BTR-7

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BTR-7
08 BTR-70DI DPSU.jpg
Type Armored personnel carrier
Place of origin Ukraine
Service history
In service Ukrainian Ground Forces
Production history
Produced2011
VariantsSee below
Specifications
Mass12.2 tonnes [1]
Length7.595 m [1]
Width2.8 m [1]
Height2.25 m (including turret) [1]
Crew3 crew (+7 troops) [1]

Armor Classified
Main
armament
14.5 mm KPVT machine gun [1]
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm PKT machine gun [1]
EngineFPT Iveco Tector [1]
2 × 150 hp [1]
Suspensionwheeled 8×8 [1]
Ground clearance0.49 m [1]
Maximum speed 100 km/h [1]

The BTR-70DI [1] is a Ukrainian upgrade of the Soviet BTR-70 with BTR-80 hatch and new diesel engines. [2]

Contents

BTR-70DI-02 "Svityaz" BTR-70DI-02, Kyiv 2018, 02.jpg
BTR-70DI-02 "Svityaz"

Description

The vehicle is a 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier. [1]

It has 2 FPT Iveco Tector engines (from the Iveco EuroCargo truck) P4 (Euro III), 150 hp each. [1]

Can be optionally fitted with modular turrets "Ingul" or "Bug" or with the "Zaslon" active protection system.

Variants

BTR-70DI-02 "Svityaz" (May 2016) State Border Guard Service of Ukraine 10th Mobile Detachment BTR-70DI-02 Svityaz.jpg
BTR-70DI-02 "Svityaz" (May 2016)

Operators

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