The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier with aluminium hull and equipped with a steel T50 (Aust) turret with provision for one .50 inch M2HB and one .30 L3A3 Browning machine guns. There are five rubber tyred road wheels fitted to each side, with the drive sprockets forward and the idler wheels at the rear. The wheel hubs are a post Vietnam fitment - the original hubs were fitted with a small viewing port mounted in the centre, which allowed crew members to gauge the amount of lubrication needed. It is fitted with post-Vietnam conflict German Diehl-type double pin tracks with rubber block inserts. The vehicle is missing the two jerry-can holders which would have been mounted on the rear of the hull, and has had its rubber track side shrouds removed. The vehicle has been camouflaged in the standard late 1990s AUSCAM colours of olive drab, tan & black.
The M113A1 was introduced into Australian Army service in 1964.
This example was deployed to South Vietnam with 1 APC Squadron and 3 Cavalry Regiment between 1966 and 1969, where it covered 10,000 miles on operations. Its callsign was 40A, later 21. Its second deployment was to Rwanda as part of UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda) with B Squadron 3/4 Cavalry Regiment and 5/7 RAR, 1994-96. Its callsign was 31A. Painted white with black United Nations insignia, the first time Australian armoured vehicles have been finished in this paint scheme (the white paint is still present below the current camouflage). During the first part of the Rwanda commitment (ASC 1), the crew commander is believed to have been SGT Steve Lennon.
Its third deployment was to East Timor from Oct 1999 to 2001 during Operation Warden, INTERFET [International Force for East Timor] with B Squadron, 3/4 Cavalry Regiment. Used extensively for patrol and security duties mainly in border regions in support of 2 RAR infantry companies, and on independent operations by day and night. Thousands of kilometers were covered on sealed roads and cross-country.
Its crew commander while in Timor was 2 Troop Leader Captain Steve Wilson, its callsign 20A, and its nickname 'Bare Back'. The departure of B Sqn 3/4 Cavalry Regt from East Timor saw 134192, along with a number of other armoured vehicles from the Squadron, left in Dili. These were subsequently crewed by the relieving Troop from 2/14 Light Horse Regiment (QMI) as part of UNTAET. The vehicle arrived at the Memorial in 2002, and was in drivable condition, complete with most equipment.
Olive green cotton webbing bag with shoulder strap containing two folded, plastic air recognition panels. One panel is fluorescent yellow, the other is fluorescent orange. Both panels have six reinfor
Olive green, tubular, right angled flashlight made from plastic. Stored in the base of the flashlight are five light filters, two red, one blue, one white and one clear with an embossed difusing patte
Crew member, rubber cupped headphones with a wire framed plastic boom microphone and plastic intercom/radio junction box attached. Attached to the APC driver Unknown.
Rectangular shaped, cast aluminium lantern finished in gloss grey, hammer tone paint. Packaged as a 'British Rail Handlamp-Regular Duty'. Comes complete with cast carry handle, rear stainless steel mo
Dark green, steel, disc shaped extension light with retractable twenty foot internal lead. The light globe housing is fitted to the front and is protected by a heavy gauge wire mesh. The back of the l
A fully tracked light weight Armoured Command Vehicle (ACV) based on the hull of an M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier with a higher roof to the rear of the driver's position. The hull is of all-welded
Black rectangular, rubber sheathed map reader. Comes complete with magnifying lens and two etched scales in 1:25 and 1:50. The unit has two enclosed illuminating tubes for night use. Unknown.
Australian crew, drawn from the 5/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5/7RAR), preparing to climb into the rear of an Australian M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC). The vehicle is paint
Rectangular periscopic viewing unit with rubber headrest. Lower section (interior to vehicle crew compartment) painted gloss cream colour; upper section with connects to exterior prism unit is patined
Threaded steel rod with central tensioning nut and two attached, threaded, hooked ends. Unknown.
Rectangular periscopic viewing unit with rubber headrest. Lower section (interior to vehicle crew compartment) painted gloss cream colour; upper section with connects to exterior prism unit is patined
An 8 x 8 wheeled, amphibious, light armoured reconnaissance vehicle. The vehicle has a sloped steel armoured hull resistant to small arms fire. The long hull is characterised by a nose sloping back un
Crew member, rubber cupped headphones with a wire framed plastic boom microphone and plastic intercom/radio junction box attached. Attached to the APC driver Unknown.
Dark green, steel, disc shaped extension light with retractable twenty foot internal lead. The light globe housing is fitted to the front and is protected by a heavy gauge wire mesh. The back of the l
Black rectangular, rubber sheathed map reader. Comes complete with magnifying lens and two etched scales in 1:25 and 1:50. The unit has two enclosed illuminating tubes for night use. Unknown.
A fully tracked light weight Armoured Command Vehicle (ACV) based on the hull of an M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier with a higher roof to the rear of the driver's position. The hull is of all-welded
