BTR-4

Also known as BTR4, BTR 4

The BTR-4 "Bucephalus" (, abbreviation of ) is an amphibious 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (SOE KMDB).

Key facts

Weapon.name: BTR-4
Weapon.image: BTR-4E in Kyiv.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: BTR-4E
Weapon.origin: Ukraine
Weapon.type: Infantry fighting vehicle
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.service: 2014present
Weapon.used_by: See Operators
Weapon.wars: Boko Haram insurgency War against the Islamic State Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war
Weapon.designer: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau
Weapon.manufacturer: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau
Weapon.armour: Welded steel
Weapon.primary_armament: 2A72 autocannon
Weapon.engine: 3TD diesel engine or DEUTZ EURO III
Weapon.engine_power: 489 hp or 598
Weapon.suspension: wheeled 8×8
Weapon.vehicle_range: at least

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Description
Service history
Indonesia
Iraq
Nigeria
Ukraine
Versions
Weapons modules
Operators
Current operators
Potential operators
Captures
See also
References
External links

The BTR-4 "Bucephalus" (, abbreviation of ) is an amphibious 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (SOE KMDB).

They have seen action in the War against the Islamic State during the capture of Jurf al-Nasr and Ar-Rutbah from ISIL and in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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