Armored personnel carriers (USSR)

N7 Soviet BTR-152 post-WW2 Armored personnel carrier

characteristics: Mass – 8.6 tons, The number of crew (landing) – 2 (17) people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6550 x 2320 x 2360 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds. Armor protection – 13 mm. Engine power – 110 horsepower, Maximum speed – 75 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 600 km., The depth of the water obstacles fording – 0.8 meters.
Design features: Base – units: soviet ZIS-151 truck, General layout – the power plant is located in front.
Armament: a machine gun is mounted on one of four brackets with swivels along the edges of the hull.
Protection – the machine has a supporting armor case of rolled armor plates with a thickness of 6, 8, 10 and 13 mm.
Chassis – carbureted engine, six-cylinder, four-stroke, liquid cooling; mechanical transmission, consisting of a double-disc dry friction clutch, a five-speed gearbox, a two-stage transfer case, a cardan gear and three drive axles with an independent cardan drive; combined suspension of two semi-elliptical springs and two lever hydraulic shock absorbers; disc wheels with removable side and constant pressure tires.

N10 Soviet BTR-152V serial armored personnel carrier

characteristics of the BTR-152V: Mass – 9 tons, The number of crew (landing troup) – 2 (17) people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6830 x 2320 x 2410 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 pc., Caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds. Armor protection – 13 mm.
Engine power, hp 110; Maximum speed – 65 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 550 km., The depth of the water obstacles fording – 0.8 meters.
Design features: The base is an armored personnel carrier BTR-152 using units of the ZIL-157 truck. General layout – the power plant is located in front. Armament – installation of a machine gun similar to BTR-152.
Protection – the machine has a supporting armored hull of rolled armor plates.
Chassis – compared with the BTR-152, the following changes were made to the design: a new air purifier was installed; two-chamber carburetor; thermosiphon starting heater; liquid cooled compressor; the transmission is supplemented by a power take-off for winch drive; introduced a centralized system for regulating tire pressure.

N11 Soviet BTR-152V1 serial Armored personnel carrier

characteristics: Weight – 8.95 tons, The number of crew (landing) – 2 (17) people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6830 x 2320 x2410 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds. Armor protection – 13 mm.
Engine power – 110 horsepower; Maximum speed – 65 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 550 km., The depth of the water obstacles fording – 0.8 meters.
Design features: Base – armored personnel carrier BTR-152V, General layout – the power plant is located in front. Armament – the installation of a machine gun is similar to the BTR-152.
Protection – the machine has a supporting armored hull of rolled armor plates.
Chassis – the following changes were made to the BTR-152V1 design: the external air supply was replaced by the internal; a radio station, a TVN-2 device, a heater for inhabited compartments and a windshield blowing system were installed.

N12 Soviet BTR-152 K serial armored personnel carrier

characteristics of the BTR-152K: Weight – 8.95 tons, The number of crew (landing) – 2 (13) people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6830 x 2320 x 2710 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds. Armor protection – 13 mm.
Engine power – 110 horsepower, Maximum speed – 65 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 550 km., The depth of the water obstacles fording – 0.8 meters.
Design Features: Base – armored personnel carrier BTR-152V1, General layout – the power plant is located in front.
Armament – a machine gun is mounted on one of the four brackets on the roof of the hull.
Protection – the machine has a sealed enclosure made of rolled armor plates; an armored roof is installed above the hull.
Chassis – six-cylinder engine, carburetor, liquid cooling; transmission, chassis similar to BTR-152V1; a blower fan is installed; there is a hatch for installing a night vision device.

N14 Soviet BTR-40 serial Armored personnel carrier

characteristics: Weight – 5.3 tons, The number of crew (landing) – 2 (8) people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 5000 x 1900 x 1930 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds. Armor Protection – 8 mm
Engine power – 78 horsepower, Maximum speed – 78 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 285 km., The depth of the water obstacles fording – 1.2 meters.
Design Features BTR-40: Base – GAZ-63 car chassis, General layout – the power plant is located in front.
Armament – a machine gun is mounted on one of the brackets around the perimeter of the hull.
Protection – the machine has a supporting armored body without a roof, which is made of rolled armored sheets with a thickness of 6 and 8 mm.
Chassis – six-cylinder, four-cycle, carburetor engine, liquid cooling; mechanical transmission, consisting of a single-plate dry friction clutch, four-speed gearbox, transfer case, two main gears with unloaded axles of the front and rear wheels; combined suspension of four springs and four double-acting shock absorbers; disc wheels with removable side rings and constant pressure tires.

N17 Soviet BTR-40B with armored roof, serial

characteristics of the BTR-40B: Weight – 5.3 tons, The crew – 2 (8) people. Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 5000 x 1900 x 2060 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds. Armor protection – 8 mm.
Engine power – 78 horsepower; Maximum speed – 78 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 285 km., The depth of the water obstacles fording – 0.9 meters.
Design Features BTR-40B: Base – armored personnel carrier BTR-40, General layout – the power plant is located in front. Armament as on the BTR-40.
Protection – the car has a bearing armor case with a roof of rolled armor plates.
Chassis – six-cylinder engine, carburetor, liquid cooling; mechanical transmission; combined suspension; disc wheels with constant pressure tires.

N19 (?) Soviet Shmel anti-tank missile system on BRDM-1

characteristics of the BRDM -1 (2P27): Weight – 5.6 tons (with the complex “Smel” (Bumblebee) – 5, 85 tons), The number of crew, people .. 2. Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm. 5600 x 2170 x 2290.
Armor protection – 12 mm.. Engine power – 90 horsepower, Maximum speed – 80 km / h, Cruising on the highway, km .. 500, The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 9 km / h.
Design features: The base is original using GAZ-63 vehicle aggregates. General layout – the power plant is located in front.
Protection – a sealed case made of rolled armored sheets with a thickness of 6, 8, 12 mm; the hull has a deckhouse with inspection hatches and hatches for crew exit.
Chassis – six-cylinder, carbureted engine, liquid cooling; dry single clutch; four-speed gearbox, two-speed transfer case: bevel differentials; the chassis has a system of additional wheels to overcome trenches; jet propulsion type;
Communication facilities – Radio station – P113. Anti-tank missile system 2K16 “Shmel” (Bumblebee)
3M6 “Shmek” (Bumblebee) anti-tank cumulative manually guided by wire missile – 6 pieces.
* according to the catalog (for 1991), the BRDM-1 is listed with a 7.62 mm machine gun., later replaced by BRDM-1 with a complex 2K16 “Shmel” (Bumblebee)

characteristics of the BRDM-2: Mass – 7 tons, The crew – 4 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 5750 x 2350 x 2310 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 14.5 mm., Ammunition – 500 rounds; machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 rounds. Armor protection – 10 mm.
Engine power – 140 horsepower, Maximum speed – 95 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 750 km., The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 10 km / h.
Design features: Base – BRDM. General layout – the power plant is located at the rear. Armament – coaxial machine gun installation with manual guidance drives, periscope sight.
Protection – a closed sealed enclosure of armored sheets, welded; conical turret.
Chassis – eight-cylinder, V-shaped, liquid-cooled carburetor engine; differentials of both bridges are self-locking, cam, increased friction; main gears are hypoid; telescopic shock absorbers; there is a radio station, navigation equipment, a radiometer.

N20 Soviet  serial BRDM-2 Floating armored reconnaissance patrol vehicle

characteristics of the BRDM-2: Mass – 7 tons, The crew – 4 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 5750 x 2350 x 2310 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 14.5 mm., Ammunition – 500 rounds; machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 rounds. Armor protection – 10 mm.
Engine power – 140 horsepower, Maximum speed – 95 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 750 km., The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 10 km / h.
Design features; Base – BRDM, General layout – the power plant is located at the rear.
Armament – coaxial machine gun installation with manual guidance drives, periscope sight.
Protection – a closed sealed enclosure of armored sheets, welded; conical turret.
Chassis – eight-cylinder, V-shaped, liquid-cooled carburetor engine; differentials of both bridges are self-locking, cam, increased friction; main gears are hypoid; telescopic shock absorbers; there is a radio station, navigation equipment, a radiometer.

N21 Soviet serial BTR-60P Armored personnel carrier

characteristics of the BTR-60P: Weight – 9.8 tons, The number of crew (landing) – 2 (14) people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 7220 x 2906 x 2375 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds. Armor protection – 8 mm.
Engine power – 180 (90 x 2) horsepower; Maximum speed – 80 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 500 km.
The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 10 km / h.
Design features: The base is original. General layout – the power plant is located at the rear.
Armament – the machine gun is installed on the hull, in the stowed position it is mounted on the frontal or side sheets of the hull.
Protection – the machine has a load-bearing hull without a boat-type roof, the hull is welded.
Chassis – two engines are six-cylinder, in-line, four-stroke, carburetor, liquid cooling; two separate mechanical transmissions – from the right engine to drive the wheels of the first and third axles, from the left – to drive the wheels of the second and fourth axles; four-speed gearboxes with synchronizers; engine and transmission control drives locked; lever-torsion bar suspension; jet propulsion jet type.

N22 Soviet serial BTR-60PA Armored personnel carrier

characteristics of the BTR-60PA: Weight – 9.8 tons, The number of crew (landing) – 2 (12) people.
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 7220 x 2906 x 2375 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds. Armor protection – 8 mm.
Engine power – 180 (90 x 2) horsepower, Maximum speed – 80 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 500 km., The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 10 km / h.
Design features: Base – BTR-60P, General layout – the power plant is located at the rear.
Armament – a machine gun is installed on one of the three brackets on the roof of the hull.
Protection – the machine has a supporting body with a roof of 8 mm thick armor plates, the body is welded.
Chassis – two engines are six-cylinder, in-line, four-stroke, carburetor, liquid cooling; two separate mechanical transmissions – from the right engine to drive the wheels of the first and third axles, from the left – to drive the wheels of the second and fourth axles; engine and transmission control drives are interlocked, lever-torsion suspension; jet propulsion jet type.

N23 Soviet serial BTR-60PB Amphibious armored personnel carrier

characteristics: Mass – 10.3 tons, The number of crew (landing) – 2 (8) people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 7220 x 2906 x 2375 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 14.5 mm., Ammunition – 500 rounds; machine gun 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 rounds. Armor protection – 8 mm.
Engine power – 180 (90 x 2) horsepower, Maximum speed – 80 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 500 km., The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 10 km / h.
Design features: Base – BTR-60P, General layout – the power plant is located at the rear.
Armament – a heavy machine gun of the Vladimirov system and a tank machine gun of the Kalashnikov system are paired and mounted in a turret; machine gun installation has a periscope sight and manual drive; vertical angle of fire from -5 “to +30”; the commander’s tank device was installed in place of the commander; night commanders and the driver are provided with night-time devices.
Protection – the machine has an enclosed load-bearing housing and a conical turret equipped with a supercharger and a filter-ventilation unit; body and turret are welded. Chassis – similar to BTR-60P.

N26 Soviet serial BTR-70 Armored personnel carrier

characteristics of the BTR-70: Weight – 12 tons, The number of crew (landing) – 3 (7) people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 7510 x 2790 x 2235 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 14.5 mm., Ammunition – 500 rounds; coaxial machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 rounds. Armor protection – 10 mm.
Engine power – 230 (115 x 2) horsepower, Maximum speed – 80 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 400 km.
Speed ​​of overcoming water barriers afloat – 10 km / h.
Design features: Base – armored personnel carrier BTR-60PB, General layout – the power plant is located at the rear; placing the landing facing the sides; on the sides of the hull there are hatches for landing; petrol tanks are located in isolated compartments.
Armament – similar to the armored personnel carrier BTR-60PB. Protection – the hull and turret are welded, from rolled armor plates with a thickness of 6, 8, 10 mm; there is an automatic fire-fighting system and a filter-ventilation unit.
Chassis – two engines of eight-cylinder, carburetor, liquid cooling; two mechanical transmissions; individual wheel suspension, torsion bar; tire tires tubeless, ultra-low pressure; introduced a separate brake drive, providing independent braking of the first and third pairs of wheels from the second and fourth; two-stage jet propulsion.

N27 Soviet serial BTR-80 Armored personnel carrier

characteristics of the BTR-80: Weight – 13.6 tons, The number of crew (landing) – 3 (7) people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 7650 x 2900 x 2350 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 14.5 mm., Ammunition – 500 rounds; machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 rounds. Armor Protection – Bulletproof.
Engine power – 260 horsepower, Maximum speed – 80 km / h, Cruising on the highway – 600 km., The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 10 km / h.
Design features: The base is original, General layout – the power plant in the car is located at the rear.
Armament – angles of guidance of coaxial machine guns vertically from -4 ° to + 60 °, horizontal – 360 “; there is a night sight. Protection – welded case, from rolled armor plates with rational tilt angles, sealed; an automatic fire system and a filter-ventilation unit were installed. Chassis – four-stroke diesel engine; mechanical transmission; tires of increased bullet resistance; there is a radio station and a tank intercom.