The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC), from the 1st APC Squadron, parked in thick scrub on the fringe of jungle in Phuoc Tuy Province. Both vehicle commanders are wearing helmets, while the drivers are both wearing the traditional black berets of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The vehicle (background) is carrying infantry and has been fitted with the early style M74C turret, armed with twin .30 calibre L3A3 Browning medium machine guns. The vehicle (foreground) is armed with a single .50 calibre M2 Browning heavy machine gun, with a fitted armoured shield, affording partial protection for the vehicle commander. These steel shields (with the rounded corners) were informally known as elephant ears and were fabricated from 12.7 mm (half inch) armour plate, usually by Australian Army Engineering workshops based at Nui Dat.
M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) of 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron (1APC Sqn), Royal Australian Armoured Corps and gunners from 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), on a
Members of 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron (1APC Sqn) and 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), on a fire mission during Operation Ingham. Identified from left, 213099 Ronald Edwar
Bullet holes in APC 23A following the Battle of Long Tan. It was fitted with a Type M74C turret armed with twin .30 calibre L3A3 Browning medium machine guns in the months following the battle.
Four M113A1 armoured personnel carriers (APC), from A Troop, B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The troop leaders vehicle three one Alpha (31A) is the first vehicle in
A troop of three M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), from the 1st Armoured Personnel Squadron, Royal Australian Armoured Corps, travelling in line ahead formation through thick country in Phuoc
A United States Military Police M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier, fitted with a .50 calibre M2 HB Browning heavy machine gun and extra gun shields. The vehicle has been parked beside the Capital Hote
