Armored personnel carrier
the first soviet armored personnel carrier btr-152 has designed during 1946-1950 period.
the btr-152v has adopted as standard apc for soviet army in 1958. It has developed on the base of zil-157army truck. The modification had hull roof plate. The wide range of special army vehicles was built on btr-152v base command and staff mobile posts, medical cars, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.
btr-152v and their variants served in soviet and warsaw pact armies, armed forces of soviet orientation countries. These vehicles were widely used during arab-israeli wars, in angola and vietnam