Trumpeter 1/35 Soviet BTR-152B1 APC # 09573

The BTR-152 was a six-wheeled Soviet armoured 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 armoured 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-152V (1955) - Variant based on ZIL-157 truck with external tires pressure regulation system, a front-mounted winch and night vision devices for the driver.

Item No 09573
Item Name Soviet BTR-152V1 APC
Bar Code 9580208095738
Scale 1:35
Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit

Model Brief
Length: 194.3mm
Width: 66.3mm
Total Parts 350+
Photo Etched Parts 1 piece
Total Sprues 10 sprues and tires
Released Date 2020-02

More Features
>The kit consists of over 350 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>The main tires are hollow rubber with very good tread pattern
>The photo-etched parts included