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Armor/AFV: IDF [Israeli Defense Forces]
Armor and AFVs of the IDF army from 1947-today.
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BTR 152V
nikon1
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 06:23 AM UTC
I just picked up ICM's 1/72 BTR 152V and am wondering, does/did Israel ever capture this vehicle and put it to use?
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 08:01 AM UTC
They did a TCM-20 version based on the V chassis, which was taken from the Zil-157. I know they used other variants as well, but whether it was the V model I can't be sure. My guess is that as far as the kit goes, there's no difference in the lower chassis.
nikon1
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 08:24 AM UTC
Are there any websites that I can get reference shots/information?
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 09:30 AM UTC
This site is a good start for IDF as a whole:

http://idfmodelling.free.fr/index.html
nikon1
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Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 11:45 PM UTC
thx, for the info. the site doesn't have any info on the captured BTR 152Vs
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Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 08:29 AM UTC
The Israelis captured a lot of BTR 152 during the various wars against the Arab States, some of them were used later by the South Lebanese Army and the christian militia. try here , youŽll find some pics of one in a israeli museum.

Hope this helps, cheers
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