mm ▁machine ▁gun . ▁ ▁M 1 1 3 A 2 ▁Arm oured ▁Rec overy ▁Ve h icle ▁( AR V ) ▁- ▁Four ▁M 1 1 3 A 2 s ▁will ▁be ▁configured ▁as ▁AR V s . ▁ ▁Portugal ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁Army ▁oper ates ▁ 1 5 0 ▁( of ▁ 1 8 0 ▁delivered ) ▁in ▁the ▁A 1 ▁and ▁A 2 ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁basic ▁M 1 1 3 ▁arm ored ▁personnel ▁car rier ▁( M 1 1 3 ▁A 1 / 2 ▁M / 7 6 ▁a ▁ 9 0 , ▁or ▁simply , ▁). ▁Besides ▁the ▁M 1 1 3 ▁A PC , ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Army ▁oper ates ▁ 1 0 7   mm ▁mort ar ▁carri ers , ▁self - prop elled ▁surface - to - air ▁miss ile ▁systems , ▁TO W ▁anti - t ank ▁gu ided ▁miss ile ▁tank ▁destroy ers , ▁amb ul ance , ▁command ▁and ▁communic ations ▁variants ▁of ▁M 1 1 3 . ▁ ▁M 5 7 7 A 2 ▁() ▁- ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁Army ▁has ▁operated ▁ 4 7 ▁M 5 7 7 A 2 ▁Command ▁Post ▁Car riers , ▁the ▁first ▁ones , ▁were ▁received ▁in ▁late ▁ 7 0 s . ▁Currently ▁ 3 9 ▁M 5 7 7 A 2 ▁are ▁in ▁service : ▁ ▁M 5 7 7 A 2 ▁M / 8 1 ▁A CP ▁() ▁- ▁ 3 6 ▁in ▁service , ▁as ▁command ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁M 5 7 7 A