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btr-82a (estimated)

Armored Vehicleconfirmed

btr-82a (estimated)

The BTR-80 is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous vehicles, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, in the Soviet Army. It was first deployed during the Soviet–Afghan War. The BTR-80 was developed into the larger BTR-90 in the early 1990s..

Specifications

TypeArmored Vehicle
OriginSoviet Union
ManufacturerArzamas Machine-Building Plant, Nizhniy Novgorod
Introduced1986
StatusIn service
Weight13.6 t
Length7.7 m
Speed90 km/h
Range600 km
Crew3
Main armament14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or; 30 mm 2A72

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Ukraine100confirmed

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