Operation: Airborne Ambush
M113A3 Gavin Airborne
Infantry Fighting Vehicle

CavScout Recon Vehicle

The Mighty M113A3!

M113A3s can be easily airdropped with XVIII Airborne Corps units

Operation: Airborne Ambush

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Gen Gavin wrote of 'Global Cavalry' airdropped TRACKED armor in 1947Air-deployable TRACKED gun-missile-armor-infantry/scout power in one system

M113A3 Gavin Airborne IFV-CFV: 106mm RR, .50 cal HMG, 7.62mm MMG, applique' armor

Folded ATBs strap easily in bags on outside of M113A3sCavScouts cycle ahead of M113A3 with stealthy ATBs

+Full 7-9 man dismount infantry squad or CavScout team on foot/All Terrain Bikes

Official U.S. Army Rigger's manual for M113 airdropWithout internal fuel tank, M113A3 has more storage space than any other AFV

Named after Paratrooper General James Gavin, the M113A3 is easily airdropped by cargo parachutes: AIRBORNE!

M113A3 swims across rivers/lakes w/o preparation: vital for scoutingAirdrop instructions-M113: 10 pages, M925 truck: 70 pages, which is easier?

M113 rigged for low-velocity airdrop (LVAD); and with trim vane lowered for amphibious ops

Soft-launch Javelin ATGM can be fired from troop hatch of M113A3Twin external fuel cells free internal space for lots of ammunition/missiles

Dismount infantry/scouts can fire Javelin "fire & forget" ATGMs to destroy air/ground vehicles, bunkers

Australian Army M113 with 106mm RR106mm RR rounds stored behind spall liners inside vehicle

Note 106mm gunner preparing M40A1 to destroy buildings, bunkers and armored vehicles, RR can be ground mounted

Lessons from Vietnam ACAV jungle fighting retained

All guns have ACAV type shields to protect from enemy fire: vital in future urban combat

Jan-Feb '95 Armor magazine article on M113A3's awesome 21st Century potentialFolded ATB in airdrop bag and 106mm RR ground mount on side

Applique armor protects against auto-cannon and RPGs

Situationally aware troops can face outside to recon by fire

Troops can fire weapons from vehicle and at high angles for urban battle

Rested troops leave vehicle with hard body armor to defeat enemy fire

All dismount troop weapons have clear gunshields to protect from enemy fire

AIRmechanized capabilities for the XVIII Airborne Corps'Global Cavalry' mount for the 2d ACR at Ft. Polk, LA

Airborne Combined Arms Team: 21st Century power projection U.S. Army

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