{"product_id":"soviet-btr-50-tracked-armoured-personnel-carrier-and-variants","title":"Soviet BTR-50 Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier \u0026 Variants","description":"      \u003chr style=\"border: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 2px; margin: 0;\"\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e      \u003cdiv id=\"product-details\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-name\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 61, 61); font-weight: bold; padding-right: 10px\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-text\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eJames Kinnear\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-name\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 61, 61); font-weight: bold; padding-right: 10px\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-text\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-name\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 61, 61); font-weight: bold; padding-right: 10px\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-text\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-name\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 61, 61); font-weight: bold; padding-right: 10px\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-text\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e104\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-name\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 61, 61); font-weight: bold; padding-right: 10px\"\u003ePhotos:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-text\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e64 b\/w photos, 96 colour photos, 10 colour profiles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-name\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 61, 61); font-weight: bold; padding-right: 10px\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-text\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHelion and Company\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-barcode\" class=\"product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-name\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 61, 61); font-weight: bold; padding-right: 10px\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-text\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e9781806722976\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-sku\" style=\"margin-top: 15px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eItem No. 9781806722976\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e      \u003chr style=\"border: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 2px; margin: 0;\"\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e      \u003cdiv id=\"product-description\" style=\"text-indent: 25px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BTR-50 was the first tracked armoured personnel carrier to be introduced into Soviet Army service. Based on the same chassis and mechanicals as the PT-76 amphibious reconnaissance tank, the BTR-50 was designed as an armoured personnel carrier and initially also as a portee vehicle for mounting and firing medium calibre divisional and anti-tank guns during assault operations. Changes in nuclear doctrine led to the originally open-roofed BTR-50P being replaced by the fully enclosed BTR-50PK, with the earlier portee gun role being dropped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BTR-50 family was however developed well beyond the standard armoured personnel carrier version, with the BTR-50PU series widely employed in Soviet Army service as a command vehicle and in other specialised versions including the MTP maintenance vehicle and the UR-67 mine-clearing system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BTR-50 was also the tracked personnel carrier on the basis of which the Soviet Army practiced combined arms tactics, providing the exercise and later combat experience that ultimately led to a new class of armoured fighting vehicle with the crew able to operate from within the vehicle before deploying on the ground - the BMP-1 mechanised infantry combat vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BTR-50 series remained the mainstay Soviet tracked personnel carrrier until replaced in the late 1960s by the BMP-1. The BTR-50 was widely exported, and saw combat in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, with surprisingly large numbers still in service today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book has been written and illustrated based on Russian and Ukrainian original sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e      \u003chr style=\"border: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 2px; margin: 0;\"\u003e    ","brand":"Helion and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67603823067310,"sku":"9781806722976","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/2486\/9806\/files\/9781806722976.jpg?v=1790746509","url":"https:\/\/rzm.com\/de\/products\/soviet-btr-50-tracked-armoured-personnel-carrier-and-variants","provider":"RZM Imports Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}