An unarmoured version of the M113A1, introduced in 1965. A large cab with four seats is installed at the front of the vehicle, with the engine moved back and to the center. The roof and rear of the cab were vinyl-coated nylon fabric, with a removable panel serving as a roof hatch. The rear becomes an open cargo bed, approximately 11′ long and 5′ wide, although the floor of the bed could be raised level with the sponsons over the tracks, effectively making an 8′ wide bed. An optional fabric cover over the cargo is supported by aluminum bows. The engine compartment has a fixed fire extinguisher (GURPS High-Tech, p. 229) while a large portable one (GURPS High-Tech, p. 29) is carried in the cab. A twelve-ton winch (ST 78) with a 200′ cable is mounted at the front.
A material handling kit can be added to the cargo compartment. This consisted of a beam suspended from the bows over the cargo bed, on which is mounted a sliding manual chain hoist. This allows loads of up to 1,500 lbs. to be raised 8′ from within one yard of the tailgate. Four seats are added to the cargo compartment to accomodate extra crew, and an external rifle rack for them is added on the left side of the vehicle.
The cab can be fitted with an open weapon mount (add X to locations), supported by four legs and positioned over the panel in the cab roof. Several models are available, mounting various different machine guns.
For cold weather operation, multiple models of heater are available, as is an insulating kit which replaced the cab cover with a rigid fibreglass one (change O hit location to G) and upgrades the windows, seats, and cargo cover to insulated versions.
The M548A1 (introduced in 1982) was based on the M113A2, while the M548A3 (1994) was based on the M113A3. The latter replaces the winch with a cab heater, which also functions as an air-filter which can be connected to gas masks via hoses in the cab.
DRIVING/TL (TRACKED)
| TL | Vehicle | ST/HP | Hnd/SR | HT | Move | LWt. | Load | SM | Occ. | DR | Range | Cost | Locations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | M548 | 96 | −3/5 | 10 | 1/19 | 13.6 | 6.4 | +3 | 1+3 | 6 | 300 | $100k | 2CO | [1][2] |
| 7 | M548A1 | 96 | −3/5 | 11 | 1/19 | 13.6 | 6.4 | +3 | 1+3 | 6 | 300 | $120k | 2CO | [1][2] |
| 8 | M548A3 | 96 | −2/5 | 11 | 1/19 | 13.6 | 6.4 | +3 | 1+3 | 6 | 300 | $140k | 2CO | [1][2] |
[1] Amphibious: water move 1/2.
[2] Fire extinguisher.