BTR-50 – Nuotraukos ir vaizdo įrašai

2007 BTR-50 (BTR reiškia Bronetransporter (БТР, Бронетранспортер), pažodžiui "šarvuotas transporteris") yra sovietinis amfibinis šarvuotas personalo vežėjas (APC), pagrįstas PT-76 lengvuoju tanku. BTR-50 yra sekamas, skirtingai nei dauguma BTR serijos, kurie yra ratiniai. BTR-50 turi daug panašumų su dviem kitais APC, OT-62 TOPAS ir Type 77. Nors OT-62 yra patobulinta BTR-50 kopija, kurią kartu sukūrė Čekoslovakija ir Lenkija, 77 tipas, pagrįstas Kinijos Liaudies Respublikos (KLR) sukurtu 63 tipo amfibiniu lengvuoju baku, nėra BTR-50 kopija.

Šaltinis: BTR-50 Vikipedijoje

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.