Designation: | M113 HVMS |
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Manufacturer: | I.M.I. Israel Military Industries Ltd | |
Product type: | Armoured Vehicles | |
Name: | Fire support vehicle |
Fire support vehicle produced by IMI and armed with the 60mm gun system.
Israeli HVMS (Hyper Velocity Medium Suppor) 60mm gun (as on Sherman M-60 tank) was fitted in M113 APCs (that Israeli supplied to Chilean army). The HVMS gun was a small 60mm gun that provided high velocity kinetic energy projectiles to penetrate unheard of amounts of armour at considerable ranges.
In present there are several European APC prototypes using the HVMS gun.
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