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'armoured carrier') is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous vehicles, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, in the Soviet Army. [5] It was first deployed during the Soviet–Afghan War. [6] The BTR-80 was developed into the larger BTR-90.
An onboard information control system (OICS) enables automatic control over the transmission, engine and other important parts of the BTR-90, and it is the first armoured personnel carrier to have such a system. A centralized tire pressure control system is available, and allows the vehicle to move even if four of its wheels are destroyed.
The BTR-152 and BTR-40, the first two Soviet mass-produced APCs developed after the Second World War, gave the Soviet Army useful experience with wheeled armoured personnel carriers. However, even as they were designed, they were not suited for the needs of the Soviet Army as they lacked a roof (which was added in later versions designated BTR ...
Operational. range. 800 km (500 mi) Maximum speed. 100 km/h (62 mph) The VPK-7829 Bumerang ( Russian: Бумеранг, Boomerang) is a modular amphibious wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier being developed by Russian Military Industrial Company (MIC) for the Russian army. [ 4][ 5]
Desperate for armor, Russia is reactivating BTR-50P amphibious armored personnel carriers, which were built over a half century ago between 1954 and 1970.
V. VPK-7829 Bumerang. Categories: Armoured fighting vehicles of Russia. Armoured personnel carriers by country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
T. TR-1 APC. Categories: Armoured fighting vehicles of the Soviet Union. Armoured personnel carriers by country.
It is currently being replaced by the American-made M113 armored personnel carrier. Algeria – 130 BTR-50s' ordered in 1977 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1978 and 1979 (the vehicles were previously in Soviet service). [ 21 ]