Added 2 of their add-on + 6 standard BTR-80 - Soviet armored personnel carrier. Created in the early 1980s as a further development of the BTR-70 armored personnel carrier, taking into account the shortcomings of the latter identified in the Afghan war, and was intended for its replacement in motorized rifle troops. The BTR-80 entered mass production in 1984, and, repeatedly upgrading, as of 2012, is still in production. The latest modifications of the BTR-80, equipped with reinforced weapons, are classified by many specialists as wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. It was used by Soviet troops in the Afghan war, and since the 1990s it has been the main armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Russia and a number of other former Soviet republics and has been used in almost all major armed conflicts in the post-Soviet space. In total, as of 2011, the BTR-80 was in service with at least 26 states. It has: Credits: komissarovvv5 |