A Soviet armored personnel carrier BTR-80. Developed in 1982. Crew – 3, passengers – 7, armament – one 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun; one 7.62 PKT machine gun, armor – 8-10 mm, speed – 80 km/h (ground); 10 km/h (water), two engines – 88 HP (each).
Museum of the Victory, Moscow.
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.[4] It was first deployed during the Soviet–Afghan War.
The BTR-80 was developed into the larger BTR-90.
The BTR-80 is based on the BTR-70 APC, which itself was based on the BTR-60. It has a single 260-hp V-8 turbocharged water-cooled diesel engine, an improvement over the twin gasoline engines installed in the BTR-60 and BTR-70 vehicles. The reconfigured rear portion of the hull accommodates the 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 includes TNPO vision blocks, TNP-B and TKN-3 optical devices for the driver and commander, an OU-3GA2M infrared search light, six 81 mm smoke grenade launchers 902V “Tucha”, a radioset (R-173 or R-163-50U), an intercom, and hydrojets for amphibious propulsion.
Manufacturer: GAZ
