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The BTR-152 wasa six-wheeled Soviet armored person nel carrier, built on the chassis and drivetrain of a ZiS-151 utility truck. It entered service with a number of WarsawPact member states beginning in 1950, and for med themainstay of Soviet motorrifle battalions until the advent of the amphibious BTR-60 series during the 1960s. BTR-152s wereavailable in several marks, and were manufactured in large numbers for the Soviet military and export. Late production models utilized automotivecompon ents from themore reliable ZIL-157 truck. Three primary variants of the BTR-152 appeared between 1950 and 1959: the base armored person nel carrier witha 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-2mount. BTR-152s could carry a singleinfantry squad each, or specialist weapon s teams along with their mortars and anti-tank equipment. In Soviet service, a number were also deployed asartillery tractors. BTR-152K (1959) - Received an armored roof withthree big hatches on top of it, two of which opened totheright over the troopcompartment, an internal tires pressure regulation system and afiltering/ventilating system. The weight of the vehicle has increased, the crewwent down from 2+18 to 2+13.
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