinda guy. Hussite war wagon for me.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_wagon

M-113 ACAV

M113 most versatile APC ever made. Large numbers are still used in support roles such as armored ambulance, mortar carrier, engineer vehicle, and command vehicle.

"These variants together currently represent about half of U.S. Army armored vehicles. To date, it is estimated that over 80,000 M113s of all types have been produced and used by over 50 countries worldwide, making it one of the most widely used armored fighting vehicles of all time. The Military Channel's Top Ten series named the M113 the most significant infantry vehicle in history."

+1 for the M113

fv432

M3 halftrack has my WW2 vote…..
Post war, BMP for looks but wouldn't want to be in it!

The SdKfz 251/D series. Not the best APC ever, but certainly my favourite.

113.
I had never seen one in person until a few years ago. Far biggger than you get the impression of from video and pictures.

251 for WW2. So many variants and different colour schemes to chose from. Post war the 432 series. A solid Cold War Battle taxi.

Humber Pig. FV 432

M-113

That's it … right?

I once showed a former Marine colleague of mine a picture of a WH40K Rhino and he asked, "Jesus … whose M-113 variant is that?"

M113 ACAV. An old man's first love. H

Spartan, sports car of the APC world,

Tally Ho!

Wiesel APC

M113, I commanded a Co. of them, '87-'89. With a Mech Bn in a Mech Heavy Bde at Benning …

M3 halftrack.

FV432. When you get bored with it, you can turn it into a Stug: link

I will give a shout out to these.

M2A3 Bradley

IAV (Interim Armored Vehicle) Stryker

M3 Half-Track

Universal Carrier (Bren-Gun Carrier)

Renault VAB

W15T

FV432

Stryker #1,
BTR-80 #2,

I will give a shout out to these.

M2A3 Bradley

IAV (Interim Armored Vehicle) Stryker

M3 Half-Track

Universal Carrier (Bren-Gun Carrier)

Renault VAB

W15T

Merkava?

The Mumakil Mk 1, nothing says we are not to be trifled with like an Armored Pachyderm Carrier.

Always been kind of partial to the Ram Kangaroo but it's hard to argue against the m113. Like etotheipi said it's still being used after 40k years.

No mention of the Bundeswehr TPZ Fuchs 6-rad until now, really?

The BMP-1/2 is also quite nice.

Tank Mark IX

x42

First things to pop into my head are the M3 and the 113.

May not technically qualify, but I always liked the look of the M3 Scout Car.

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I like the rr7 for it's weirdness.
Aka sdkfz254
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Wheels AND full tracks.

Pearly!

(In the show, it's an Armored Personnel Carrier Model 4020. In real life, it was a gussied-up FV432. link )

Another vote for the SdKfz 251/D series – not the first, not the best, but I like them

We use to say that the M113 had "One Way Armor", it would let bullets in but not out.

The Best armor on an M113 is in the front … that is where the engine is …

Bren carrier…said no one ever.

Might be biased but after serving 11 years in and around them, my favourite has to be the M113A1 Australian variants.
That said, I wish the Reserve Armoured units had received LAV-25's as a wheeled vehicle would have allowed more training options

LVT "Buffalo".

Ron

Saracen for me….

Although I do have a soft spot for the Humber Pig… :)

Kangaroo

SdKfz 251/1 ausf C

Canadian Grizzly APC (based on the 6-wheel Swiss MOWAG Piranha I)

Honourable mention: Bren Carrier

M-113 and variants. Bradley although that's maybe not strictly an APC – I would say that the 113 is roomier lol!

Well, my APC is the only one that can ambulate. It does have a strange susceptibility to Elves however.

M-113 and variants. Bradley although that's maybe not strictly an APC – I would say that the 113 is roomier lol!

Yes, I agree ! The Bradley being an IFV may have more firepower and more armor, but can only dismount 6 troops. Where the M113 APC has a lot less armor and firepower but can dismount 9. As we know Infantry does it's "best" work dismounted on the ground.

And go places vehicles can't and won't. In either case you hope the M113 or M2 is in a support by fire position. But in terrain like thick forests or jungles. The Tracks LOS will only go as far as the woodline.

M-113 for me.

Namer

Sdkfz 250 and variants. Anything to do with German recce is fine by me.

M3 half track for me too!

AA7V. Only one I ever rode in.

I rode in the AA7V at Basic Amph Training at Little Creek, Norfolk, VA back in like '82 or '83. When I was with a Reinforced Rifle Co. from the 101. Was there Cross Training with the USN/USMC. That AA7V was big inside and out compared to the Army's M113s !!