| Armament | | The BTR-80A is virtually the same as the BTR-80 but has a new one-person turret armed with a 30 mm 2A72 cannon with a 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun being mounted coaxially to the right. Either side of the 30 mm cannon is a bank of three forward-firing electrically operated 81 mm smoke grenade launchers. The power-operated turret is mounted on the roof of the vehicle above the front two axles with the armament being mounted on the upper part of the turret which pivots for elevation and depression. | | Design and protection | | The hull of the BTR-80A is of all-welded steel armor construction with improved protection over its frontal arc compared to the original BTR-60/70 series. The nose is also wider and the front of the vehicle provides added protection to the front wheels. The bow section of the BTR-80A may incorporate special layered armor for increased protection. The front projection of the APC hull ensures protection of the infantry men from 7.62-mm assault rifle and also 12.7-mm machine gun fire. BTR-80A is equipped to carry ten personnel: commander, driver/mechanic, gunner and seven troops. | | Propulsion | | The BTR-80A APC has a 8x8 chassis, which is common to all Russian BTR family of armored personnel carriers. The engine compartment is at the rear of the vehicle. Until 1993 the vehicle was powered by a V-8 KamAZ-7403 turbocharged diesel developing 260 hp but the vehicle is now offered with a YaMZ-238M2 diesel which develops 240 hp. | | Accessories | | The BTR-80A is fully amphibious, being propelled in the water by a single water-jet mounted at the rear of the hull. Before entering the water a trim vane is erected at the front of the hull and the bilge pumps are switched on. Standard equipment on the BTR-80A includes power steering on the front four roadwheels, central tyre-pressure regulation system that allows the driver to adjust the tyre pressure to suit the type of ground being crossed and an NBC system. A self-recovery winch is provided, with 50 m of cable.
| | | | Specifications | | Back to top | | Armament | | One 30 mm 2A72 cannon, one 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun. | | Country users | | North Korea, Sudan, Hungary, Russia, Venezuela, Sri Lanka | | Designer Country | | Russia
| | Accessories | | NBC system, night vision equipment, central tyre-pressure regulation system and one self-recovery winch. | | Crew | | 2 + 8 soldiers | | | Armor | | Protection against small arms and shell splinters
a | | Weight | | 14,550 kg
a | | Speed | | 80 km/h maximum road speed, 9 km/h on water | | Range | | 600 - 800 km
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| | Dimensions | | Length, 7.7m; Width, 2.95 m; Height, 2.8 m | | | | | |