BTR-4

BTR-4
BTR-4E
TypeInfantry fighting vehicle
Place of originUkraine
Service history
In service2014–present
Used bySee Operators
Wars
Production history
DesignerKharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau
ManufacturerKharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau
Specifications
Mass
  • 17.5+3 t (with anti-bullet protection)
  • 25+3 t (with additional protection)
Length7.76 m (25.5 ft)
Width2.93 m (9.6 ft)
Height3.02 m (9.9 ft)
Crew
  • 3 crew
  • 8 passengers

ArmorWelded steel
Main
armament
2A72 30 mm (1.2 in) autocannon
Secondary
armament
  • 7.62 mm (0.300 in) coaxial machine gun
  • x4 anti-tank missiles OR
  • x2 anti-tank missiles and 30 mm (1.2 in) automatic grenade launcher
Engine3TD diesel engine or DEUTZ EURO III
489 hp or 598
Power/weight
  • 28.6 hp/t (with anti-bullet protection)
  • 20 hp/t (with additional protection)
Suspensionwheeled 8×8
Operational
range
at least 690 km (430 mi)
Maximum speed
  • 110 km/h (68 mph) (road)
  • 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (in water)

The BTR-4 "Bucephalus" (Ukrainian: БТР-4 «Буцефал», romanizedButsefal, abbreviation of Бронетранспортер, Bronetransporter, 'armoured transporter') is an amphibious 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (SOE KMDB).

They have seen action in the War against the Islamic State during the capture of Jurf al-Nasr and Ar-Rutbah from ISIL and in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

  1. ^ "The BTR-4 in action with the Iraqi Army near Fallujah. - Today news from war on ISIS in English from Somalia, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria - Deir ez-Zur operation - isis.liveuamap.com". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.