Armored personnel carrier
The BTR-3 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is intended to transport mechanized infantry units and
to provide fire support in combat operations. It can be used as a basic vehicle for equipping quick-reaction forces and marine units
The APC can operate day-and-night, under various climatic conditions, on hard-surface roads, off-road, and in the NBC environment
MODIFICATIONS
3M2 — 120-mm self propelled mortar
3S — armored medical vehicle
3BR — repair and recovery vehicle
3DA — armored personnel carrier
• Crew is accommodated in the airtight and waterproof cabin which protects them against nuclear radiation, chemical, and biological effects
• Design of the armored hull and chassis provides high-level protection against explosions
• 8 firing ports for troops
• Airtight and waterproof armored hulls are the basis of the vehicle structure. The hull is made of armor steel and is reinforced with Kevlar from inside. The hull protects against 7.62 mm bullets and can be improved up to the level resisting to 12.7 mm bullets
ARMAMENT
- Coaxial machine gun KT-7.62
- Grenade launcher KBA-117 (AG-17)
- Automatic gun ZTM-1 30 mm
- Anti-tank missile complex (ATGM) Barrier/Skif 130/152 mm
Мaximum target defeating range – 5000 m
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
- Winch pull power — 6 t
- Automatic fire fighting system
- Filtration unit with full-flow filter
- Heater with efficiency 18 kW
- Air conditioner with cooling efficiency 10 kW