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BTR-70 obr. 1982: Improved model with 120 hp ZMZ-49-05 V-8 engines, instead of the original GAZ-49B 115 hp 6-cylinder engines. BTR-70 obr. 1984: Slightly modified model with an additional TNPT-1 periscope on the turret roof. BTR-70 obr. 1986: Improved version with a periscope on the left side of the turret and four firing ports in the hull roof.
BTR-4 assigned to Ukrainian Armed Forces. BTR-3 – Ukrainian BTR-80 variant eight-wheeled APC (2000). It is manufactured by KMDB in Ukraine.The BTR-3 is an all-new production vehicle, rather than an upgrade of the existing in-service vehicle, such as the BTR-80.
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 ...
A Soviet BTR-60PB APC (left) and a Romanian TAB-71 APC (right) on display at "King Ferdinand" National Military Museum in Bucharest. TAB-63 - prototype, predecessor of TAB-71; TAB-71 - based on BTR-60. [1] 1872 copies manufactured. In 2010, Romania owned 846 TAB-71 transporters, 375 being in use. Some transferred to Moldova.
BTR-70 (2 P) BTR-80 (2 P) Pages in category "Armoured personnel carriers of the Soviet Union" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Pages in category "BTR-70" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... BTR-70; B. BTR-7 This page was last edited on 17 January 2020, at 05:30 ...
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In mid-2011, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a requirement for a new modular wheeled family of armored vehicles instead of buying the BTR-90. Development of a new wheeled APC is being done alongside the new and similarly armed and armored but tracked Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle and heavy T-15 Armata IFV.