"BTR-50 Regiments in GSFG" Topic
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| Formerly 298TYR | 16 Apr 2018 1:37 p.m. PST |
A long shot I guess – I'm currently working on a wargaming project. Does anyone have any information on any GSFG units using BTR-50 as APC's in the 1960's ? I've searched around have yet to find the id of any Regiments confirmed to have operated the type. Thanks, Niall |
Onomarchos  | 17 Apr 2018 11:37 a.m. PST |
My understanding was that most of the tank divisions used them. |
| Formerly 298TYR | 17 Apr 2018 1:50 p.m. PST |
Not sure about that – don't think there was ever enough produced to have completely equipped that many Tank Division MR Regiments. |
| Onomarchos | 17 Apr 2018 4:07 p.m. PST |
Why do you say that? They produced over 6000 of them and an MRR in the 1960s needed less than 200 per regiment, so that would be the total in a tank division. Remember that there was only 20 or so per battalion because they only used two per MR platoon. Mark |
| Formerly 298TYR | 18 Apr 2018 2:55 p.m. PST |
Onomarchos, maybe the use of the word "produced" was inaccurate. Actually I was reading one of the declassified CIA documents from the 1960's the other day; it was questioning production of BTR-40 / BTR-50 and I think BTR-60 and whether units in GSFG had enough of each type to fully equip as per their TOE. I've read through all the USMLM Annual Reports and BTR-50 rarely get mentioned. That may be because they were so common; but I've yet to actually identify specific units operating them. I know they were there, just can't find any specific reference to them and unit id's. |
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