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The BTR-70 was developed as a potential successor for the earlier BTR-60 series of Soviet wheeled armored personnel carriers, specifically the BTR-60PB, which it most closely resembled. It evolved out of an earlier, unsuccessful project known as the GAZ-50 to design a new wheeled infantry fighting vehicle on the chassis and drive train of a BTR ...
Based on the T-62 and T-72, upgraded with a 125 mm main gun, improved fire control systems, infrared sensors, and laser rangefinders. [29] [30] Cheonma-2: At least 9 [31] [32] [33] PT-76 Soviet Union: Amphibious light tank: 560+ [24] M1985 North Korea: Similar to the PT-76, but uses the VTT-323 chassis. [34] Armoured fighting vehicles BTR-80A ...
The 2S14 Zhalo-S was built on the BTR-70 armored personnel carrier chassis, with a turret mounting an 85 mm 2A62 gun, which had identical ballistic characteristics and ammunition to the towed 2A55 anti-tank gun. The 2A62 was equipped with a muzzle brake with an efficiency up to 75-80%, able to fire 20-25 shells per minute.
As of 10 May 2024 at least 14 (6 BTR-70 and 8 BTR-70M) have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [46] BTR-80: Armoured personnel carrier 1,200 [43] Soviet Union Russia: As of 10 May 2024, at least 985 (204 BTR-80, 622 BTR-82A(M), 104 BTR-82AT and 55 unknown BTR-80/BTR-82A) have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [46] BTR-90
BTR-3: Armoured personnel carrier Ukraine: 47 [22] BTR-3U "Guardian" variant. BTR-70: Armoured personnel carrier Soviet Union: 18 [34] BTR-60: Armoured personnel carrier Soviet Union: 6 [35] Saxon: Armoured personnel carrier United Kingdom: 75 [22] Serviceability doubtful. [23] Panhard M3: Armoured personnel carrier France: 18 [23] Ezugwu MRAP ...
The Soviets modified the truncated cone turret used on the BTR-70 for the BTR-80 by redesigning the mantlet. This allows the 14.5 mm (0.57 in) KPVT and coaxial 7.62 mm (0.3 in) PKT machine guns to be elevated to a maximum of 60 degrees. This high angle of fire is useful in engaging targets on steep slopes, in urban fighting, and for engaging ...
The BTR-3 is an all-new production vehicle, rather than an upgrade of the existing in-service vehicle, such as the BTR-80. BTR-4 – Another Ukrainian eight-wheeled APC (2006) with rear doors designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (SOE KMDB) as a private venture.
The BTR-60PAI also entered production in 1965, [2] but was quickly replaced in 1966 by the BTR-60PB, which had a better sighting system for the machine guns. The BTR-60PB remained in production until 1976, when it was superseded by the BTR-70. [2] According to Western estimates, around 25,000 BTR-60s were produced by GAZ. [4]