BTR-80

Armoured personnel carrier Soviet UnionIn service since 1986

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Key specs

Type: Armoured personnel carrier
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, Nizhniy Novgorod
Entered service: 1986
Produced: 1984–2011
Units produced: 5,000
Status: In service
Crew: 3

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Overview

BTR-80 is an armoured personnel carrier from the Soviet Union, made by Arzamas Machine-Building Plant and Nizhniy Novgorod. It entered service in 1986; it was produced from 1984 to 2011; 5,000 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 14.5 mm. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Türkiye, the Soviet Union, Afghanistan and 36 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War, the First Karabakh War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, among others.

Armament

Main armament: 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or 30 mm 2A72
Caliber: 14.5 mm
Maximum range of fire: 2 km
Secondary armament: 7.62 mm PKT machine gun

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 14 t
Length: 7.70 m
Width: 2.90 m
Height: 2.41 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: diesel KamAZ-7403
Power: 190 kW
Road speed: 80 km/h
Off-road speed: 20 km/h
Operational range: 600 km
Fuel capacity: 290 l
Suspension: wheeled 8×8
Amphibious: Yes
Armour: 10 mm (hull)7 mm (turret)

Weapons and ammunition on board

KPV heavy machine gun PK machine gun PKT 14.5×114mm 7.62×54mmR

Sources

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.