The BTR-70 is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier (Russian: бронетранспортёр, БТР, romanized: bronetransportyor, lit. 'armored carrier') originally developed by the Soviet Union during the late 1960s under the manufacturing code GAZ-4905. On August 21, 1972, it was accepted into Soviet service and would later be widely ...

The BTR-60/70/ 80 /90 family is now an unmistakable landmark in the history of APCs, being one of the first height-wheeled amphibious vehicle developed in the east, and which proven rugged and adaptable to countless uses.

The BTR-70 is a Cold War era armored personnel carrier of Soviet origin. The BTR-70 was developed in the mid 1970's to supplement the BTR-60 used by the Soviet motorized infantry. The BTR-70 was in turn replaced by the further improved BTR-80.

The BTR-70 is a Russian-made 8x8 armored vehicle personnel carrier which was shown for the first time to the public in November 1980 during a military parade in Moscow. The vehicle...

The BTR-70 has two upgraded, 8-cylinder, 120-hp gasoline engines. The hull, which provides improved protection over the frontal arc as compared to the BTR-60, is of all welded-steel. Like the BTR-60PB and BRDM-2, the BTR-70 is has a small conical turret armed with a 14.5-mm KPT machine gun and a coaxial 7.62-mm PKT machinegun.

Feb 27, 2022 · The BTR-70 represents a further development of the successful line of BTR-60 armored personnel carriers of Soviet design. They are eight-wheeled lightly armored systems capable of off road and amphibious travel and can field up …

Mar 31, 2025 · The BTR-70, a renowned Russian 8x8 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), was designed under the industrial label GAZ-4905 in the late 1960s. This Russian-engineered vehicle made its public debut at a military parade in Moscow in November 1980 and rapidly joined the Russian army's ranks in August 1972.

The BTR-70 is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier (Russian: бронетранспортёр, БТР, romanized: bronetransportyor, lit. 'armored carrier') originally developed by the Soviet Union during the late 1960s under the manufacturing code GAZ-4905. On August 21, 1972, it was accepted into Soviet service and would later be widely exported.

The BTR-70 is an armored personnel carrier that can be considered a further improved version of the BTR-60PB. It can be distinguished from the BTR-60PB by its reshaped nose and rear sections, different wheels, more distinct wheelbays and …

The BTR-70 is powered by two gasoline engines. Early production vehicles had GAZ-69B 6-cylinder engines of 115 hp each installed but most vehicles have the stronger ZMZ-49-05 V-8 engines. The vehicle is fully amphibious, propelled when afloat by a single water jet mounted at the rear of the hull.