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  "id": "btr-80",
  "name": "BTR-80",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1984,
  "operators": [
    "AGO",
    "ARM",
    "AZE",
    "BGD",
    "BLR",
    "COL",
    "DJI",
    "DZA",
    "EST",
    "GEO",
    "HUN",
    "IDN",
    "IRQ",
    "KAZ",
    "KGZ",
    "LKA",
    "MDA",
    "MKD",
    "MNG",
    "PAK",
    "PRK",
    "RUS",
    "SDN",
    "SYR",
    "TCD",
    "TJK",
    "TKM",
    "TUR",
    "UGA",
    "UKR",
    "UZB",
    "VEN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 33,
  "summary": "The BTR-80 is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC) designed in the USSR. The BTR-80 is a modern, lightly armored vehicle with a diesel power plant. It is manufactured at the Gorkiy Automobile Factory in Nizhniy Novgorod and has been in service since the early 1980s.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Configuration",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "8 X 8",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, Nizhniy Novgorod",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 7.65,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 2.9,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.46,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 13.6,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "YaMZ-238M2",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 140,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "torsion bar with hydraulic shock-absorbers",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 600,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The front of the vehicle is resistant to 12.7 mm rounds from an M2 at a range of 200 m, while the sides of the vehicle are resistant to 7.62 mm AP rounds. The hull is not thought to exceed 10 mm in thickness, however the majority of the arm",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection against 12.7mm and shrapnel.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "It is possible to fit additional armor to the front of the BTR-80, which provides protection against 14.5 mm rounds and some resistance to blast damage. However this would likely have a significant impact on the platform’s mobility.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Explosive reactive armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available, Other armour kits have included ERA, thought to be added in the field by the crews in an effort to counter the effects of RPGs.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, Collective",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "6 × 81 mm smoke grenade launcher (2 × 3)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x PKT (Kalashnikov's Machine Gun) 7.62mm General-Purpose Machine Gun",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "BTR-80 (GAZ-5903)",
      "text": "The BTR-80 is the basic variant of the BTR-80 family, and it is from this vehicle that all other variants stem. It was designed to transport motor rifle units and provide them with limited fire support in combat.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-80A (GAZ-59034)",
      "text": "The BTR-80A effectively turns the BTR-80 into an IVF through the addition of a turret-mounted 30 mm cannon.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-80S",
      "text": "The BTR-80S is the designation given to the BTR-80 in service with RFAS (CIS) MVD Internal Security troops.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-80K (GAZ-59031)",
      "text": "The BTR-80K is a command vehicle for control and communication with local sections or formations up to battalion level.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-80AK",
      "text": "The BTR-80AK is a command variant of the BTR-80A. It is thought to carry the same C2 equipment as detailed under the BTR-80K as well as the turret-mounted cannon.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-82",
      "text": "The BTR-82 is an interim upgrade of the BTR-80, designed to take account of modern developments in the field of asymmetrical warfare.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": {
    "file": "btr-80.jpg",
    "thumb": "btr-80-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "U.S. Army photo by Capt. Anthony Kapelka",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:-Khaan_Quest_2025-_Convoy_Operations_(9123281).jpg",
    "title": "File:-Khaan Quest 2025- Convoy Operations (9123281).jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/btr-80.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-btr-80": {
      "title": "BTR-80 Russian 8x8 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/BTR-80_Russian_8x8_Amphibious_Armored_Personnel_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}