BTR-80 (EST)

Infobox Weapon
name= BTR-80


caption= Estonian BTR-80UNSh armoured personnel carriers.
origin= flagcountry|USSR
type= Armoured personnel carrier
is_vehicle=yes
is_UK=yes
service= 20
1991–present day
used_by= flagcountry|EST
wars=
designer=
design_date=
manufacturer=
unit_cost=
production_date= 1986
number=
variants=
weight= 13.6 tonnes
length= 7.65 m
part_length=
width= 2.90 m
height= ? m
diameter=
crew=2+8
armour= 6–14 mm
primary_armament= 1x14.5mm KPVT machine gun
14000 rounds 1x7.62mm PKT machine gun
10000 rounds
engine= KamAZ-7403 diesel engine
engine_power=260 bhp
transmission=
payload_capacity=
fuel_capacity=
pw_ratio=19 hp/tonne
suspension=8×8 wheeled
clearance=
vehicle_range=600 km
speed=80 km/h, swim 9 km/h
guidance=The BTR-80UNSh (EST) is an Estonian version of the BTR-80, an 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the former Soviet Union.

History

After Estonia re-gained independence (1991), about 20 BTR-80s were taken over from Russian conrtabandists.

Used until 2005 as infantry squad carriers. Replaced by Sisu XA-180EST APCs

Gallery

ee also

References

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External links

*http://www.sodur.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=108 (in Estonian)