The
BTR-3E1 is an 8x8 wheeled combat vehicle designed
to carry infantry troops, arms and supplies on the
battlefield while providing fire support from a
turret mounted gun. It can also carry out reconnaissance,
combat support, and patrol missions. The BTR-3E1
armored personnel carrier is designed, manufactured
and marketed by the Ukrainian Defence Company UkrespectExport.
The BTR-3E1 is based to the BTR-3U Guardian which
was developed as a private venture in 2000 by Ukrainian
and Unired Arab Emirates companies. The BTR-3U is
an improved variant of the Russian made wheeled
armoured personnel carrier BTR-80. The BTR-3E1 is
the export variant of the BTR-3U. Thailand has placed
an order for 96 BTR-3E1 series vehicles and the
first of these were delivered early in 2009. The
first 2 of 96 BTR-3E1 have been delilvered at U
Tapao Airport on 17 September 2010. The second batch
of 121 BTR-3E1 with a price tag of 5 billlion Baht
have been ordered by Royal Thai Army and 14 BTR-3E1
has been ordered by Royal Thai Navy to be used by
Royal Thai Marine Corps.
The
BTR-3E1 is fitted with the BM-3 Shturm turret.
The turret is armed with a ZTM-1 30 mm automatic
gun which can be remotely operated to provide
increased solider protection in hostile
environments. The 30mm gun has a maximum
firing rate of 330 rounds per minute and
can fire AP-T (Armour Piercing - Tracer),
HEF-I (High Explosive Fragmentation - Incendiary)
and HE-T (High Explosve - Tracer) rounds.
A
7.62 mm machine gune is mounted at the left
side of the main armament. Three smoke-grenades
discharger are mounted to each side at the
front of the turret. Anti-tank missile launcher
"Barrier" are mounted at the right
side of th turret and a 30 mm automatic
grenade launcher AGS-17 is mounted at the
left side.The Turret is equipped with a
fire control system with SVU-500 weapon
stabilizer and on track sighting system
with TV screen day/night and integrated
laser range finder.
Protection
The
hull and turret of the Guardian APC are
of all-welded steel armour, providing the
occupants with protection from small arms
fire and shell splinters. A Kevlar liner
can be provided for increased protection.The
driver is seated at the front of the hull
on the left side with the vehicle commander
to his right.
Propulsion
The
BTR-3E1 used a 8x8 chassis. The BTR-3E1
is powered by a Diesel engine UTD-20 mounted
at the rear of the vehicle, coupled to a
mechanical transmission. The engine compartment
is fitted with an automatic double-action
fire extinguishing system. The BTR-3E1 can
run at a maximum road speed of 95 km/h with
a range road of 850 km.
Accessories
The
BTR-3E1 is fully amphibious. On water it
is propelled by a single waterjet engine
mounted at the rear of the hull on a maximum
speed of 5 km/h. The driver is provided
with four TNPO-115 periscopes for day use
and one TVNE-4B for night use. The commander
is provided with three TNPO-115 periscopes
for day use and one TKN-3 for night use.To
their immediate front is a bulletproof window,
which is covered when in action by an armoured
shutter hinged at the top. The BTR-3E1 features
9 firing ports, NBC protection, automatic
fire fighting system, and a Central Tire
Inflation System (CTIS). Four side and two
top hatches -- enlarged from earlier versions
-- allow troops to mount/dismount quickly.
Specifications
Armament
One
30 m gun, one 7.62 mm coaxial
machine gun, 2 anti-tank
missile launcher, and 1
30 mm grenade launcher
Country
users
Thailand
Designer
Country
Ukraine
Accessories
Inflation
system, electric winch,
firefighting system, filtration
unit, heater, air conditionning,
night viision, fire control
system,laser range finder,
track sighting system
Crew
3
+ 6 soldiers
Armor
Protection
against small-arms fire,
shell fragments
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