{
  "id": "m113a3",
  "name": "M113A3",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Armored personnel carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1987,
  "operators": [
    "CAN",
    "IRQ",
    "THA",
    "USA"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 4,
  "summary": "The A3 generation of the M113 family of vehicles is a major, comprehensive upgrade for the entire range of M113 variants. The intent of this upgrade was to increase the overall performance of the US Army's M113 fleet, which was the workhorse of its armored forces in the 1980s (over 20 000 M113s and their variants were in US service then).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "General Motors 6V53T Diesel",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 275,
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Transmission",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Allison X-200-4 or X-200-4A automatic transmission",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 480,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_swim_kmh",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depths (m)",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Amphibious",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Torsion bar suspension",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor Type",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "5083 aluminum alloy",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor, Frontal Arc",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "44 mm thick",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor, Sides, Rear and Roof",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "38 mm thick",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor, Belly",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "28 mm thick",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, not only on the bottom of the APC, but throughout the hull",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Explosive reactive armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Bar Armor Cage",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Avaialble",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "M113",
      "text": "Original gasoline version.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "M113A1",
      "text": "Diesel production model.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "M113A1 Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (",
      "text": "Armor around the commander’s position & 2 extra M-60 MGs.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "M113A2",
      "text": "Improved engine cooling, better rear fuel cells, & new suspension system.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "M113A2 ARV",
      "text": "Armored Recovery Vehicle with a 1361 kg auxiliary crane.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Stretched M113A2",
      "text": "Prototype with an extra road wheel.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m113a3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/m113a3.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-m113a3": {
      "title": "M113A3 American Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/M113A3_American_Armored_Personnel_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}