BTR-80
Sign in to saveThe BTR-80 () is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous vehicles, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, in the Soviet Army. It was first deployed during the Soviet–Afghan War.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- BTR-80
- Weapon.image
- 2011 Moscow Victory Day Parade (360-06) (cropped).jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Russian BTR-80 during Den Pobedi (Victory Day) celebrations in Moscow
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.service
- 1986–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.production_date
- 1984–present
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, Nizhniy Novgorod
- Weapon.number
- 5,000
- Weapon.type
- Amphibious armored personnel carrierVariants: Infantry fighting vehicleSelf-propelled artillery
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.crew
- 3 (+7 passengers)
- Weapon.armour
- 10 mm (hull)7 mm (turret)
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or 30 mm 2A72
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- 7.62 mm PKT machine gun
- Weapon.engine
- diesel KamAZ-7403
- Weapon.engine_power
- 260 hp (190 kW)
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- Russia
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- Estonia
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- North Korea
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- Romania
- Ukraine
- Museum exhibits
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- Sources
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The BTR-80 () is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous vehicles, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, in the Soviet Army. It was first deployed during the Soviet–Afghan War.
The BTR-80 was developed into the larger BTR-90 in the early 1990s.
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