It has a single 260-hp V-8 turbocharged water-cooled diesel engine, an improvement over the twin gasoline engines installed in the BTR-60 and BTR-70 vehicles. The reconfigured rear portion of the hull accommodates the new, single engine.

The Soviets-based the BTR-80 on the BTR-70 APC. It has a single 260-hp, V-8 turbocharged, water-cooled, diesel engine, an improvement over the twin gasoline engines installed in the BTR-60...

Fully amphibious with a rear propeller, front trim vane and roof-mounted air collectors, it is fully amphibious, swimming at 10 kph, NBC-protected with automatic fire extinguishers in the crew and engine compartments, and protected from all sides from small arms fire and splinter while the frontal arc is protected against heavy machine gun rounds.

The BTR-80 is armed with a similar turret as the BTR-70. The BTR-80 series can be easily identified by the two part doors on the sides, the rear engine deck and smoke grenade dischargers at the rear of the turret.

Aug 9, 2020 · The BTR-80 is of a welded ballistic steel construction which provides 14.5 mm ballistic protection along the front arc and small arms fire along the vehicle sides, rear and …

Nov 17, 2024 · The BTR-80 is a Russian-made 8x8 armored vehicle personnel carrier (APC) designed and manufactured by the Company Arzamas Machinery Construction Plant of Nizhny Novgorod. The vehicle is designed to carry infantry soldiers on …

Nov 18, 2014 · The BTR-80 follows the traditional BTR layout; three sections of the vehicle, divided into the driver and commander's section at the front, passengers' and gunner's section in the middle, and the compartmentalized powerplant section at the rear.

The BTR-80 has the same general layout as the earlier BTR-70. The driver and commander are seated in the front, the turret and crew compartment is located in the middle and the engine is located at the rear. The crew may enter the vehicle through two …

The BTR-80 is a Russian 8×8 Armored Personnel Carrier. It was developed in the Soviet Union at the beginning of the 80s by Arzamas Zavod. The BTR-80 was put into service in 1986. The BTR-80 has the same general build as is predecessor the BTR-70, with the power train in the rear. Onboard access is permitted by two lateral double doors.

Feb 4, 2023 · The BTR-80 was designed with a certain level of self-survivability in mind and could manage to lose two of its eight road wheels and still keep itself viable. Top speed was 80 kilometers on smooth paved surfaces, lesser on rough and uneven terrain.