BTR-T

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BTR-T
Russian BTR-T
Type	Heavy infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin	Russia
Production history
Designer	Omsktransmash
Designed	1977
Manufacturer	Uralvagonzavod
Unit cost	$640,110 (with 30mm cannon) & $440,180 (without cannon)
Produced	1980s - Present
No. built	6,922 Units[citation needed]
Variants	Achzarit (Israel) & BTR-T (Russia)
Specifications
Mass	38.5 tonnes
Length	6.45 m
Width	3.27 m
Height	2.4 m
Crew	2 (+6 passengers)
Armor	320 mm max with ERA
Main armament	Turret with either 2A42 30mm autocannon and 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs or 2A42 and AGS-30 or twin 30mm 2A38M autocannons or 12.7mm NSV machine gun and AGS-17D grenade launcher
Engine	diesel 720hp
Power/weight	18,70hp/tonne
Suspension	torsion bar
Operational range	500 km
Maximum speed	50 km/h off-road: 25 km/h

The BTR-T (Russian: Бронетранспортёр-Тяжелый (Bronetransporter-Tyazhelyy), ‘Armoured Transporter–Heavy’) is a Russian heavy infantry combat vehicle, designed by the Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building (Omsktransmash) state-run production association.

Description[]

The vehicle is based on the hull of the T-55 tank and answers the need for a heavy, well protected and well armed vehicle adapted to urban combat.^[1] The need for a heavy IFV appeared after the First Chechen War during which APCs like the BTR-80 and BMP-2 were annihilated in urban areas at the hands of Chechen rebels using RPG shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons. Consequently, the design incorporates thicker armour, with built-in reactive armour. It also has heavier armament with sufficient elevation to engage targets in multi-story buildings.

Design[]

The choice of the T-55 hull rather than that of a more modern tank was decided as an efficiency measure and also probably to validate a conversion for the many T-55s in use around the world. It was influenced by Israel's IDF Achzarit that created virtually the same modifications in the 1980s. No export contracts have been signed.

Armament[]

The turret can accommodate several weapon configurations:

• 2A42 30 mm autocannon.
  • 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs.
• 2A42 30 mm autocannon.
  • 30mm AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher.
• Twin 2A38 30 mm autocannons.
• 12.7×108 mm NSV heavy machine gun.
  • 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs.
• 12.7×108 mm NSV heavy machine gun.
  • 30 mm AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher.

See also[]

• IDF Achzarit
• BMPT Terminator
• VIU-55 Munja
• BMPV-64: A Ukrainian heavy infantry combat vehicle based on the T-64 chassis.

References[]

• BTR-T Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier