The M113A2, a modernised version of the ubiquitous M113 APC which has been in service with US military forces since the early 1960s, was chosen as a platform for the project, as its expansive interior was considered ideal for mounting a self-contained firefighting system, and its armour would provide the crew with protection not only from fires but also from enemy weapons fire. Only one vehicle was built and the system did not go into production.įollowing the 1990-1991 Gulf War where the coalition forces experienced difficulties travelling through Kuwaiti oil fields after the retreating Iraqi army set fire to the well heads, the US Army Material Command (AMC) and Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) initiated a project to produce and evaluate an armoured vehicle specifically designed to combat large hydrocarbon and petrochemical fires typically encountered on the battlefield. The M113A2 Firefighting Vehicle was a US Army prototype of a M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) modified to carry a system for dispensing fire suppressant liquid to combat petrochemical fires encountered on the battlefield.
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