Oklopno borbeno vozilo M114 – Photos & Video

Foto-galerija a M114, The M114 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier is a Vietnam War-era tracked armored fighting vehicle, used by the United States Army. It was manufactured by the Cadillac Division of General Motors in the early 1960s. The M114 was designed to be fast and stealthy. Like the larger M113, it was amphibious and could be deployed by parachute. However unlike the M113 which became one of the most successful armoured vehicles, it quickly proved unsuited to use in the Vietnam war, and was replaced in the reconnaissance role by the M551 Sheridan light tank. By 1973, it had been branded a failure and retired by the US Army, but some released as surplus continue to be used by police departments.

Izvor: M114 na Vikipediji

Čaj M114 armored fighting vehicle was a command and reconnaissance carrier that served in the Vietnam War with the United States Army. It was produced by the Cadillac Division of General Motors in the early 1960s, and was intended to be a fast and stealthy vehicle that could scout ahead of the main force and report enemy positions and movements. The M114 was based on the M113 armored personnel carrier, but was smaller, lighter and lower in profile. It had a three-man crew and was armed with a .50-caliber machine gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun. The M114 was also amphibious and air-droppable, making it versatile for different terrains and missions.
Međutim, M114 se ubrzo pokazao kao nepouzdan, nedovoljno moćan i ranjiv u borbi. Imao je slabe performanse van puta, naročito u okruženju džungle u Vijetnamu, i bio je sklon mehaničkim slomovima. Takođe nije imala adekvatnu zaštitu za posadu, koja je bila izložena neprijateljskoj vatri i nagaznih mina. M114 nije mogao lako da pređe jarke ili potoke i imao je poteškoća sa plivanjem zbog svoje niske slobodne table. M114 je povučen iz Vijetnama do 1964. M114 je zvanično penzionisan iz američke vojske 1973.