BTR(RUSSIAN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER)

The Soviets based the BTR-80 on the BTR-70 APC. It has a 260-hp, V-8 turbocharged, water-cooled, diesel engine. The reconfigured rear portion of the hull accommodates a new, single engine. The Soviets removed the roof chamfers of the modified BTR-70, raised the rear, and squared off the rearward-sloping engine compartment. Standard equipment include TNPO vision blocks, optical devices TNP-B and TKN-3 for the driver and commander, an OU-3GA2M infra-red search light, six 81mm smoke grenade launchers 902V "Tucha", a radioset (R-173 or R-163-50U), an intercom and hydrojets.

BTR80
Weight 13.6 tonnes
Length 7.65 m
Width 2.90 m
Height 2.35 m
Crew 3 (+7 passengers)
Armor [secret]
Primary
armament 14.5mm KPVT machine gun
Secondary
armament 7.62mm PKT machine gun
Engine diesel KamAZ-7403
260 hp (190 kW)
Power/weight 19 hp/tonne
Suspension wheeled 8×8
Operational
range 600 km
Speed 80 km/h, swim 9 km/h

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