Kubinka tank museum Hall N 4 virtual tour
Soviet armored personnel carrier BTR-152V
BTR developed in 1955. It was produced in series since 1955. It was in service with the Soviet Army. Not used in battles.
Soviet armored personnel carrier BTR-152V, Kubinka tank museum
The performance characteristics of the BTR-152V
Mass – 9 tons
The number of crew (landing) – 2 (17) people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6830 x 2320 x 2410 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 pc., Caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds
Armor protection – 13 mm.
Engine power, hp 110
Maximum speed – 65 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 550 km.
The depth of the water obstacles fording – 0.8 meters
Design features
The base is an armored personnel carrier BTR-152 using units of the ZIL-157 car. General layout – the power plant is located in front. Armament – installation of a machine gun similar to BTR-152.
Protection – the machine has a supporting armored body of rolled armor plates.
Chassis – compared with the BTR-152, the following changes were made to the design: a new air purifier was installed; two-chamber carburetor; thermosiphon starting heater; liquid cooled compressor; the transmission is supplemented by a power take-off for winch drive; introduced a centralized system for regulating tire pressure.