The PBV-501 Panzer is the ammunition which is a modified version of BMP-1.
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Germany has forwarded their hands to help Ukrainians. They have approved the delivery of several arms and weapons to Ukraine. One of the notable ammunition is PBV-501.
What Is The PBV-501 Panzer? Details On Wikipedia
The details of the PBV-501 panzer are not available on Wikipedia. However, a source revealed that it is the modified version of BMP-1.
The BMP-1 is an amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle developed by the Soviet Union. It stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhoty 1, which means “first serial model infantry fighting vehicle.”
The BMP-1 was the Soviet Union’s first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). NATO named it the M-1967, BMP, and BMP-76PB until its true name was discovered.
A user on Reddit said that following the fall of the Soviet Union, East German BMP-1s and MT-LBs were purchased to cheaply mechanize some brigades that were still going around on trucks. However, after a few years, as the Swedish army began to reduce, they were discarded.
Germany Provides Ammunition Named PBV- 501 Panzer To Ukraine
The Federal Security Council has approved another shipment of ammunition to the Ukrainian army. As a result, Ukraine will get 56 infantry fighting vehicles from the German Democratic Republic’s National People’s Army stockpiles.
Germany has approved the delivery of extra arms to the Ukrainian army. According to the sources, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht was the one who gave the approval.
The order covers 58 infantry fighting vehicles that were previously owned by the National People’s Army of the GDR. A Czech company owns the armored personnel carriers and wants to sell them to Ukraine. Germany’s essential approval has finally been secured.
The PBV-501 armored personnel carriers were standard issued to the Warsaw Pact military and were equipped with cannons and machine guns. With the reunification of Germany, the tanks were transferred to the Bundeswehr and then to the Swedish army at the end of the 1990s.