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BTR-70

The BTR-70 is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier (Russian: бронетранспортёр, БТР, romanized: bronetransportyor, lit. 'armored carrier') originally developed by the Soviet Union during the late 1960s under the manufacturing code GAZ-4905. On August 21, 1972, it was accepted into Soviet service and would later be widely exported. Large quantities…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
80 km/h, swim 9 km/h
Armor
9 mm (front) 7 mm (sides)
Crew
3 (+7 passengers)
Engine
2× gasoline ZMZ-4905 120 hp (88.2 kW) (×2)
Height
2.32 m
In service
1972–present

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BTR-70

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Triples260
Avg. degree1.97
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BTR-70

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related to Soviet Union/Russian Federation · 41
BTR-70 → Basic APC, BPU-1, BTR-70D, BTR-70K, BTR-70KShM, BTR-70M, BTR-70V, BTR-80, Command, Diesel, Electronic, GAZ-49B, Improved, Initial, Kyrgyz Republic, Late-production, MBP, Modernized, Modified, Mongolia
related to history · 37
BTR-70 → Afghan War, Angola, Angolan Civil War, Another, BMP, BMP's, BMP-1, BMPs, Bosnia-Herzegovina, BTR-60, BTR-60PB, BTR-70s, BTRs, Despite, Donbas, Furthermore, GAZ-50, GAZ-50's, Grom, In
related to Current operators · 36
BTR-70 → Angola, Armenia, Army, Azerbaijan, Belarus, BTR-152, BTR-60, BTR-70Di/BTR-7, BTR-70M, BTR-70M Kobra, BTR-70M1, BTR-70MB, BTR-80, Georgia, Ghana, Ground Forces, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kobra K-2, Kyrgyzstan
related to Romania · 29
BTR-70 → APC, Armament, ATGM, China, Chinese, Chinese TAB-77, LOTA, Malyutka, Prototype, R-1070, R-1451M, R-1452, Romania, Romanian, Saviem, Several, Similar, TAB-71, TAB-77, TAB-77 M1983
related to Ukraine · 25
BTR-70 → AGS-30, AT, BAU-23x2, BTR-7, BTR-70D, BTR-70DI, BTR-70M, BTR-70SM, BTR-80, Bug, Can, Grom, Ingul, IVECO, Marozov, Might, NRMZ, The, Three, Ukrainian
related to Belarus · 20
BTR-70 → BTR-70M-A1, BTR-70MB1, BTR-MK, CM30/BM30, Cobra, It, Ivory Coast, KM-70, KPVT, Minotaur, MTP-70, MTP-K, Proposed, R-123M, R-13M, Repair, Technical, The, This, Upgrade
related to Equipment · 19
BTR-70 → Also, DK-3B, Early, FVU NBC, GAZ-69B, OU-3GA-2, PP-61AM, R-123M, R-124, The, The BTR-70, TKN-1S, TNP-B, TNPO-115, TNPO-115s, To, TPKU-2B, TVNO-2B, ZMZ-49-05 V-8
related to Azerbaijan · 12
BTR-70 → Baku, BTR-70M, BTR-70s, EWT, EWT's Predator II, Jihazgayirma Instrument Construction Plant, Lightning, March, Optionally, South Africa's Emerging World, Technologies, These
related to East-Germany · 11
BTR-70 → Ch, Forward, Locally, NBC, NVA, Prototype, R-809M2, Romanian-made BTR-70, Schützenpanzerwagen, SL, SPW
Wars · 9
BTR-70 → 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict, Afghan Civil War (1989–92), Angolan Civil War, First Chechen War, First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Russo-Ukrainian war, Soviet–Afghan War, War in Donbas

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service vehicle turret 2026 soviet version engine gun btr-80 hull btr-60 prototype diesel tab-77 fitted btr-70m also mm hp romania

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BTR-70.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed80 km/h, swim 9 km/h1.00infobox
BTR-70Armor9 mm (front) 7 mm (sides)1.00infobox
BTR-70Crew3 (+7 passengers)1.00infobox
BTR-70Engine2× gasoline ZMZ-4905 120 hp (88.2 kW) (×2)1.00infobox
BTR-70Height2.32 m1.00infobox
BTR-70In service1972–present1.00infobox
BTR-70Length7.535 m1.00infobox
BTR-70Main armament14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or 12.7 mm DShK1.00infobox
BTR-70Mass11.5 tonnes1.00infobox
BTR-70Operational range400–600 km1.00infobox
BTR-70Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
BTR-70Power/weight20 hp/tonne1.00infobox
BTR-70Secondary armament7.62 mm PKT machine gun1.00infobox
BTR-70Suspensionwheeled 8×81.00infobox
BTR-70TypeArmoured personnel carrier1.00infobox
BTR-70Used bySee Operators1.00infobox
BTR-70WarsSoviet–Afghan War1.00infobox
BTR-70WarsAngolan Civil War1.00infobox
BTR-70WarsAfghan Civil War (1989–92)1.00infobox
BTR-70WarsFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War1.00infobox
BTR-70WarsFirst Chechen War1.00infobox
BTR-70WarsWar in Donbas1.00infobox
BTR-70Wars2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict1.00infobox
BTR-70Wars2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict1.00infobox
BTR-70WarsRusso-Ukrainian war1.00infobox
BTR-70Width2.80 m1.00infobox
BTR-70is aeight-wheeled armored personnel carrier0.90text

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