BTR-50 – Fotod ja video

2007 BTR-50 (BTR tähistab Bronetransporterit (БТР, Бронетранспортер), sõna otseses mõttes "soomustatud transporter") on Nõukogude amfiibne soomustatud personali kandja (APC), mis põhineb PT-76 kergetankil. BTR-50 jälgitakse, erinevalt enamikust BTR-seeriast, mis on ratastega. BTR-50 jagab palju sarnasusi kahe teise APC-ga, OT-62 TOPAS ja Tüüp 77. Kuigi OT-62 on Tšehhoslovakkia ja Poola poolt ühiselt välja töötatud BTR-50 täiustatud koopia, ei ole Hiina Rahvavabariigi (HRV) poolt välja töötatud tüüp 63 amfiibvalguspaagil põhinev tüüp 77 BTR-50 koopia.

Allikas: BTR-50 Vikipeedias

2007 BTR-50 is a Soviet-designed amphibious armored personnel carrier that was based on the PT-76 light tank chassis. It was developed in the early 1950s and entered service with the Soviet Army in 1954. It had a flat, boat-shaped hull with a superstructure in the front that housed the driver and the commander. The BTR-50 could carry up to 20 infantrymen in the rear compartment, which was open-topped in the original version.
The vehicle was powered by a V-6 diesel engine that gave it a maximum speed of 44 km/h on road and 11 km/h on water. The BTR-50 had no fixed armament, but could mount a 7.62 mm or a 14.5 mm machine gun on a pintle. The BTR-50 was used by many countries in various conflicts, such as the Six-Day War, the Vietnam War, and the Soviet-Afghan War. It was also produced under license by Czechoslovakia and Poland as the OT-62 TOPAS. The BTR-50 was later replaced by more modern APCs, such as the BTR-60 and the BMP-1.