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The BTR-152 was
a six-wheeled Soviet armored 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 advent of the amphibious BTR-60 series during the
1960s.
BTR-152s were
available in several marks, and were manufactured in large numbers for the
Soviet military and export. Late production models utilized automotive
components from the more reliable ZIL-157 truck. Three primary variants of the
BTR-152 appeared between 1950 and 1959: the base armored personnel carrier with
a single pintle-mounted 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun, an unarmed command
vehicle with a higher roofline, and an anti-aircraft variant armed with a ZPU-2
mount. BTR-152s could carry a single
infantry squad each, or specialist weapons teams along with their mortars and
anti-tank equipment. In Soviet service, a number were also deployed as
artillery tractors.
BTR-152K (1959) - Received an armored roof with three big hatches on top of it, two of which opened to the right over the troop compartment, an internal tires pressure regulation system and a filtering/ventilating system. The weight of the vehicle has increased, the crew went down from 2+18 to 2+13.
| Item No | 09574 |
| Item Name | Soviet BTR-152K1 APC |
| Bar Code | 9580208095745 |
| Scale | 1:35 |
| Item Type | Plastic Model Armor Kit |
| Model Brief | Length: 194.3mm Width: 66.3mm |
| Total Parts | 380+ |
| Metal Parts | n/a |
| Photo Etched Parts | 1 piece |
| Film Parts | n/a |
| Resin Parts | n/a |
| Total Sprues | 10 sprues and tires |
| Released Date | 2021-07 |
| More Features |
The kit consists of over 380 parts >the kit w/refined detail >The main tires are hollow rubber with very good tread pattern >The photo-etched parts included |