BTR-50P Armoured Personnel Carrier
The amphibious, open-topped BTR-50P armoured personnel carrier was developed in 1952, based on the chassis of the PT-76 amphibious light tank, and entered service with the Soviet Army in 1954. The BTR-50P was armed with a 7.62 mm SGMB machine gun and could transport 20 fully equipped infantrymen.
Available Scale Model Kits
- BTR-50P Armoured Personnel Carrier (1960), 1:76 Red Star Models RS 15
- BTR-50P Armoured Personnel Carrier, 1:100 Roskopf 155
Technical Specifications
- Designation: BTR-50P
- Type: Armoured Personnel Carrier
- Speed: 44 km/h on Roads, 11 km/h in Water
- Length: 7080 mm
- Width: 3140 mm
- Height: 2030 m
- Weight: 14500 kg
- Armour: 7–13
- Armament: 7.62 mm SGMB Goryunov Machine Gun
- Crew: Commander, Driver, and 20 Riflemen
- Production: 1954‒1972
Historical Employment
- BTR-50P Armoured Personnel Carrier, 1954–1958
Possible Conversions
- BTR-50PK APC with Armoured Roof, 1958–today
The BTR-50P armoured personnel carrier was introduced in 1954 and replaced in 1958 by the BTR-50PK armoured personnel carrier with armoured roof.