Pindad APR-1V, APR-1V, or simply APR-1, also known as APR1V1 (''Angkut Personel Ringan'';

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: 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 history started as a result of increased military intervention in the

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province. During the military operations, the

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put forward urgent requirements for an

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for troop transport.

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responded to this requirement in 2004, with the APR-1V (''Angkut Personel Ringan'') a light 4x4 armoured vehicle based on a commercial Isuzu truck chassis, 14 vehicles were built by Pindad and were sent to

for evaluation and combat trials. However, the follow-on orders for another 26 vehicles were cancelled following the

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. The development of the APC started when Pindad assembled the British-made

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. 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 4×4 APR using Isuzu's frame and 120PS engine. This is continued in 2004–2005 by cooperating with BPPT to produce a 4×4 APS (Medium Personnel Carrier) prototype. The development was then continued by developing armoured vehicles whose components developed indigenously by making a prototype of 6×6 wheeled armoured vehicle using a Perkasa truck undercarriage, including a 220 PS engine and a transmission produced by PT Texmaco. This prototype became the starting point for PT Pindad in developing a 6×6 armoured vehicle with a

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body, independent wheel drive and suspension system according to TNI specifications.

Gallery

APR-1 Peleton Kavaleri Serbu (Tonkavser).jpg, APR-1 of ''Peleton Kavaleri Serbu'' (''Tonkavser'' - Assault Cavalry Platoon) APR-1 dan Anoa Peleton Kavaleri Serbu (Tonkavser).jpg, APR-1 and Anoa of Assault Cavalry Platoon, in November 2020 military drill.

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Development

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