Pindad APR-1V
Pindad APR-1V | |
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Type | Armoured car, APC |
Place of origin | Indonesia |
Service history | |
Used by | TNI, Brimob |
Wars | Insurgency in Aceh |
Production history | |
Designer | PT Pindad |
Designed | 1999 |
Manufacturer | PT Pindad |
Produced | 2002-? |
No. built | 40+ |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5.2 tons combat weight |
Crew | 2 crew + 10 soldiers |
Pindad APR-1V, APR-1V, or simply APR-1, also known as APR1V1[1] (Angkut Personel Ringan; English: Light Personnel Carrier) is an armoured personnel carrier made by PT Pindad of Indonesia. This vehicle is the first production model in a series of Pindad's APC which began from a variant that uses 4x4 wheel drive and later developed into APS-1 and APS-2 with 6x4 wheels drive and then redeveloped into APS-3 Anoa with 6x6 drive.
Development[]
The development of the APC started when Pindad assembled the British-made Scorpion tank. After that, Pindad made a water cannon vehicle and a 4x4 light personnel carrier (APR1-V1) to be used by the TNI and Brimob.
In 2002, PT Pindad produced the 4x4 APR using Isuzu's frame and 120PS engine.[2] This is continued in 2004 - 2005 by cooperating with BPPT to produce a 4x4 APS (Medium Personnel Carrier) prototype.[1] The development was then continued by developing armoured vehicles whose components developed indigenously by making a prototype of 6x6 wheeled armoured vehicle using a Perkasa truck undercarriage, including a 220 PS engine and a transmission produced by PT Texmaco.[2]
This prototype became the starting point for PT Pindad in developing a 6x6 armoured vehicle with a monocoque body, independent wheel drive and suspension system according to TNI specifications.[2]
Gallery[]
APR-1 of Peleton Kavaleri Serbu (Tonkavser - Assault Cavalry Platoon)
APR-1 and Anoa of Assault Cavalry Platoon, in November 2020 military drill.
APR-1V's deployed in Aceh
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pindad Membuat Panser" (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat Online. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "BPPT-Pindad Berencana Kembangkan Tank Untuk Kebutuhan TNI" (in Indonesian). Dephan. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- Military vehicle stubs
- Wheeled armoured personnel carriers
- Wheeled armoured fighting vehicles
- Wheeled military vehicles
- Military vehicles introduced in the 2000s