BTR-80A
Type: Armored Personnel Carrier
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: NPO Mashinostroyeniya
First Deployed: 2002
Overview
The BTR-80A is an upgraded wheeled APC variant featuring a new 30mm 2A72 autocannon replacing the original 14.5mm KPVT heavy machine gun. Algeria operates large numbers of BTR-80 and BTR-80A vehicles for infantry transport and fire support. The 30mm autocannon provides significantly improved firepower for direct fire support missions.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 3 + 7 passengers |
|---|---|
| range | 600 km |
| width | 2.90 m |
| engine | KamAZ-7403 260 hp diesel |
| length | 7.65 m |
| weight | 13,600 kg |
| main_gun | 30mm 2A72 autocannon (BTR-80A) |
| max_speed | 80 km/h road / 9 km/h water |
| secondary_weapons | 7.62mm PKT coaxial MG |
Operators
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Burkina Faso
- Georgia
- Hungary
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Russia
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
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