The BTR-94 is a Ukrainian amphibious armoured personnel carrier (Bronetransporter), a modification of the Soviet eight-wheeled BTR-80.
BTR-94 | |
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Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | Ukraine |
Service history | |
Used by | Jordan, Iraq |
Wars | Iraq War |
Production history | |
Designed | 1994–1997 |
Manufacturer | Malyshev Factory |
Produced | 1999–2000 |
No. built | 50 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 13.6 tonnes |
Length | 7.65 m |
Width | 2.90 m |
Height | 2.80 m |
Crew | 3 +10 passengers |
Armor | Classified |
Main armament | twin 23x152mm 2A7M cannon |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT machine gun |
Engine | diesel engine 300 hp |
Suspension | wheeled 8×8 |
Ground clearance | 475 mm |
Fuel capacity | 300 litres |
Operational range | 600 km |
Maximum speed | 85 km/h, 9 km/h swim |
Description
The BTR-94's turret BAU-23x2[1] is larger than the BTR-80's BPU-1. It is fitted with a twin 23x152mm gun 2A7M with 200 rounds, a coaxial KT-7.62 machine gun with 2,000 rounds, six 81 mm smoke grenade launchers and a combined 1PZ-7-23 optical sight.
Each 2A7M gun has a max. rate of fire of 850 rds/min. The same gun is mounted on the ZSU-23-4. The BAU-23x2 module can be mounted on other armoured vehicles like the BTR-70 or Ratel IFV.
Operators
Current operators
- Iraq - Iraq received 50 BTR-94s donated by Jordan in 2004 for use by the Mechanized Police Brigade.[2]
Former operators
See also
References
External links
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