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BTR-4 | |
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Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
Place of origin | Ukraine |
Service history | |
In service | 2014–present |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | |
Production history | |
Designer | Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau |
Manufacturer | Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau |
Specifications | |
Mass |
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Length | 7.76 m (25.5 ft) |
Width | 2.93 m (9.6 ft) |
Height | 3.02 m (9.9 ft) |
Crew |
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Armor | Welded steel |
Main armament | 2A72 30 mm (1.2 in) autocannon |
Secondary armament |
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Engine | 3TD diesel engine or DEUTZ EURO III 489 hp or 598 |
Power/weight |
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Suspension | wheeled 8×8 |
Operational range | at least 690 km (430 mi) |
Maximum speed |
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The BTR-4 "Bucephalus" (Ukrainian: БТР-4 «Буцефал», romanized: Butsefal, 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.