Army Guide - BTR-87, Wheeled armoured personnel carrier

Designation:	BTR-87
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

Protection of BTR-87 8x8 will increase due to the use of ceramics and titanium (13.01.2018)

BTR-87

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