BTR-80Armoured Personnel Carrier

Armoured Personnel Carrier

Mission

The BTR-80 APC is designed to transport military personnel under light armour protection, and provide fire support.

The BTR-80 APC is provided with ten seats to accomodate the squad (vehicle) commander, driver, gunner and seven troops.

It features a powerful diesel engine, which has considerably increased the APC's mobility. The BTR-80 also boasts better protection than its predecessors.

Basic specifications

Combat weight, t 13.6 Wheel arrangement 8 x 8 Crew + troops 3 + 7 Engine type and power, hp diesel, 260 Power-to-weight ratio, hp/t 19.12 Armament: main 14.5mm KPVT machine gun auxiliary 7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun Ammunition, rds: 14.5 mm 500 7.62 mm PKT machine gun 2,000 Laying angles, deg: elevation -4 to +60 azimuth 360 Speed, km/h: max road 80 afloat 9 Fuel endurance, km 600 Armour protection bullet-proof General description

Given combat experience of the APC in alpine terrain, the mounted troops' small arms field of fire has been considerably increased. The vehicle has also been fitted with a turret machine gun with an elevation of 60 degrees, and a new 1PZ-2 optical sight, which enables the vehicle to fire at air targets. The APC also mounts six barrel smoke dischargers on the rear side of the turret in order to set smoke screens.

The BTR-80 is equipped with bulletproof tyres, which allow the APC to keep on moving even after they have been penetrated by bullets or fragments. The vehicle is capable of moving even when it hits an anti-tank mine and two of itswheels on one side are rendered ineffective.

Dismounting of personnel, even on the move, has been made easier due to fitting the APC with larger clamshell side doors (lower panels are used as ramps).

The BTR-80's reliable design became the basis for developing a whole range of various-purpose wheeled armoured vehicles.