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Armoured vehicles24 March 1950 – present
Armoured personnel carrier
BTR-152 is a armoured personnel carrier originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Stalina (until 1956) Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Likhacheva (from 1956 to 1962).
BTR-152
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedTrue scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.55 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.55 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.55 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Armoured personnel carrier
Soviet Union
24 March 1950 – present
See Operators
See Service History
B. M. Fitterman
November 1946 – 1949
Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Stalina (until 1956) Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Likhacheva (from 1956 to 1962)
US$ 39,000 (export price to Iraq , 1964-1969)
1950–1959
8,600
See Variants
9.91 tonnes
6.55 m 6.83 m for BTR-152V
2.32 m
2.04 m (without the mg) 2.36 m (with the mg) 2.41 m (BTR-152V with the mg)
2 (+18 passengers)
welded steel 15 mm front 9 mm sides and rear 10 mm roof 4 mm bottom
7.62mm SGMB light machine gun (1,250 rounds) (12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 heavy machine gun (500 rounds) can be used instead)
2×7.62mm SGMB light machine guns (1,250–1,750 rounds) on side pintel mounts (optional)
ZIS-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)
11.1 hp/tonne (8.3 kW/tonne) 10.8 hp/tonne (8.1 kW/tonne) for BTR-152V
wheeled 6×6 front - 2 leaf springs and hydraulic shock absorbers. rear - equalising type with 2 leaf springs and torsion bars.
300 mm
300 L (79 gal)
650 km (404 miles)
75 km/h 65 km/h for BTR-152V
Angola
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Congo
Cuba
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Laos
Mozambique
Nicaragua
North Korea
Sudan
Syria
Tanzania
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
BTR-152 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AngolaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Vehicles". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
CambodiaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Armoured personnel carriers". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Central African Republic
Cuba
Equatorial GuineaArmy exact named equipment holdings: BTR-152. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
EritreaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Armored personnel carriers". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
GuineaArmy exact named equipment holdings: BTR-152. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Guinea-BissauReported count for Type 56. Service scope: Guinea-Bissau Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 20. Origin: Soviet Union China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
LaosArmy exact named equipment holdings: BTR-152. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Mali
MozambiqueArmy exact named equipment holdings: BTR-152. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
NicaraguaArmy exact named equipment holdings: BTR-152 (61 more in store). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
North Korea
Republic of the CongoArmy exact named equipment holdings: BTR-152. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SudanReported count for BTR-152. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 10. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Syria
TanzaniaReported count for BTR-152. Service scope: Tanzanian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 55. Origin: Soviet Union China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
VietnamAngola, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Congo, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Laos, Mozambique, Nicaragua, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Vietnam
Equipment reference ↗Army holdings of the exact named BTR-152 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named BTR-152 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.