The BTR-152 is a six-wheeled Soviet armoured personnel carrier built on the chassis and drive train of a ZIS-151 utility truck. It entered service with a number of Warsaw Pact member states beginning in 1950 and formed the mainstay of Soviet motor rifle battalions until the amphibious BTR-60 series arrived during the 1960s. BTR stands for bronetransportyor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service Status Weapon ClassArmoured personnel carrier 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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is a six-wheeled Soviet armoured personnel carrier (APC) built on the chassis and drive train of a ZIS-151 utility truck.
Development section
commenced around mid 1950, making it the first mass-produced Soviet APC.
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service = 24 March 1950, present
Used In: Six-Day War, Wikipedia article text
These were deployed against the Israel Defense Forces during the Six-Day War.
Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Wikipedia article text
The final prototype was trialed by the Soviet Armed Forces in December 1949 and accepted into service as the BTR-152.
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