BVP M-80

Infantry fighting vehicleYugoslaviaIn service since 1979
BVP M-80
Photo: Srđan Popović · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Infantry fighting vehicle
Designer
Military Technical Institute
Designed
1971
Entered service
1979
Production start
1979
Units produced
800
Status
In service
Crew
3

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Overview

BVP M-80 is an infantry fighting vehicle from Yugoslavia. It entered service in 1979; production began in 1979; 800 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 20 mm. It is used or was used by Yugoslavia, Croatia, Serbia and Ukraine, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Yugoslav Wars.

Specifications

Armament
Main armament
20 mm M-55 cannon 1 ATGM launcher, 2 missiles
Caliber
20 mm
Secondary armament
coaxial 7.62 machine-gun 2,000 rounds
Dimensions and weights
Weight
14 t
Length
6.42 m
Width
2.90 m
Height
2.20 m
Mobility and protection
Engine
Daimler Benz OM-403
Power
239 kW
Road speed
65 km/h
Operational range
500 km
Fuel capacity
680 l
Suspension
torsion bar
Amphibious
Yes
Armour
Steel armour

Users & conflicts

Sources

  1. Wikidata: Q797156, Wikidata
  2. Wikipedia (fr): BVP M-80, Wikipedia
  3. Wikipedia (ru): М-80 (БМП), Wikipedia
  4. Wikipedia: BVP M-80, Wikipedia

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.