The U.S. Sent Ukraine Hundreds of These Death Traps

A U.S. Army M113 Armored Personnel Carrier of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment provides an overwatch while conducting recon operations during exercise Allied Spirit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 26, 2015. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,000 participants from Canada, Hungary, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the U.S. Allied Spirit is exercising tactical interoperability and testing secure communications within Alliance members. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tyler Kingsbury/Released) Public Domain.

Known stateside simply as the “one-one-three” or “track”, the M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier (APC) that was adopted by the U.S. military in 1960.

Make fun of the Russians fielding Soviet-era equipment all you want, kids.

Just remember, the M113 was first conceived the same year NASA was established and the U.S. launched its first satellite — Explorer I.

The U.S. sent 200 M113s to Ukraine back in 2020.

Then Germany sent 11.

Spain sent 20.

Portugal sent 14.

And Lithuania sent 20.

Geez, it’s almost as if nobody wants these 64-year-old APCs in their arsenals anymore.

So, let’s talk about the M113 and how it’s supposed to be used in combat; and why the U.S. is in such a hurry to offload these geriatric tracks.

The M113 is simply an expensive Lyft or Uber

The M113 was designed to ferry troops to the front line, drop them off, and get the hell out of Dodge.

The M113 is NOT meant to stick around and fight.

Its armor is made out of 5083 Aluminum Alloy at 28–44 millimeters thick.