Armored personnel carrier (Red Alert 1)

	For other uses, see Armored personnel carrier.

Armoured Personnel Carrier
Unit
Internal ID	APC
Faction	Allied Forces Soviet Union (campaign only)
Role	Troop transport
Armament	M60 machine gun
Protection	Heavy
Tier	1
Tech level	3
Properties
Hit points	200
Armor type	Heavy
Transport slots	5 infantry units
Production
Cost	$800
Produced by	War factory
Requires	Allied barracks
Combat
Ground attack	15 (SA)
Cooldown	20 frames
Speed	10
Attack range	4
Sight range	5

The M113 armoured personnel carrier, or APC for short, was an Allied vehicle used during the Second World War.

Background

Ever since armoured warfare began, one of the important questions was how to keep the infantry with the tanks. Tanks without infantry could quickly be slaughtered by rocket infantry, which often necessitated an infantry screen. Furthermore, some infantry, such as commandos, needed a safe way to get in and out of difficult combat situations. The Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) was the solution.

Game unit

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With the Armored Personnel Carrier, the Allies can transport up to 5 infantry units quickly across land. A tracked vehicle, the APC is the lightest unit with the ability to crush Sandbag and Barbed Wire Barriers. The Turret-Mounted M-60 helps keep infantry at bay while it goes about its mission. - Red Alert manual(src)

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The APC is small, heavily armoured and fast. Mounting a small machine gun, it is effective against all infantry. Its speed and ability to crush infantry make it highly effective against soldiers of all types, with the exception of the shock troopers, whose armoured suits prevented crushing

Although it can be used to transport engineers, the number of engineers required to capture most buildings means that this is often not an effective tactic. The APC can be chronoshifted, but any infantry inside are simply erased from time.

Compared to the Ranger, the APC has the same weapon, but is much more durable, and unlike the Ranger it can crush infantry.

In the Soviet campaign, some APCs appear to be on the Soviet side.

Legacy

Tiberium Universe

The APC was further used by the Global Defense Initiative in the First Tiberium War.

Red Alert Universe

The Allied Phase transport was built around an M113 chassis in the aftermath of the war. The design eventually phased out after the war and was replaced by the Battle Fortress during the Psychic Dominator Disaster. The Soviets, however, designed their own APC known as the Flak Track, which was used in the Third World War and the Psychic Dominator Disaster.

Behind the scenes

• The APC is depicted as the M113 APC in the sidebar icon and in cutscenes.

Gallery

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  APC knocked out in a forest

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  APC with open door

Cameos

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Videos

An APC escaping a burning base

See also

• Armored personnel carrier (Tiberian Dawn)
• M113 armored personnel carrier