Boragh

Boragh
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of originIran
Service history
Used bySee Operators
Production history
ManufacturerDefense Industries Organization (Iran)
MIC (Sudan)[1]
Produced1997–present
Specifications
Mass13 tons
Length6.72 m
Width3.10 m
Height1.66 m
Crew3 (+8 passengers)

ArmorWelded rolled steel[2]
Main
armament
12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 heavy machine gun (1,000 rounds), 30 mm cannon, 120 mm mortar or a Toophan ATGM launcher
Secondary
armament
unknown
EngineV-8 diesel
330 hp (246 kW)
Power/weight25.4 hp/tonne (18.9 kW/tonne)
Suspensiontorsion bar
Operational
range
550 km
Maximum speed 65 km/h (road)
45 km/h (off-road)

Boragh or Boraq (Persian: نفربر براق) is an Iranian-made armoured personnel carrier. Boragh is believed to be a reverse engineered and upgraded model of the Chinese Type 86 (BMP-1).[3] The upgrades include a reduction in weight, a higher road speed, and stronger armor. The vehicle is fully amphibious and is fitted with an NBC protection system and infra-red night vision equipment.

It was reported in May 2002 that three additional variants are produced by the Vehicle and Equipment Group (VEIG) of the Iranian Defence Industries Organisation (DIO). These are a 120 mm mortar carrier, an ammunition resupply vehicle, and an armoured personnel carrier (APC) fitted with improved armaments.[4]

  1. ^ Military Industry Corporation (MIC) Official Website Archived April 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "DIOMIL" Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Boragh Armored Personnel Carrier | Military-Today.com". Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  4. ^ John Pike. "Type 86 WZ501 Infantry Fighting Vehicle". Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 13 November 2014.