Weldments - M113 Armored Personnel Carriers in Vietnam

Abstract

Graphic reports of certain M113 armored personnel carriers destroyed by mines in the Republic of Vietnam are presented. A careful examination of the vehicles shown in each report reveals evidence of a lack of weld penetration at the juncture of the hull plates. A clean separation of the hull plates at the welded joints has been characteristic of each of the mine incidents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 19, 1963
Accession Number
AD0347535

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Box Beams
  • Combat Operations
  • Explosions
  • Forests
  • Fuel Lines
  • Joints
  • Rice Paddies
  • Specifications
  • Torsion Bars
  • Vehicles
  • Welded Joints
  • Weldments
  • Welds

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Metallurgy