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The BTR-40's armour is from 6 mm to 8 mm thick which gives it protection from small arms fire and the shell splinters of its time, but does not protect it against modern artillery fragments and .50-calibre machine gun fire. The BTR-40-series tyres are not protected by armour. They are particularly vulnerable to puncture from fire of all kinds.
As of 10 May 2024 at least 14 (6 BTR-70 and 8 BTR-70M) have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [44] BTR-80: Armoured personnel carrier 1,200 [59] 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. [44] BTR-90
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.
Motor Rifle Troops of the USSR (Russian: Мотострелковые войска СССР) was the motorized infantry arm of the Army Ground Forces of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. They were mechanised infantry formations using combined arms doctrine, based around infantry operating closely with armoured personnel carriers and ...
In January 2018 it was announced that the rifle has been adopted in 5.45×39mm and 7.62×39mm chamberings by the Russian military. [10] The first orders for the A-545 rifle were announced in mid-2020. It is believed these orders total about 500 assault rifles that were destined for Spetsnaz units and some Airborne personnel. [11] Russia AK-203
Approximate Units Sold: 2,000,000 Country of Origin: United States 47. Marlin Model 1891/1892/1897/1939
Here’s why Russia never built more than 12.
PTRS rifle at Great Patriotic War museum in Smolensk. Along with his partner Vasily Degtyaryov, Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov helped the Soviet Union develop new weapons between the First and Second World War. During this time, Degtyaryov went on to create the PTRD-41 while Simonov created and designed its cousin rifle, the PTRS-41 in 1938. As one ...