Designation:

BTR-87

Info
Manufacturer: Military Industrial Company LLC - VPK  
Product type: Armoured Vehicles  
Name: Wheeled armoured personnel carrier  

BTR-87 is designed by VPK with assemblies and units of BTR-82A APC.

The vehicle was developed in 2015, and for the first time it was publicly demonstrated at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2017".

The specifications of the BTR-87 is full analog of the BTR-82A. The differences is in the rear doors or ramp, which simplifies the landing of troops. To enable placement of the rear exit, the vehicle layout has changed - the engine is placed in front of the hull.

Vehicles ballistic armour protects the crew against small arms and shell splinters. The BTR-87 is additionally equipped with NBC protection system.

Specifications:
Property Value
Number of drive wheels
8
Number of wheels
8
Main weapon caliber (mm)
30
Auxiliary gun calibre (mm)
7.62
Troops
8
Crew
2
Weight (kg)
16000
Engine power output (h.p.)
312
Power-to-weight ratio (h.p./t)
19.26
Max. road speed (km/h)
90
Max. water speed (km/h)
10
Length (mm)
7560
Width (mm)
2985
Height (mm)
3020
Track (mm)
2440
Ground clearance (mm)
475
Fuel capacity (l)
300
Gradient (%)
60
Side slope (%)
30
Trench (mm)
2000
Vertical obstacle (mm)
500


Has folowing part:
Total Amount
2A42 (Gun)
1
DUBM-30 Epoch (Remote controlled weapon station)
1


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