BTR‑D armored personnel carrier
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The BTR‑D armored personnel carrier is a Soviet-era, air-droppable, tracked vehicle designed to transport and support airborne infantry units in combat.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BTR‑D | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne armored vehicle
ⓘ
armored personnel carrier ⓘ tracked armored vehicle ⓘ |
| airDropCapability |
parachute platforms
ⓘ
rocket‑assisted parachute systems ⓘ |
| amphibious | true ⓘ |
| armament | 7.62 mm PKT machine gun ⓘ |
| armorType | aluminum alloy armor ⓘ |
| basedOn | BMD‑1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatUse |
airborne assault operations
ⓘ
rapid reaction forces ⓘ |
| configuration | tracked ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet design bureaus ⓘ |
| designedFor |
airborne troops
ⓘ
airdroppable operations ⓘ infantry transport ⓘ |
| enginePosition | front hull ⓘ |
| enginePower | 240 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1974 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| height | 1.82 m ⓘ |
| hullLayout | lengthened BMD‑1 hull ⓘ |
| length | 5.76 m ⓘ |
| maximumRoadSpeed | 60 km/h ⓘ |
| numberOfRoadWheelsPerSide | 6 ⓘ |
| operatorPosition | front hull ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 10 ⓘ |
| powerToWeightRatio | approximately 30 hp/tonne ⓘ |
| primaryRole | armored personnel carrier ⓘ |
| protectionLevel |
protection against shell splinters
ⓘ
protection against small arms fire ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
airborne cargo carrier
ⓘ
ambulance platform ⓘ command vehicle platform ⓘ weapons carrier ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in service ⓘ |
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| troopCompartmentPosition | rear hull ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belarusian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakh Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Airborne Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Airborne Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Air Assault Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 8.0 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | 2.63 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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