Kubinka tank museum Hall N 4 virtual tour
Soviet armored personnel carrier BTR-152V1
Designed in 1957. It was produced in series since 1957. It was in service with the Soviet Army. BTR-152V1 did not participate in the battles.
Armored personnel carrier BTR-152V1, Kubinka tank museum
The performance characteristics:
Weight – 8.95 tons
The number of crew (landing) – 2 (17) people.
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6830 x 2320 x2410 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds
Armor protection – 13 mm.
Engine power – 110 horsepower
Maximum speed – 65 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 550 km.
The depth of the water obstacles fording – 0.8 meters
Design features
Base – armored personnel carrier BTR-152V.
General layout – the power plant is located in front. Armament – the installation of a machine gun is similar to the BTR-152.
Protection – the machine has a supporting armored body of rolled armor plates.
Chassis – the following changes were made to the BTR-152V1 design: the external air supply was replaced by the internal; a radio station, a TVN-2 device, a heater for inhabited compartments and a windshield blowing system were installed.