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BTR-80

The BTR-80 (Russian: бронетранспортёр, romanized: bronetransportyor, lit. 'armoured carrier') 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.

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
80–90 km/h (49.7–55.9 m/h) swim 10 km/h (6.2 m/h)
Armor
10 mm (hull) 7 mm (turret)
Crew
3 (+7 passengers)
Engine
diesel KamAZ-7403 260 hp (190 kW)
Height
2.41 m (7.9 ft)
In service
1986–present

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BTR-80

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related to Russia · 191
BTR-80 → AB-4U-P28, AD-3, AD-30T/400, Adopted, Airborne Troops, Akveduk-100KA, Also, An, APC, Arbalet, Arbalet-500K, Armenia, Around, Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, As, ASh-4, ASP, ASP-12, ASP-13, ATGM
related to Ukraine · 34
BTR-80 → AB-1-P28, Abzats-M, An, Arbalet, B-V1, Berkut-M, BTR-80UP, BTR-80UP-BREM, BTR-80UP-KB, BTR-80UP-KR, BTR-80UP-M, BTR-80UP-R, BTR-80UP-S, BTR-80UP-T, BTR-94KShM, DLYa2, DLYa4, Fitted, HF, Iraq
related to Current operators · 21
BTR-80 → AfghanistanAlgeria, BelarusBurundi, BTR, BTR-80A, BTR-82A, BTR-82ABangladesh, BTR-82Serbia, Coast, Hungary, In June, Indonesia, Korea, Macedonia, Pakistan, Russia, Russian, Serbia, Sixty-six, Sri Lanka, Ukraine
Wars · 20
BTR-80 → 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, First Chechen War, First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Georgian Civil War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Iraq War, Iraqi insurgency (2011–13), Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–2025), Russo-Georgian War, Russo-Ukrainian war, Second Chechen War, Soviet–Afghan War, Sri Lankan Civil War, Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, Tajikistan Civil War, Transnistria War, United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, War in Afghanistan, War in Donbas, War of Dagestan
related to Hungary · 17
BTR-80 → BTR-80 GKKO, BTR-80 MPAEJ, BTR-80 MPFJ, BTR-80 MVJ, BTR-80 SKJ, BTR-80 VSF, BTR-80M, Heavily, In, KM-1M, Kronsberg, NBC, Prototype, Repair, Turret-less, Unarmed, Upgraded
related to Description · 16
BTR-80 → BTR-60, BTR-70, BTR-70 APC, It, OU-3GA2M, R-163-50U, R-173, Standard, The, The BTR-80, The Soviets, TKN-3, TNP-B, TNPO, Tucha, V-8
related to Romania · 15
BTR-80 → Allison-MD, An, B33, Can, CN RomArm SA, Deutz BF6M, Made, Model, OWS, PR, Prototype, R-1231B, TAB Zimbru, V8-DTS, Zimbru
related to External links · 13
BTR-80 → AMZ, Archived, BTR-80AMs, BTR-80As, BTR-80s, BTR-80Website, FAS, Hungarian, November, Pictures, Russian, Systems BTR-80, Wayback MachineWalkarounds
related to Colombia · 10
BTR-80 → Caribe, Cartagena, Colombia, Colombian, Corporación Tecnológica, COTECMAR, Indias, KPVT, Mar Caribe, Plant
related to Peru · 10
BTR-80 → BTR-3, BTR-80-type APCs, Defender, Desarrollos Industriales Casanave, FCS, Lince/Lynx, Nevertheless, Peruvian, Ukrainian, ZTM-2

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vehicle version service turret command mm engine btr-82a vehicles hull equipment russian improved equipped first new used gun since system

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BTR-80.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed80–90 km/h (49.7–55.9 m/h) swim 10 km/h (6.2 m/h)1.00infobox
BTR-80Armor10 mm (hull) 7 mm (turret)1.00infobox
BTR-80Crew3 (+7 passengers)1.00infobox
BTR-80Enginediesel KamAZ-7403 260 hp (190 kW)1.00infobox
BTR-80Height2.41 m (7.9 ft)1.00infobox
BTR-80In service1986–present1.00infobox
BTR-80Length7.7 m (25.3 ft)1.00infobox
BTR-80Main armament14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or 30 mm 2A721.00infobox
BTR-80ManufacturerArzamas Machine-Building Plant, Nizhniy Novgorod1.00infobox
BTR-80Mass13.6 t (15.0 short tons; 13.4 long tons)1.00infobox
BTR-80No. built5,0001.00infobox
BTR-80Operational range600 km (372.8 mi)1.00infobox
BTR-80Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
BTR-80Power/weight19 hp/tonne1.00infobox
BTR-80Produced1984–present1.00infobox
BTR-80Secondary armament7.62 mm PKT machine gun1.00infobox
BTR-80Suspensionwheeled 8×81.00infobox
BTR-80TypeAmphibious armored personnel carrier Variants: Infantry fighting vehicle Self-propelled artillery1.00infobox
BTR-80Used bySee Operators1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsSoviet–Afghan War1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsGeorgian Civil War1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsKurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–2025)1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsTransnistria War1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsTajikistan Civil War1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsWar in Afghanistan1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsIraq War1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsFirst Chechen War1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsWar of Dagestan1.00infobox
BTR-80WarsSecond Chechen War1.00infobox

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