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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.

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%

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