| Pindad APR-1V | |
|---|---|
 Front view of APR-1V | |
| Type | Armoured car, APC |
| Place of origin |
 Indonesia |
| Service history | |
| Used by |
Indonesian Army Mobile Brigade Corps |
| 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[]
.jpg "APR-1 Peleton Kavaleri Serbu (Tonkavser).jpg (77 KB)")
.jpg "APR-1 dan Anoa Peleton Kavaleri Serbu (Tonkavser).jpg (242 KB)")
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pindad Membuat Panser" (in id). Pikiran Rakyat Online. http://newspaper.pikiran-rakyat.com/prprint.php?mib=beritadetail&id=61565. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "BPPT-Pindad Berencana Kembangkan Tank Untuk Kebutuhan TNI" (in id). Dephan. 2011-11-14. http://www.dephan.go.id/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7468. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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