YPR-765 Platoon / PRAT

The armoured infantry battalions of the Royal Army were also undergoing a transitional period in 1985, with the end goal being the conversion of all of the front line armoured infantry to be mounted in YPR-765 PRI infantry fighting vehicles. The YPR-765 is an infantry vehicle designed by the American FMC Corporation based on the M113A1 APC as the AIFV (armoured infantry fighting vehicle).

An armoured infantry battalion (pantserinfanteriebataljon) is made up of battalion staff, a support company and three armoured infantry companies (pantserinfanterie compagnie). The three armoured infantry companies each contain a company headquarters and three armoured infantry platoons (pantserinfanterie peloton).

Like the tank battalions and squadrons, the armoured infantry are also subject to detachment and exchange, with companies organised into company teams (as the Dutch termed a battlegroup). As well as tank and anti-tank units attachment and exchange, anti-aircraft, reconnaissance, and mortar platoons could also be attached to a panterinfanterie company team. 86

The YPR-765 PRI (pantser-rups-infanterie, or armoured tracked infantry) is the basic armoured infantry fighting vehicle fitted with a turret mounting a 25mm KBA-B02 cannon and a coaxial 7.62mm FN MAG machine-gun. It has a crew of three and can carry seven passengers in the rear compartment.

THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS:

• 5x resin and metal YPR-65 APCs
• 4x PRAT Upgrades
• 1x Observer Upgrade