Description:
The BTR-80 is a 8x8 wheeled combat vehicle intended to carry infantry troops, arms and other loads on the battlefield while providing fire support thanks to a turret mounted gun. It features lightweight armor, 9 firing ports, NBC protection, automatic fire fighting system, a central regulation of tire air pressure system, four side and two top hatches allow troops to mount/dismount quickly. Its high mobility and its weigh make BTR-80 suitable for amphibious and airborne operations in many environments.
The baseline BTR-80 armored vehicle was armed with a 14.5mm main gun and one coaxial 7.62mm machine gun. Operational learning shown the need for a larger caliber main gun. The BTR-80A, which entered service in 1994, features an automatic 30mm gun and one coaxial 7.62mm machine gun as well as a hardened hull for improved survivability. The BTR-80K is a command and control derivative of the proven BTR-80 featuring a crew of 6, additional communications equipment, and two workstations.
The BTR-80 armored vehicle was deployed in Chechnya with the Russian Army demonstrating that its lightweight armor is inappropriate for the modern battlefield and urban warfare scenarios. However, BTR-80s were deployed successfully during the 1990s in peacekeeping operations where its mobility and lightweight armor proved to be suitable for such a duty.
The BTR-80 wheeled armored vehicle entered service with the Soviet Army in 1984. Since then it has been widely exported, more than 20 countries have purchased the BTR-80 armored vehicle and its derivatives.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 3, Passengers 7
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 30 mm
Dimensions: Height 2.8 m, Length 7.7 m, Width 3.0 m
Weights: Max Weight 14,500 kg (31,966 lb)
Performance: Cross Country Speed 11 mps (22 kt), Main Gun Max Range 2,500 m (8,202 ft), Max Range 600 km (324 nm), Top Speed 22 mps (43 kt)
Angola
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Burundi
Chad
Colombia
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Macedonia
Russia
Sudan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uruguay
Zambia