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BTR-50 stil in use?
wolfik
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Posted: Friday, May 05, 2006 - 02:26 AM UTC
hi all
knows anyone if this type is stil in any army and in action?
another thing....is it possible to use the trumpeter sam kit undercarriage for a btr-50?
is the undercarriuage of the shilka,btr-50 and sa-6 of the same type?i mean the wheels and tracks...
thanks in advance! for any help guys!

Peter
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Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 06:44 AM UTC
The BTR50 is still used in some countries, I believe that in Russian Catagory "C" divisions it may still be used by engineer elements.





The SA-6 uses a lengthend ZSU 23-4 chassis.

The running gear is not the same, the ZSU and the SA-6 use wider tracks, and the idler wheel and drive sprockets are of a larger diameter than what's used on the -50

The BTR50 is based on the old PT-76 Amphibious tank
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