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BTR-80
8x8 Armoured vehicle personnel carrier |
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The
BTR-80 is a Russian-made 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier designed
and manufactured by the Company Arzamas machinery Construction Plant
of Nizhny Novgorod. The BTR-80 8 x 8 armored personnel carrier is designed
to carry infantry soldiers on the battlefield and provide close fire
support. The vehicle can be also used for reconnaissance, combat support
and patrol missions. It entered service with the Russian army in 1984
and has since been used in a number of military conflicts, including
UN peacekeeping operations. The vehicle is in production and in service
with the Russian army and many other countries in the world. The BTR-80
can be carry by military transport aircraft such as the An-22 and IL-76.
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| Variants |
- BTR-80A:
armed with 30 mm 2A72 cannon.
- BTR-80K: command vehicle APC with telescopic antenna mast,
TNA-4 navigation device and R-168 series of radio equipment.
- BRDM-3:
reconnaissance armoured vehicle with same armament as BTR-80A
but with new sight and night vision system
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BTR-82: based on BTR-80 armed with 14.5mm heavy machine gun,
new improved armour, new powerful engine, and new sight and night vision
system TKN-4GA-02
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BTR-82A: same as BTR-82 but armed with 2A72 30mm cannon
- BREM-K: armoured recovery vehicle
- RKhM-4: NBC reconnaissance vehicle
- R-149BMRA: command and signals vehicle.
- R-149MA3: command and signals vehicle.
- R-439-BK1: SatCom station.
- K1Sh1: command post vehicle with bigger hull and unarmed
turret
- E-351BrM: mobile electric power station.
- PU-12M6: artillery battery command vehicle
- 1V152: command and forward observer vehicle for field
artillery units.
- R-149BMR: signals vehicle.
- R-149MA3: command and signals vehicle.
- R-165B - HF: signals vehicle
- R-439-MD2: SatCom station.
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Infauna: electronic countermeasures vehicle |
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| Technical
Data |
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| Armament |
The BTR-80
is fitted with a one-man turret armed with one 14.5 mm KPVT
heavy machine gun. The turret can rotate on 360° and be
elevated from +60º to -4°. A bank of six 81 mm smoke
grenade dischargers can be mounted at the rear of the turret
which can create a smoke screen up to 30 m wide and 10 m high
depending on the strength and direction of the wind. Latest
variants can be also armed with a PKTM 7.62mm coaxial machine
gun. The armament sighting system is manual. The fire control
system includes a dual magnification day sight and x5.5 night
sight.
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| Design
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hull and the turret are made in all-welded steel armour which
provides a protection against small arms firing of 7.62 AP ammunition
at a range of 100 m for the front and 750 m for the other sides
of the vehicle. The BTR-80 can carry seven infantry men, along
with a crew of three, consisting of a commander, gunner and
driver. The commander and driver each have a single hatch on
top of the hull. A single door is mounted on each side of the
hull between the second and third wheel, the upper part of which
opens to the front while the lower part folds down to form a
step. There is also three firing ports on each side of the hull,
and one at the front right side. The front and the two forward
firing ports are designed to be used with the PK 7.62mm machine
gun, while the other firing ports will be used with the AK--74
or AKM assault rifle. |
| Propulsion |
The
BTR-80 is motorized with a V-8 KamAZ-7403 V-8 turbocharged diesel
developing 260 hp. or YaMZ-238M2 V-8 turbocharged diesel developing
240 hp. coupled to a manual transmission with 5 forward and
one reverse gears. The BTR-80 uses a four axle’s chassis
with torsion bar suspension and hydraulic shock-absorbers. The
BTR-80 can run at a maximum road speed of 80 Km/h with a maximum
road range endurance of 600 km. The BTR-80 can climb a slope
with up to 60% gradient, a vertical step of 0.5 m and cross
a trench of 2m. |
| Accessories |
Standard
equipment of the BTR-80 includes NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical)
protection system, automatic firefighting system, camouflage
devices, bilge pumps and a 4-6 tones self-recovery winch mounted
at the front of the hull. The BTR-80 is fully amphibious and
propelled in the water at a maximum speed of 10 km/h by a single
water jet mounted at the rear of the hull. Before entering the
water the trim vane is erected at the front of the vehicle,
the drain valves are closed and locked, the tyre pressure is
lowered and the cover over the water-jet system is opened. One
searchlight OU-3GA2M is mounted on the top of the turret.
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| Specifications |
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Armament |
| One
14.5 KPVT heavy machine gun, one PKVT 7.62mm
machine gun |
Country
users |
| Afghanistan,
Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Hungary,
Kazaksatn, Noth Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan,
Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Sudan, Sri lanka,
Tajikstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. |
Designer
Country |
| Russia
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Accessories |
| NBC
system, night vision equipment, central tyre-pressure
regulation system and one self-recovery winch. |
Crew |
3
+ 7 soldiers |
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Armor |
| Protection
against small arms firing 7.62mm AP and shell
splinters |
Weight |
13,600 kg
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Speed |
90
km/h maximum road speed, 10 km/h on water |
Range |
600
km - 480 km cross country
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Dimensions |
Length:
7.65 m; Width: 2.90 m; Height: 2.46 m |
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