BTR-T

The BTR-T () was a Russian heavy armored personnel carrier (APC), designed by the Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building (Omsktransmash) state-run production association.

Key facts

Weapon.name: BTR-T
Weapon.image: BTRTHeavyAPC1.jpg
Weapon.caption: A Russian BTR-T
Weapon.origin: Russia
Weapon.type: Heavy armored personnel carrier
Weapon.designer: Omsktransmash
Weapon.design_date: 1994–1996
Weapon.manufacturer: Omsktransmash
Weapon.unit_cost: with 30mm cannon and without cannon
Weapon.production_date: 1997 (cancelled)
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.suspension: torsion bar
Weapon.speed: 50 km/h off-road:
Weapon.primary_armament: Turret with either 2A42 30mm autocannon and 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs or 2A42 and AGS-30 or twin 30mm 2A38M autocannons or 12.7mm NSV machine gun and AGS-17D grenade launcher
Weapon.armour: 600 mm max with ERA
Weapon.engine: diesel V-55 with 12 cylinders
Weapon.crew: 2 (+5 passengers)
Weapon.engine_power: 620hp

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Image: BTRTHeavyAPC2.jpg
Height: 2400
Width: 3270
Length: 6450

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The BTR-T () was a Russian heavy armored personnel carrier (APC), designed by the Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building (Omsktransmash) state-run production association.

==Description== The vehicle is based on the hull of the T-55 tank and answers the need for a heavy, well protected and well armed vehicle adapted to urban combat. The need for a heavy APC appeared after the First Chechen War during which APCs like the BTR-80 were annihilated in urban areas at the hands of Chechen rebels using RPG shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons. Consequently, the design incorporates the T-55 tank's thick hull armor, with built-in Kontakt-5 reactive armour. It also had a heavier armament (similar to the BMP-2) with sufficient elevation to engage targets in multi-story buildings.