The BTR-40 is a Soviet open-topped, wheeled armoured personnel carrier and reconnaissance vehicle. It is often referred to as the Sorokovka in Soviet service. It was eventually replaced in the APC role by the BTR-152 and in the scout car role by the BRDM-1.
BTR-40 at a public exhibit in Poland, 2008
A Soviet BTR-40 in Budapest during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956
Ex-Egyptian BTR-40 captured by the royalist guerrillas during the North Yemen Civil War
BTR-40B
Armoured personnel carrier
An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world.
An American M113
The ARTEC Boxer of the German Army
The British Mark IX tank
Czechoslovak and Polish OT-64 SKOT