Войти

Unknown participant of the second Chechen - BTR-50PU

2118
0
0

Image source: vestnik-rm.ru

In the second Chechen campaign, along with a mass of various light armored vehicles, the only sample of this veteran armored personnel carrier was involved.

We are talking about the legendary "float" BTR-50, which in foreign armies took part in various military conflicts: in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa and even Latin America.

In the Soviet Army, they participated only in Operation Danube - this was the name given to the introduction of the Warsaw Pact formations in the Czechoslovak Republic in August 1968.

As far as we know, the "fifties" were not noticed in the first campaign. But in the second, 1 sample was mobilized to the front of the fight against international terrorism, which arrived in the North Caucasus as part of one of the formations of the Leningrad Military District.

Moreover, it was not just an APC, but a command and staff variant with special equipment. And he had to act not only on the flat terrain, but also in the mountainous part of the republic.

Interestingly, this fact in the combat biography of the BTR-50 is practically unknown to Russian historians of armored vehicles.

Lev Romanov

The rights to this material belong to
The material is placed by the copyright holder in the public domain
  • The news mentions
Страны
Продукция
Компании
Do you want to leave a comment? Register and/or Log in
ПОДПИСКА НА НОВОСТИ
Ежедневная рассылка новостей ВПК на электронный почтовый ящик
  • Discussion
    Update
  • 03.07 02:14
  • 9542
Without carrot and stick. Russia has deprived America of its usual levers of influence
  • 03.07 02:06
  • 5
"An order for hundreds of vehicles is possible": the Slovak Wolf 25 AD armored anti-drone vehicle is being tested in Ukraine
  • 03.07 02:02
  • 1
Ответ на "Утечки раскрыли тайный британский план “потопить весь Черноморский флот” (The Grayzone, США)"
  • 03.07 02:00
  • 1
В России заметили огневую точку с корабельной пушкой
  • 03.07 01:45
  • 1
Russia has issued a harsh ultimatum to Britain: "Openly hostile!" (Daily Express, UK)
  • 03.07 00:33
  • 1
В США оценили создающую проблемы для НАТО ракету России
  • 03.07 00:26
  • 1
Short bursts: new Kalashnikov assault rifles are being tested in the free zone
  • 03.07 00:03
  • 1
Bad news for NATO: Russia has a stockpile of Oreshnik missiles (infoBRICS, China)
  • 02.07 23:55
  • 1
Promising American Blackbeard GL rocket
  • 02.07 23:38
  • 1
Intellectual abilities of top military commanders
  • 02.07 23:25
  • 1
"Total collapse." What are the weaknesses in Ukraine's defense?
  • 02.07 23:14
  • 1
В зону СВО поступили плащи для маскировки бойцов
  • 02.07 21:35
  • 1096
Израиль "готовился не к той войне" — и оказался уязвим перед ХАМАС
  • 02.07 21:18
  • 0
Ответ на "В США впечатлились российским «всевидящим монстром»"
  • 02.07 19:10
  • 487
Претензии к администрации сайта