Armored personnel carrier (Red Alert 1)

Ever since armored 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 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) was the solution.

Given their reliance on infantry, the Allied Forces were the creators of the APC. The vehicle was small, heavily armored and fast. Mounting a small machine gun, it was effective against infantry and it's speed and ability to crush infantry made it highly effective against soldiers of all types - with the exception of the shock trooper, whose armored suit prevented him from being crushed. However, the machine gun was still effective against these targets. Although it could be used to transport engineers, the number of engineers required to capture most buildings meant that this was often not an effective tactic. The Allied phase transport was built around an M113 chassis.

Before the Great World War III, the APC was phased out in favor for the Infantry Fighting Vehicle.