Military Equipment of China - Military Equipment of the People's Republic of China, Military Equipment of the Republic of China (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: Military equipment of the People's Republic of China, Military equipment of the Republic of China, Military vehicles of China, Naval ships of China, Weapons of China, World War II military equipment of China, M113 armored personnel carrier, Stahlhelm, Chinese archery, Type 07, Dao, Chariot, Jian, Chinese armour, M41 Walker Bulldog, Guan dao, Flying guillotine, JL-10A, Type 348 Radar, KLJ-7 Radar, Field mill, Repeating crossbow, Development of Chinese armoured forces, Type 704 Radar, Blue Sky navigation pod, JY-14 Radar, Chinese gunboat Chung Shan, Type 72 non-metallic anti-tank mine, Meng Huo You, Fire lance, Taijijian, Type 724 LCAC, FILAT, Qiang, Chung Shyang II UAV, Chinese corvette Yangwu, Type 381 Radar, Type 347 Radar, Type 97 Service Dress, Lou chuan, Type 345 Radar, Type 364 Radar, YLC-15 Radar, Deer Horn Knives, BM/KG300G, Type 344 Radar, Huochong, Type 362 Radar, Type 360 Radar, KZ900, CLC-1 Radar, Type 518 Radar, Dragon beard hook, Antelope air defence system, Type 363 Radar, Type 354 Radars, Type 517 Radar, Pudao, JK 96 Light Steel Helmet, Jingal, Type 352 Radar, Fa biu, Zhen Tian Lei, Type 341 Radar, Tu Huo Qiang. Excerpt: The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, earning the nickname 'Green Dragon' by some people, but largely known as an APC and ACAV (armored cavalry assault vehicle) by the allied forces, as it was used to break through heavy thickets in the midst of the jungle to attack and overrun enemy positions. The M113 introduced new aluminum armor that made the vehicle much lighter than earlier vehicles; it was thick enough to protect the crew and passenge...