BTR-3

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BTR-3
BTR-3, Kyiv 2021, 11.jpg
Ukrainian BTR-3E1
Type Armored personnel carrier
Place of origin Ukraine
Service history
In service2000–present
Used by Ukrainian Ground Forces
National Guard of Ukraine
Nigeria [1]
Royal Thai Army [2]
Myanmar Army [3]
Wars Boko Haram insurgency [ citation needed ]
War in Donbas
Internal conflict in Myanmar
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Myanmar civil war (2021-present)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designed2000
Manufacturer Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau
Produced2001
VariantsSee below
Specifications
Mass16.4 tonnes
Length7.65 m
Width2.9 m
Height2.8 m (including turret)
Crew3 crew (+6 passengers)

Armor Welded steel
Main
armament
BM-3 Shturm or KBA-105 Shkval with 30 mm caliber ZTM-1 autocannon or Stiletto turret with 30mm ZTM-2 or 90mm Cockerill CSE 90LP
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm
Engine Deutz AG
326 hp
SuspensionWheeled 8×8
Operational
range
600 km
Maximum speed 85 km/h

The BTR-3 [4] [5] is an eight-wheel drive armored personnel carrier developed in 2000 and 2001 by an international consortium. The companies involved in the project include the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau of Ukraine, Adcom Systems of Abu-Dhabi, UAE, and the State Scientific Technical Centre of Artillery & Rifle Arms of Ukraine. Although somewhat similar in appearance to the Soviet BTR-80, the BTR-3U is an all-new production vehicle rather than an update of the existing in-service vehicle. [6]

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Armament

The BTR-3U is fitted with the one-person KBA-105 "Shkval" unified fighting module which can accommodate 30mm gun, 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, 30mm automatic grenade launcher and anti-tank guided weapons. This module was developed by the State Scientific Technical Centre of Artillery & Rifle Arms of Ukraine. The Shkval fighting module design is versatile, but can also be used with another turret. [7]

BTR-3DA has BM-3M Shturm-M weapon station armed with ZTM-1 30mm autocannon, KT-7,62 machine gun, KBA-117 30mm grenade launcher, six smoke grenade launchers 902B Tucha, and ATGM system, Barrier. [8]

Equipment design

The standard equipment of the BTR-3U also includes hydraulically amplified powered steering on the front four road wheels and a central tire-pressure regulation system that allows the driver to adjust the tire-pressure to suit the terrain being crossed. The BTR-3U is fitted with French Michelin tires.

The BTR-3U engine compartment consists of a Deutz BF6M1015 diesel developing 326 hp coupled to an Allison MD3066 fully automatic transmission. The power pack and transmission are fitted by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau with the technical assistance of the Deutz AG and the Allison Transmission companies. The engine compartment is fitted with an automatic double-action fire extinguishing system.

The vehicle is fully amphibious, propelled when afloat by a single water jet mounted at the rear of the hull. To prepare the vehicle for water, the driver erects a trim vane and switches on the bilge pumps from within the vehicle.

The troop compartment accommodates six soldiers who enter and leave the vehicle by a door in either side of the hull. The lower part of the door folds downward to form a step, with the upper part opening forwards. There are also hatches in the roof and firing ports with associated vision devices provided in the sides and front of the vehicle. An air conditioning system is fitted as standard to ensure crew comfort in hot conditions.

Variants

Ukrainian BTR-3E1M in desert camouflage BTR3.jpg
Ukrainian BTR-3E1M in desert camouflage

Operators

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Map of BTR-3 operators in blue

See also

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