BTR-94

BTR-94
BTR-94
Type	Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin	Ukraine
Service history
Used by	Jordan, Iraq
Wars	Iraq War
Production history
Designed	1994–1997
Manufacturer	Malyshev Factory
Produced	1999–2000
No. built	50
Specifications
Mass	13.6 tonnes
Length	7.65 m
Width	2.90 m
Height	2.80 m
Crew	3 +10 passengers
Armor	Classified
Main; armament	twin 23x152mm 2A7M cannon
Secondary; armament	7.62 mm PKT machine gun
Engine	diesel engine; 300 hp
Suspension	wheeled 8×8
Ground clearance	475 mm
Fuel capacity	300 litres
Operational; range	600 km
Maximum speed	85 km/h, 9 km/h swim

The BTR-94 is a Ukrainian amphibious armoured personnel carrier (Bronetransporter), a modification of the Soviet eight-wheeled BTR-80.

Description edit

The BTR-94's turret BAU-23x2^[1] is larger than the BTR-80's BPU-1. It is fitted with a twin 23x152mm gun 2A7M with 200 rounds, a coaxial KT-7.62 machine gun with 2,000 rounds, six 81 mm smoke grenade launchers and a combined 1PZ-7-23 optical sight.

Each 2A7M gun has a max. rate of fire of 850 rds/min. The same gun is mounted on the ZSU-23-4. The BAU-23x2 module can be mounted on other armoured vehicles like the BTR-70 or Ratel IFV.

Operators edit

A map of BTR-94 operators in blue

Current operators edit

Iraq - Iraq received 50 BTR-94s donated by Jordan in 2004 for use by the Mechanized Police Brigade.^[2]

Former operators edit

Jordan - Jordan ordered 50 BTR-94s in 1999,^[3] the last vehicles were delivered in February 2000.^[4]

References edit

^ "KMDB - BAU-23x2 Weapon Station". Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
^ "Iraqi Army To Receive 250 Armored Vehicles". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2006-02-04.
^ "В 1999 г. харьковские танкостроители через госкомпанию «Укрспецэкспорт» подписали с Иорданией соглашение относительно продажи 50 новых бронетранспортеров БТР-94 на сумму около 6,5 млн. долл."
Валентин Бадрак. Год 2000. Испытание на прочность // «Зеркало недели», № 25 от 24 июня 2000
^ Дорогу к изобилию скоротаем на танках // газета "Сегодня", № 212 (713) от 15 ноября 2000

External links edit

[1] "KMDB - BAU-23x2 Weapon Station". Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-11-26.

[2] "Iraqi Army To Receive 250 Armored Vehicles". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2006-02-04.

[3] "В 1999 г. харьковские танкостроители через госкомпанию «Укрспецэкспорт» подписали с Иорданией соглашение относительно продажи 50 новых бронетранспортеров БТР-94 на сумму около 6,5 млн. долл."
Валентин Бадрак. Год 2000. Испытание на прочность // «Зеркало недели», № 25 от 24 июня 2000

[4] Дорогу к изобилию скоротаем на танках // газета "Сегодня", № 212 (713) от 15 ноября 2000

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