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  "id": "btr-87",
  "name": "BTR-87",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2017,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "BTR-87 is designed by VPK with assemblies and units of BTR-82A APC. The vehicle was developed in 2015, and for the first time it was publicly demonstrated at the International Military-Technical Forum \"Army-2017\". The specifications of the BTR-87 is full analog of the BTR-82A.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Russia`s Military-Industrial Company (VPK)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Configuration",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "8x8",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 7.56,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 2.99,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 3.02,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 16,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "YaMZ-53602",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 312,
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 600,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 90,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_swim_kmh",
      "v": 10,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Amphibious",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Hard Kill",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor, Front Arc",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Withstands hits from 23 mm cannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor, Sides",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Withstand 12.7 mm rounds",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor, All Around",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection is likely to be against 7.62 mm bullets and artillery shell splinters",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor, Explosive Reactive",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Rifle",
      "role": "30 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "960 m/s"
      },
      "qty": "500 ea"
    },
    {
      "name": "man-portable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)",
      "role": "ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-87"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Warhead": "4.6 kg",
        "Guidance": "SACLOS laser beam riding"
      },
      "qty": "4 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/btr-87.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-btr-87": {
      "title": "BTR-87 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-87_Russian_8x8_Amphibious_Armored_Personnel_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}