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BTR-152larger figure on 1 of 3
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| Specification | BTR-152 | Namer |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 24 March 1950 – present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
6.55 m 6.83 m for BTR-152V[source]
8.2 מטרים[source]
for variants based on ZIL-157
Single sourceZIS-123 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled petrol (for variants based on ZIS-151) ZIL-137K 6-cylinder in-line petrol (for variants based on ZIL-157) at 3,000 rpm. (for variants based on ZIS-151)
Single sourceZIS-123 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled petrol (for variants based on ZIS-151) ZIL-137K 6-cylinder in-line petrol (for variants based on ZIL-157) 110 hp (82 kW) at 3,000 rpm. (for variants based on ZIS-151) 107 hp (80 kW) (for variants based on ZIL-157)[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
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| Wars | See Service History[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | B. M. Fitterman[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | November 1946 – 1949[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Stalina (until 1956) Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Likhacheva (from 1956 to 1962)[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 39,000 (export price to Iraq , 1964-1969)[source] | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | 1950–1959[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 8,600[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | welded steel 15 mm front 9 mm sides and rear 10 mm roof 4 mm bottom[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | 7.62mm SGMB light machine gun (1,250 rounds) (12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 heavy machine gun (500 rounds) can be used instead)[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2×7.62mm SGMB light machine guns (1,250–1,750 rounds) on side pintel mounts (optional)[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] |
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| Power/weight | 11.1 hp/tonne (8.3 kW/tonne) 10.8 hp/tonne (8.1 kW/tonne) for BTR-152V[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | wheeled 6×6 front - 2 leaf springs and hydraulic shock absorbers. rear - equalising type with 2 leaf springs and torsion bars.[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 300 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 L (79 gal)[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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