BTR-50

Armoured personnel carrier Soviet UnionIn service since 1954

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Key specs

Type: Armoured personnel carrier
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Volgograd Tractor Plant
Designed: 1952
Entered service: 1954
Produced: 1954–1972
Units produced: 6,500
Status: In service
Crew: 2

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Overview

BTR-50 is an armoured personnel carrier from the Soviet Union, made by Volgograd Tractor Plant. It entered service in 1954; it was produced from 1954 to 1972; 6,500 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 7.6 mm. It is used or was used by Israel, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 28 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, the Yugoslav Wars, among others.

Armament

Main armament: None BTR-50P & BTR-50PK: 7.62 mm SGMB medium machine gun (1,250 rounds) BTR-50PA: 14.5 mm KPV heavy machine gun
Caliber: 7.6 mm

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 15 t
Length: 7.08 m
Width: 3.14 m
Height: 2.03 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: The "V-6" 6-cylinder 4-stroke in line water-cooled diesel
Power: 179 kW
Road speed: 44 km/h
Off-road speed: 10 km/h
Operational range: 400 km
Fuel capacity: 400 l
Suspension: torsion bar
Amphibious: Yes
Armour: Homogeneous welded steel 13 mm front 10 mm sides 10 mm top 7 mm rear

Weapons and ammunition on board

KPV heavy machine gun 14.5×114mm

Sources

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.