M577 A.P.C.
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- For the US Army M577, see M113 Armored Personnel Carrier variants.
The M577 A.P.C. (Armored Personnel Carrier) is a fictional vehicle featured in the movie Aliens. It comes in three variants; M577A, M577A2, and the M577A3. It's a light-weight, inexpensive vehicle used by the U.S.C.M. which can fit into a UD4L Dropship (turret stowed). There's a Tactical Operations Center in the rear of the cockpit, in which a commander may get audio and video data from his troops. It also holds a transmitter to send information back to its mothership.
[edit] Specifications
- Crew: 2 plus 12
- Engine: Arco Continental R-370 Gas Turbine with an output of 286 Kw.
- Dimensions
- Height (turret stowed): 2.17 m
- Height (turret raised): 2.81 m
- Length (turret stowed): 9.22 m
- Length (turret raised): 8.58 m
- Width: 3.38 m
- Wheel Diameter: 158.75 cm
- Clearance (at rest): 21.59 cm
- Armor:
- 2 mm alloy outer skin
- 4 mm Boron Carbide plates coated with 2 mm ablative resin
- plates backed by a 3 mm woven Venlar liner
- Foam packed floor cavity for protection against forged fragment mines.
- Combat Weight: 14,500 kg
- Road Speed: 150 km/h
- Acceleration: 42 km/h in 6 seconds
- Vertical Obstacle: 0.5 m
- Gradient: 60%
