BTR-4

BTR-4
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; 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 from ISIL and in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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