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BTR-70

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The BTR-70 is a Soviet eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier accepted into service on 21 August 1972 as a successor to the BTR-60PB, adding twin petrol engines and an internal layout influenced by the BMP-1. It first saw combat during the Soviet-Afghan War, where design shortcomings became apparent, leading the Soviet military to replace it with the diesel powered BTR-80 from 1984. Relatively few BTR-70s were built for Soviet forces, but the design was widely exported and license-built in Romania as the TAB-77, with further variants later developed by other nations. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
12.7x108mm 1
Caliber
14.5x114mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Armoured personnel carrier 1
Introduced Year
1972 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Operated By

Russian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: BTR-70
Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: BTR-70
United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: BTR-70

Used In

Angolan Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BTR-70
First Chechen War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BTR-70
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BTR-70
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BTR-70
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Manufactured By

Arzamas Machine-Building Plant

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: BTR-70
Sources
1. Wikipedia: BTR-70
  • Infobox, type
    Armoured personnel carrier
  • Infobox, service
    1972
  • Lead section
    On August 21, 1972, it was accepted into Soviet service and would later be widely exported.
  • Infobox: service
    1972-present
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'
  • Used In: Angolan Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'
  • Used In: First Chechen War, infobox wars field: 'First Chechen War'
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian war'
  • Operated By: Russian Armed Forces, Users section
    Russia: 900 BTR-60 and BTR-70 (including variants) in service with the Ground Forces as of 2026; some BTR-70M in service with the Russian National Guard a sof 2026. 1,200 BTR-60, BTR-70 and BTR-80 (including variants) in storage as of 2026.
  • Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Users section
    Soviet Union: Passed on to successor states.
  • Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Users section
    United States: 7; used for OPFOR training exercises.
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2. Wikidata: BTR-70
Wikidata Q159927, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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