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| name               = ''VEPRES 1''
| image              = VEPRES 1-1.jpeg
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| caption            = Modern design of the ''VEPRES 1/1''.
| type               = Light Halftrack
| origin             = {{flag|Creeperopolis}}
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| service            = 1934-present
| used_by            = {{flag|Creeperopolis}}<br />{{flag|El Salvador}}
| wars = [[Creeperian Civil War]]<br />[[Third Senvarian Insurgency]]<br />[[Salvadoran Civil War]]<br />[[Papal War]]<br />[[Partisan Resistance (Creeperopolis)]]<br />[[Salvadoran Revolution of 1956]]<br />[[Salvadoran Crisis of 1976]]<br />[[1976 Creeperian coup d'état attempt]]<br />[[Mara War]]<br />[[Castillianan Insurgency]]<br />[[2003 Creeperian coup d'état]]<br />[[Deltinian Insurgency]]<br />[[2020 Creeperian coup d'état attempt]]<br />[[Second Lyoan Civil War]]
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| designer           = [[Zaldívar Vehicle Company|Zaldívar Empresa de Vehículos]]
| design_date        = 1933
| manufacturer       = [[Zaldívar Vehicle Company|Zaldívar Empresa de Vehículos]]
| unit_cost          = ₡15,000 [[Creeperian colón|Colóns]]
| production_date    = 1934-present
| number             = 350,000+
| variants           = VEPRES 1/1, VEPRES 1/2, VEPRES 1/3, VEPRES 1/4, VEPRES 1/5, VEPRES 1/6, VEPRES 1/7, VEPRES 1/8
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| primary_armament   = 20mm anti-aircraft gun (VEPRES 1/3), 25mm anti-aircraft gun (VEPRES 1/4), 1.5cm anti-tank gun (VEPRES 1/5)
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The '''''Vehículo para'Propositos Especiales 1''''', abbreviated as '''''VEPRES 1''''' (Creeperian for ''Special Purpose Vehicle 1'') is an unarmored light 1 ton multipurpose halftrack designed, manufatured, and serviced by the [[Creeperian Armed Forces]]. The ''VEPRES 1'' initialy saw use during the [[Creeperian Civil War]] beginning in 1934, but the vehicle was soon mass produced for use in the [[Creeperian Army]] and the [[Creeperian Imperial Guard]] through to the present day. 

The vehicle was designed by the [[Zaldívar Vehicle Company]] in 1933 and entered production and service in 1934 for the [[Catholic Imperial Restoration Council]] during the [[Creeperian Civil War]]. Eight variants of the ''VEPRES 1'' were created for different purposes ranging from personnel carriers to self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. The ''VEPRES 1'' continued to be produced following the civil war and it remains in surrent service in the [[Creeperian Army]] and the [[Creeperian Imperial Guard]].

== Variants ==

=== ''VEPRES 1/1'' ===

The ''VEPRES 1/1'' is a cargo transportation variant of the ''VEPRES 1''. The ''VEPRES 1/1'' is manned by a crew of 2.

=== ''VEPRES 1/2'' ===

The ''VEPRES 1/2'' is an unarmored personnel carrier variant of the ''VEPRES 1''. The ''VEPRES 1/2'' is the most widely used and produced variant seeing extensive service in rural villages and medium cities. The ''VEPRES 1/2'' is manned by a crew of 12.

=== ''VEPRES 1/3'' ===

The ''VEPRES 1/3'' is the first self-propelled anti-aircraft variant of the ''VEPRES 1''. The ''VEPRES 1/3'' is armed with a rear mounted 20mm anti-aircraft gun. The ''VEPRES 1/3'' is manned by a crew of 3.

=== ''VEPRES 1/4'' ===

The ''VEPRES 1/4'' is the second self-propelled anti-aircraft variant of the ''VEPRES 1''. The ''VEPRES 1/4'' is armed with a rear mounted 25mm anti-aircraft gun. The ''VEPRES 1/4'' is manned by a crew of 3.

=== ''VEPRES 1/5'' ===

The ''VEPRES 1/5'' is a self-propelled anti-tank variant of the ''VEPRES 1''. The ''VEPRES 1/5'' is armed with a rear mounted 1.5cm anti-tank gun. The cab of the ''VEPRES 1/5'' is commonly protected with a windshield. The ''VEPRES 1/5'' is manned by a crew of 3.

=== ''VEPRES 1/6'' ===

The ''VEPRES 1/6'' is a chemical decontamination variant of the ''VEPRES 1''. The [[Creeperian Armed Forces]] have not specified what "chemical decontamination" exaclty means, although it is believed that its purpose is to clean sites of chemical weapons attacks. The ''VEPRES 1/6'' is manned by a crew of 5.

=== ''VEPRES 1/7'' ===

The ''VEPRES 1/7'' is a biological decontamination variant of the ''VEPRES 1''. The [[Creeperian Armed Forces]] have not specified what "biological decontamination" exaclty means, although it is believed that its purpose is to clean [[List of Massacres during the Creeperian Civil War|sites of massacres]]. The ''VEPRES 1/7'' is manned by a crew of 5.

=== ''VEPRES 1/8'' ===

The ''VEPRES 1/8'' is a fire extinguishing variant of the ''VEPRES 1''. The ''VEPRES 1/8'' is manned by a crew of 5.

== Users ==

{|class=wikitable style=text-align:left
|-
!colspan="2"|User
!colspan="1"|Time Period
!Number (Cumulative)
!Number (In Service)
!Branches
|-
! {{flagicon|Creeperopolis}}
! [[Creeperopolis|Empire of Creeperopolis]]
| 1934-present
| 350,000+
| ~53,000
| {{flagicon|Creeperopolis}} [[Creeperian Armed Forces]]
*[[Creeperian Army]]
*[[Creeperian Imperial Guard]]
|-
! {{flagicon|El Salvador}}
! [[El Salvador|Principality of El Salvador]]
| 1934-1956, 1979-present
| 122
| 28
| {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Salvadoran Armed Forces]]
*[[Salvadoran Army]]
|-
! {{flagicon|Creeperopolis|2020}}
! [[Revolutionary Government Junta for Creeperian Reorganization]]
| 2020
| 2,300
| 0
| {{flagicon|Creeperopolis|2020}} [[Free Creeperian Armed Forces (Junta)|Free Creeperian Armed Forces]]
*[[Free Creeperian Army (Junta)|Free Creeperian Army]]
|-
! [[File:Lyoa Flag.png|23px|border]]
! [[Lyoa|Republic of Lyoa]]
| 2020-present
| 2,000
| 2,000
| [[File:Lyoa Flag.png|23px|border]] [[Lyoa National Defense Force]]
*[[Lyoa National Army]]
|}

== Gallery ==

=== Designs ===

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| File:VEPRES 1-1.jpeg
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 | Modern design of a ''VEPRES 1/1''.
| File:VEPRES 1-4.jpeg
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 | Modern design of a ''VEPRES 1/4''.
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=== Photos ===

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| File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-280-1058-16, Russland, Halbkettenfahrzeug mit Pak.jpg
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 | A ''VEPRES 1/2'' in use during the [[Southern Offensive of 1937-1938]].
| File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L25668, Russland, Kettenfahrzeug.jpg
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 | A ''VEPRES 1/2'' in use during the [[Battle of Ciutat dels Àngels]], 1935.
| File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-055-1572-30, Frankreich, Zugmaschine mit Flak in Ortschaft.jpg
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 | A ''VEPRES 1/4'' in [[Denshire]], 1944.
| File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-665-6823-11, Russland, Flak auf Halbkettenfahrzeug im Erdeinsatz.jpg
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 | A ''VEPRES 1/5'' in the mountains of [[El Salvador]] during the [[Salvadoran Civil War]], 1935.
| File:SdKfz10-2.jpg
 | alt5=
 | A ''VEPRES 1/6''.
| File:SdKfz10-3.jpg
 | alt6=
 | A ''VEPRES 1/8''.
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== See Also ==

*[[List of VEPRES Designations]]

{{Creeperian Armed Forces}}

[[Category:Creeperopolis]]
[[Category:Creeperopolis RP]]
[[Category:Creeperopolis Terraconserva]]
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