"The Soviet BTR-70 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier " Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Sep 2014 9:42 p.m. PST |
"At the International Defense Industry Exhibition ADEX 2014 in Azerbaijan, the national Ministry of Defence Industry unveils an upgrade of Soviet-made BTR-70 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier fitted with the Simsek weapons platform. The Soviet BTR-70 8×8 amphibious armoured personnel carrier was shown in public for the first time during the November 1980 parade in Moscow. The hull of the BTR-70 is of all-welded steel armour construction with improved protection over its frontal arc compared to the original BTR-60 series. The standard version of the vehicle is fitted with one-man turret armed with a 14.5 KPVT and a 7.62 mm PKVT machine gun…"
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| dwight shrute | 14 Sep 2014 7:30 a.m. PST |
Pretty sure thats a BTR80 or BTR90 hull .. ?? |
| Garand | 14 Sep 2014 10:26 a.m. PST |
Don't thiknk it is a BTR-80 hull, as the firing ports are flush with the hull -- the -80 has angled firing ports, and there isn't a large door between the 2nd and 3rd wheel stations. Damon. |
| Prof Pate | 14 Sep 2014 12:20 p.m. PST |
Also in the photo there's a publicity photo of a BTR-70 too John FoA |
| GROSSMAN | 15 Sep 2014 2:05 p.m. PST |
Well a 23mm gun does make this a little less useless… |
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