BTR-4

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BTR-4
BTR-4E
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin	Ukraine
Service history
In service	2014–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Boko Haram insurgency International military intervention against ISIL[1] Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designer	Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau
Manufacturer	Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau
Specifications
Mass	17.5+3 t (with anti-bullet protection) 25+3 t (with additional protection)
Length	7.76 m (25.5 ft)
Width	2.93 m (9.6 ft)
Height	3.02 m (9.9 ft)
Crew	3 crew 8 passengers
Armor	Welded 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
Engine	3TD 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)
Suspension	wheeled 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», 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.