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Land ForcesRussia

BTR-80A

8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrierFielded 1993Pending verification
Land ForcesRUS
BTR-80A
Photo: Cancillería del Ecuador · CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
Type8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier
Date of introduction1993
ProliferationAt least 13 countries
Configuration8x8Med[1]
ManufacturerArzamas Machine-Building Plant, Nizhniy NovgorodMed[1]
Crew2Med[1]
Dimensions and weight
Length7.65 m25 ftMed[1]
Width2.95 m10 ftMed[1]
Height2.8 m9 ftMed[1]
Combat weight14.55 tMed[1]
Automotive performance
EngineYaMZ-238M2Med[1]
Engine power240 hpMed[1]
Suspensiontorsion bar with hydraulic shock-absorbersMed[1]
Max road speed90 km/h56 mph · 49 ktMed[1]
Swim speed10 km/h6 mph · 5 ktMed[1]
Fording depthAmphibiousMed[1]
Protection
Hull ArmorFront armor of the BTR-80A APC protects against 12.7 mm rounds. All-round protection is against 7.62 mm rounds and artillery shell splinters.Med[1]
Turret ArmorProtection against 12.7mm and shrapnelMed[1]
Applique ArmorAvailableMed[1]
NBC ProtectionYes, CollectiveMed[1]
Smoke Equipment6 x 81mm smoke grenade dischargers are fitted to the turret.Med[1]
Armament
Secondary armament1 x PKT (Kalashnikov's Machine Gun) 7.62mm General-Purpose Machine GunMed[1]
Fire control
Thermal Sight Vehicle CommanderYesMed[1]
Thermal Sight GunnerYesMed[1]
Main Gun StabilizationYesMed[1]
Variants
BTR-80 (GAZ-5903)Original w/ 3 firing ports on each side & smoke grenade launchers.[1]
BTR-80A (GAZ-59034Stabilized turret w/ 2A72 gun, 7.62-mm coax MG, & new right side firing port.[1]
BTR-80AKBTR-80A CP variant with 1 firing port on right side and 2 whip antennas at rear corners.[1]
BTR-80K (GAZ-59031)Command Post for 6; different turret w/ MGs & 3 radios (R-173, R-173P & R-159).[1]
BTR-80 Kushetka-B (M1989/1)Command vehicle with additional communications gear & gun removed.[1]
BTR-80 PBKM (KM-80)Command vehicle with increased radio communications equipment.[1]
Weapons and payload options · 1Confidence · Source
195 AP rounds30 mm ammunition
Med[1]
Quantity
300 ea
Muzzle velocity
1,120 m/s
Armor penetration
can defeat 28 mm of RHA set at a 60° angle from a range of 1,000 m
Summary

The BTR-80 has evolved into the BTR-80A. In 1993, the Tula design bureau finished the development of a new turret similar to that on the German Marder APC, mounting a 30-mm 2A42 (BMP-2) automatic gun, coax 7.62-mm MG and TNP-3 day/night sights. This vehicle is in prototype and offered for export.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Operators
AzerbaijanBangladeshColombiaHungaryIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanSri LankaNorth KoreaRussiaSudanTurkmenistan
Sources
  1. BTR-80A Russian 8x8 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
Change log
  • 2026-10-10 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import
  • 2026-10-10 Added photo (CC BY-SA 2.0)