The M113A1 (TOW) is an American tracked APC equipped with a TOW anti-tank missile system. This system was also supplied to the Republic of China (Taiwan). In the mid-1960s, Taiwan's armed forces purchased 634 M113A1 armored personnel carriers from the U.S. and distributed them among various mechanized units. Starting in 1979, Taiwan began manufacturing its own armored personnel carriers, designated the CM21. To enhance the M113's combat effectiveness, the Republic of China Army purchased TOW ATGMs from the United States in 1977. These systems were used to arm some of the M113s used by the Marine Corps. The M113A1 (TOW) is equipped with a missile launcher manufactured by the Israeli company RAMTA and American TOW-I missiles. At that time, the M113A1 (TOW) became the main anti-tank force of some combat units. Following the implementation of the armed forces reorganization program codenamed "Lean" in 1998, all vehicles equipped with anti-tank missiles were concentrated in special units. Currently, Taiwanese M113A1 TOW have been replaced by M1045A2 Humvees, but a large amount of unmodified M113s still remains in service.

The Chinese M113A1 (TOW) was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision". Armed only with a machine gun and a TOW launcher, the vehicle is forced to hide behind the team, far from the enemy. Its high launcher position allows to hide the hull, and -20 degrees of depression allows to use even steep hills to do that. The TOWs penetration is enough to destroy any vehicle not equipped with ERA or active protection. But the launcher itself is open and very vulnerable to enemy fire, and horizontal aim angles are very limited.