Russian BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carrier

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The BTR-80 armored personnel carrier is a successor to the BTR-70 APC. Its development began in the 1980s. Vehicle entered service with the Soviet Army in 1986. Its production commenced the same year. Recently it is in service with a number of countries. This vehicle was also extensively used in a number of military conflicts worldwide.
The BTR-80 armored personnel carrier has the same arrangement as the BTR-70 and BTR-60PB APCs. Driving compartment is located at the front of the hull, troops are seated in the middle and engine is located at the rear. Driving position is located from the left side of the hull and commander is seated from the right. Troop compartment can be accessed through the side entry doors and roof hatches. The side entry doors were added to speed up dismounting, although a number of troops carried was reduced to seven.
Vehicle has a welded hull. Front arc provides protection against 12.7-mm rounds, while all-round protection is against 7.62-mm rounds and artillery shell splinters. The BTR-80 has the same armament as the BTR-70. Vehicle is armed with a turret-mounted 14.5-mm heavy machine gun and coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun. This turret has been modified for better elevation angles in order to engage low flying air targets. The BTR-80 is also equipped with smoke grenade dischargers.
There are seven firing ports provided for the occupants. Two of these ports are intended for light machine guns. Commander uses his own firing port. Troops can fire their weapons from inside the vehicle. This feature significantly increases overall firepower of the vehicle.
The main improvement of the BTR-80 over its predecessor is a single KamAZ V-8 diesel engine in stead of two petrols. Since 1993 vehicles were produced with the YaMZ-238M2 diesel, developing 240 hp (BTR-80M). Engine is completed in one block with transmission and gearbox.
The BTR-80 APC has an 8x8 configuration, which is common to all BTR family of armored personnel carriers. The first two pairs of wheels are steering. A number of automotive components of the BTR-70 are compatible with the BTR-80. This armored personnel carrier is fitted with a central tyre inflation system. Vehicle can be fitted with run-flat tyres. Fitted with these tyres this APC can make several thousand kilometers with a multiple shots and absence of pressure in the tyres. Vehicle is fully amphibious. On water it is propelled by two waterjets at a maximum speed on 10 km/h.
The BTR-80 is fitted with NBC protection system, which shuts the engine down and creates overpressure in the troop compartment in the event of NBC attack. Vehicle is also fitted with automatic fire suppressions system and self-recovery winch.
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@FromMyBrain 7 лет назад

That BTR bumper boats pool is probably the coolest thing i will see today.

@_Matsimus_ 7 лет назад

LaserAirsoftWeapons lol watch until the very end

@cfranko1860 5 лет назад

Matsimus what is that place anyway?

@PiterburgCowboy 5 лет назад

@@cfranko1860 I want to imagine it's a magical place where retired BTRs enjoy their evening of life. But it's probably just an amphibious training facility.

@Raseef38801 7 лет назад

My dad (Retired Brigadier General, Bangladesh Army) was the CO of a mechanized inf battalion that used 60 of these. They were deployed against several government and rebel forces in Western Africa (I know the location is confusing, western Africa is 7000 km from our country, we were deployed in an UN supervised mission) Now from what I gathered from my dad, the biggest asset of these APC's was mobility. You could get your troops literally any where you wanted to, and hit the enemy from any angle. The groups we were up against had a big stock of RPGs (Which this APC can't survive against) but even on the very few occassions of a direct hit, the occupants were not harmed. These were even used in hostage-rescue operations in area that were too 'hot' for helicopters, which is a pretty impressive feature. Now the downside is that it is vulnerable to 15+ mm fire in close range if the terrain doesn't provide enough cover. 12.7 can also damage it enough to send it to the repair shop, but usually not enough to disable it. The most important feature of this APC is it's ability to travel on water unhitched. This is a very important feature in my country, where you can't go more than a 2-3 kms without crossing a river.

@limcharles9730 6 лет назад

for a mechanized unit it would be best to be a mix between IFVs and APCs... with no V-hull and modular armor system these older APCs dont offer much protection against IED and RPGs...

@jagannathbarman6712 6 лет назад

Nomoskar Dada. Apnar babake ekjon Bharatbasi thuri Bangalir torofh theke selam janai. Valo thakben.

@patelrohan5083 6 лет назад

Then I am pretty much sure that those RPGs with the African rebels were Chinese made and not the original russian made....RPGs knocked out many BTRs 60s and 70s in Afghanistan during 1980s literally roasting the Soviet troops inside....

@stephanl1983 6 лет назад

Some years ago, I see a TV show, where a former Russian Officer, I think he was a colonel, show videos that he filmed with private camera, back in the 80s in Afghanistan. One time he was on an inspection with an afghan Officer, when their convoi was attacked by the Mudshahedin. A Grenade of an RPG penetrate the armour of their BTR on the opposite site where the afghan had his place, killed him and go outside on the other side. Either the Russian officer, then any of the crew members or soldiers was seriously wounded.

@EstellammaSS 6 лет назад

Patel Rohan Could be a dud, could be that they used the wrong type of warhead, could be they simply hit a part that doesn't matter much, and the damage is therefore minimal, or even could be they field modified it with cage armor. Quite a lot really

@mikeyfisher4256 7 лет назад

The Aesthetics of the BTR 60, 70 and 80 is so lovely.

@tankolad 6 лет назад

Michael Fisher I like the BTR-60 the most. It looks like a toad.

@firepower7017 6 лет назад

Iron Drapes And you probably call the Stryker a walking fish I guess?

@firepower7017 6 лет назад

GoblinLion02 And the M113 looks like a fucking box

@noormuhammedjooma5082 5 лет назад

everything done by russians have an underlying "beauty" in it. (even when they make their woman - tough but sexy) su27 tu22 tu160 mig29 ka50 t92 btr80 t14. even the ak47 looks oh so sexy but not from the wrong end of the barrel

@LCdrDerrick 5 лет назад

Behold the SPz Luchs!

@DaOneJoel 7 лет назад

Did I just witness an indoors swimmingpool for APC's? God bless Russia. 😛

@user-bv7um1ds7y 6 лет назад

DaOneJoel you should see the maneuvers we can pull off with them

@PugilistCactus 5 лет назад

Well when you've got the space. Seriously though there's tonnes of space...

@PyromaN93 5 лет назад

@@PugilistCactus yeah, but lot of this space is behind 60° parallel. It is fucking tundra.

@cfranko1860 5 лет назад

Does anyone know where that pool actually is and what what it’s called? I would like to know

@daveybernard1056 5 лет назад

@@cfranko1860 I think it's called Tank Enthusiast Valhalla.

@maciek19882 6 лет назад

BTRs taking a casual swim in a indoor swimming pool And of course the BTR ballet

@Accentaur 6 лет назад

This should be a thing. APC/IFV vs APV/IFV watersports.

@johnblackstone5261 5 лет назад

BTR Russian Duma

@drewkezalb9029 6 лет назад

I enjoyed your video. This is basically a taxi for soldiers. No need to heavily arm or armour this vehicle. The whole key is to keep it mobile and quick over a variety of different terrain. It beats a 5 mile hike with 120+ lbs of gear.

@Folker46590 11 месяцев назад

The BTR-4 is vastly better than this.

@dodgedemonsrtx 11 месяцев назад

@@Folker46590BTR4 is absolutely different

@Klovaneer 5 месяцев назад

@@dodgedemonsrtx BTR-4 is actually rewelded BTR-80, you can clearly see the resemblance. Sure they installed a stronger engine in the middle giving much better back ramp for dismounting, gave it some applique armor and plonked a relatively modern turret with thermals (biggest advantage) but lost a lot of mobility with amphibious capability essentially dropped - best you can say is that it floats. Strongest evidence for it being a frankenstein monster is the iraqi contract that fell through because of cracks in armor which happens when you reshape armor instead of producing fresh, very bad considering it's a monocoque vehicle.

@jimhenry1262 4 года назад

I would love to own one of these. After the fall of the Soviet Union in early 1990's I had some contacts who went to Russia and was offered these things brand new for almost nothing by one of the army base commanders. This thing and a Hind D would make me ruler of my Cul de sac.

@Stormidze 3 года назад

u can buy unarmored and with no weapons version without any problem in russia. just 1.8million rub

@jimhenry1262 3 года назад

@@Stormidze That's about $14,000.00 dollars U.S.. That's fantastic! Where can you buy it?

@dodgedemonsrtx 11 месяцев назад

@@jimhenry1262is that 14 thousand of million?

@alexeivoloshin3065 5 лет назад

The vehicle was designed to move troops behind the tanks in European land war theater. It does that VERY well.

@EcchiRevenge 7 лет назад

"It's a Striker!" -newbie Squad players

@graemedoull2305 5 лет назад

but for 1/10 of the price and still swims

@leonardc1303 5 лет назад

EcchiRevenge No...the striker is an over engineered less capable vehicle.

@DeerHunter308 5 лет назад

The Striker is a semi copy of this vehicle, but less capable.

@petertamba 5 лет назад

You mean "Stryker"?

@biologik 5 лет назад

"it's a tank!"

@jerrodvolkov5894 7 лет назад

Mechanized Infantry for the win

@lanceluthor6660 3 года назад

This is one of my favorite armoured vehicles. The Russians have always been great at priorities that match their doctrine and this is a perfect example. By sacrificing armor and weapons they got something that was fast and cheap enough to have lots of them. When they had the chance to upgrade they went with an even more powerful engine.

@Jonesec1 6 лет назад

While testing the usmc EFV in or around 2006-2007 vehicle a Russian 1969s era MTLB BTR 60 and BRDM were used as opfor and realism in vip trials which would make or break the expeditionary fighting vehicle which btw had been in development at this stage since the early 1990s. Anyway the russian equipmemt came from fort irwin in the mojave deaert and was low boyed down to camp pendleton. Marines were temporarily assigned as crews for the comblock vehicles. Anway on game day the opfor section took off and ran along the 17 mile beach up into the campen hills and would be used in blocking force and ambush style seanarios. On that faithful day the efv ground to a halt on the beach in full view of Top brass and pentagon vips. One of the many software upgrades failed and it would not run reliably for any amount of time. The 1960s era russian kit however ran flawlessly all week long and the crews with little or no maintainenanve maintained 100% readiness. The EFV program was shortly there after cancelled. General dynamics packed its gear up and laid its workers off. Now as an interim solution the USMC is testing 2 varients of a guess what 8x8 wheeled vehicle to begin phasing out the AAV family of vehicles. I as a former maintainer of Armored vehicles am a huge believer in maintenance simplicity and field maintainability. I have huge respect for Russian equipment.

@igorhodakovskii1684 5 лет назад

MTLB was developing for transportation of large-caliber guns and crew to the parking lot; then it was thrown into the communications and other units ... trust me as the commander of the T-80 tank

@My-Name-Isnt-Important 5 лет назад

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle was going through testing in 2010 and was cancelled in 2011 due to the very high cost of a single vehicle. The vehicle itself though went through a redesign February of 2007, requiring a new contract. May 4th of 2010 was when the prototype was rolled out at Quantico, so your timeline is not accurate at all. Also, only a single wheeled vehicle is being developed for the USMC, and the first order of 204 will be available in late 2019. BAE Systems "SuperAV," is not a simplistic and easy to maintain vehicle either, its more high maintenance than the EFV was, and is far slower in the water and on land. Wheeled vehicles are sought after due to their cost, not because of their maintainability.

@ussr2961 5 лет назад

AAV is the sea, BRDM and BTR rivers

@user-eu6oy4zp1u 5 лет назад

@@igorhodakovskii1684 "trust me"? With name like that?! 😂

@igorhodakovskii1684 5 лет назад

@@user-eu6oy4zp1u Ванюх смотри не зазнайся с таким именем))

@tobyace 4 года назад

USAF here; I stumbled upon your channel some weeks ago and have been continually entertained and informed throughout. I appreciate the apparent research you put in to doing trhese; and I for one am grateful to ya! Keep up the Great Work! SSgt Toby

@Mornomgir 5 лет назад

Highly underrated vehicle. The key point imo is the fact that you can keep it low. you can keep it very silent, very good for urban warfare or in thick terrain. There was a few modernized once in the army when i was in and it was a good vehicle.

@ahviper5871 5 лет назад

we used btr80 in palmyra desert , isis members fired all kinds of weapons including atgm but they couldnt hit us being moving at speed of 70 km per hour

@defencebangladesh4068 4 года назад

Awesome

@ahviper5871 4 года назад

@42 SAA

@ahviper5871 4 года назад

@42 yes front line but it is a truce now

@ahviper5871 4 года назад

@42 it is a truce both our forces and the terrorists must back few kilometers and leave the matter to mother russia to patrol lattkia aleppo high way and keep it working, and believe it or not even in the most intense fighting against isis at alhajar alaswad damascus we had communictions and internet and so for 90% of places there is internet except of palmyra the cell towers were destroyed by bombading hill tops

@ahviper5871 4 года назад

@42 amen

@mikhailozingin1212 7 лет назад

By the way, there is no evidence of ERA being implemented on BTR-80. The main reason for this is its relatively thin armour which can easily be damaged when ERA goes off. Other reasons can be sheer weight of ERA which can reduce the mobility of the vehicle as well as potential danger of dismounting troops being hit by ERA fragments. All in all, it's dangerous. And we should keep in mind every soldier's worst enemies -- accountants (ERA is costly, and military spending has its limits). Greetings from Russia!

@elusive6119 7 лет назад

There are additional booking kits. Overhead armor sheets, ceramic panels, grating screens, ERA for light armored vehicles are, but it is quite expensive and dimensional, so screens are more common. The usual ERA contact-1 will simply break through the armor when triggered, it is.

@defencebangladesh4068 7 лет назад

Bangladesh Army is Using more than 1200 BTR -80, and 350 BTR-82A delivered in 2013 And 200+ BTR 82-A on order. 2nd largest after Russia....

@defencebangladesh4068 7 лет назад

we do

@MrTangolizard 7 лет назад

Iftekhar Ahmed not something to shout about lol

@scudb5509 7 лет назад

Neo Hungarian Barbarian Hungary is the third largest operator with 800 units.

@Spajic1 7 лет назад

like anyone gives a single fuck...

@jagannathbarman6712 7 лет назад

Bhalo khobor

@Hashishtani 6 лет назад

Just for info BTR-80 plays a role of Humvee don't not play a role for IFV like Bradley, its intent is the use as primary transport. In cases were USA army uses Humvee, BTR-80 is to be used instead by those armies that have it.

@cliffordnelson8454 5 лет назад

@Nikola Poiukov However, the US has not had a good fleet of wheeled armored vehicles, and have use the HUMVEE in places of what it really should have. Just the stupid US military still fighting WW2. The HUMVEE was a terrible decision. Should have stuck with a light liaison vehicle like the Willy's Jeep, and developed a number of armored wheeled vehicles. Heavy tracked vehicles are fine for wars like WW2, but generally overkill for the wars the US has been involved in since WW2. Most countries do have a wide range of light armored vehicles and so do not have to use an oversized liaison vehicle like the HUMVEE in cases where an armored vehicle is the solution. The BTR series is just one of many light armored vehicles, and something like the Russian BDRM should have been used instead of the oversized HUMVEE. The US has to move vehicles into a theater since seldom will the next conflict actually be where the vehicles are stationed, so big vehicles mean a lot more transport capability it needed, and also bigger vehicles have larger logistics tails. This makes heavy armored vehicles less than ideal, and also means that a massive liaison vehicle like the HUMVEE are ridiculous, and it is being replaced by something even more massive. US military is a corrupt disgrace. Another problem with the HUMVEE is that it is too big. It cannot be manhandled at all easily, and is to wide for a lot of unimproved roads.

@mississippirebel1409 5 лет назад

Clifford Nelson - I can tell you have never served in any military or been in combat because you comment was extremely stupid. So either you are stupid or ignorant when it comes to military vehicles and their use. The Humvee as you say was one of the best light wheeled vehicles of all time and performed it's job very well. There is a reason why so many countries have copied it or still trying to develop a similiar vehicle. I spent 11 yrs in the US army with 2 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, so please try to say you know more about military vehicles and combat than i do lol!

@cherrypoptart2001 5 лет назад

I wouldnt feel safe in a humvee. Ive seen some videos where AK-74s and RPKs were shooting right through the doors of the Humvee.

@mississippirebel1409 5 лет назад

EpicHunter117 Gaming - I'm assuming you were never in the military and in combat right? Ok so first off a Humvee isn't made to with stand a hit from an RPG, but the up armored Humvee has no issues in stopping small arm rounds (AK's and any other rifle round). You do realize that an RPG or AT4 will easily destroy and BTR or BMP? Most APC's aren't designed to withstand a hit from anykind of RPG. I did two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. During my first tour I was in an up armored humvee and when being shot at I could barely tell when a round hit the vehicle. During my second tour was a TC (truck commander/team leader) and I was in a M117 Guardian. It's a big 4 wheeled armored vehicle. During my last tour the humvee was pretty much totally replaced by MRAP's.

@cherrypoptart2001 5 лет назад

@@mississippirebel1409 Are you that ignorant to tell everyone who comments " im going to assume you never served" ?. Well Mr.Know it all im just stating what i saw in the videos. 7.62rounds were going right through the driver's door in the Humvee, both window and door panels.

@willrogers3793 4 года назад

I remember cruising around in this thing and feeling like the king of the damn world during the early parts of that old PS2 game “Mercenaries”...And then the choppers and tanks start showing up to ruin your fun 😅 Oh well, still a very cool vehicle, always liked the look of it even if the armament seemed a little light to me. 👍

@Swerver416 7 лет назад

One of my favourite vehicles thanks for the video btw great job.

@FernandoRojas-du3sg 4 года назад

I think you might upgrate the BTR armor and weapons. You can add some cage-armor on the sides of the vehicle or another armor plate, and these can whithstand 12,7 mm shots and RPG and you can add the 30 mm autocannon from the BMP 3. Pretty good for an APC designed vehicle which price is below the 1 million dollars or even 0,5 million for new vehicle and nowadays and this is pretty rare in today western APC vehicles market.

@heinrichb 7 лет назад

6:20The Red Army ceased to be called so in 1946 when it was officially renamed into the Soviet Army.

@Tenohekabanzai 3 года назад

really does it matter now 🙄

@Theonelordnikon 7 лет назад

Thanks Max, always enjoy your videos and overview.

@ArmoredWarfareReplays 7 лет назад

Thanx for video :) Always pleasure to watch your videos.

@timdeboer7400 7 лет назад

Really funny to hear the same background music in this video as in the Commander Binkov videos

@timdeboer7400 7 лет назад

Forest Rivers He is more interesting to listen to than president Trump imo so why should I care?

@ls200076 7 лет назад

Tim de Boer I spotted another fan, we're slowly spreading

@DNS-Freakz 6 лет назад

Tim de Boer you are one of us

@jonny2954 7 лет назад

Usally seen with troops on top instead of the inside in IED/mine thread enviroments.

@alexeivoloshin3065 5 лет назад

That's because it's not made for that type of war theater.

@DeadNoob451 4 года назад

Flat bottom vehicles dont mix well with mine protection unless very heavy.

@zsoltpapp3363 3 года назад

This thing was the coolest looking APC of the cold war, i still love the looks of it

@javiercontreras2562 6 лет назад

Love this channel. I learn so much. Subscribed👍

@shaolindreams 7 лет назад

Nice analysis mate. It is quite a impressive little vehicle and was cool to see inside as they operate it. As a gamer i think we can say we have all come across this vehicle, and as an infantryman it was quite a scary prospect.

@Dot-bs4yv 7 лет назад

14:10 who's a good btr?

@profil4e 5 лет назад

Hey Matsimus, I've been watching your videos every now and then, and I have to tell you that comentary you provide is spot on! It's just great that you're sharing your knowage, experiance and oppinions of these machines, wheter it would be a main battle tank, or an aircraft or artilery, etc... Absolutely amazing material in my oppinion! Keep up the great work, it's well apreciated by all of us military enthusiasts. =]

@Yitzhakhazak 6 лет назад

In an APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) the two most important features are protection=armour and agility = power/tons. Less weight per HP = better agility. Agility gives better speed in terrain as well so the squad enters combat fast and secure even if it is not moving on a road. The main armament does not have to be an automatic 20 or 30 mm or AT missiles since this vehicle carries infantry right behind MBTs (Main battle tanks) in the same armoured movement, with aircraft on top. This infantry is important to protect the flanks, to scout and to destroy enemy in depth which is the main purpose of the armoured attack.

@dmitriyparfenov 7 лет назад

At 7:58 - it`s no just T-15 the RFAF are looking forward to. There are now 3 different platforms in development: the heavy T-15, the medium Kurganets-25 and the light VPK-7829 Boomerang. The first two are tracked, and the last one is wheeled. So it is really the Boomerang that is the successor of the BTR series. Unfortunately there are some rumours on the net, that the development of the Boomerang is stalled. One of the reasons suspected is that the forward-right mounted engine is so hot that it does not only give a huge IR signature, but even destroys the paint on the outside of the vehicle.

@user-fr8op9hf7r 5 лет назад

Any military successes of Russia cause attacks of hysteria in the United States. Therefore, our military decided that it is better to do everything quietly, in order to preserve the nerves of many politicians.

@MechanicWolf85 7 лет назад

I really love armored vehicules more then tanks

@Max_Da_G 5 лет назад

A small correction: BTR platform will be replaced by Boomerang APC, and not by T-15 Barbaris that's built on Armata platform. My father served as a Driver-Mechanic of a BTR-60PB. He was stationed not far off Chinese border. According to him the tyre pressure control system was able to maintain pressures in tyres in case of up to 10 penetrations of the wheels. The ones he was working on, when he was in the army in 1980s, were by then thoroughly flogged out. When he arrived there were only 2 drivable ones in the whole unit. He repaired a few while he was in: by telling his superiors to simply let him climb into the sucker in the morning and not bother him for the day. He was left to go about his job of repairing them simply because he was the only one that could be bothered. Once the power steering let go on a march. He drove the damn thing at some speed to be able to wrench the big steering wheel. By the time he made it to the base and close to the garage his arms were dead. What let go was a connection which wasn't possible to fix out where they were as no backup was around. But everything was within easy reach and didn't require awesome brains to maintain. One of the reasons for the thin armor is the fact that Russian military specified the ability of "swimming" across rivers. Thus Russians made it able to float, but the cost was the armor thickness. New Boomerang is claimed to have multi-layered armor with ceramics that is both lighter and stronger than what is used on BTRs now. And it ALSO can float across rivers.

@vikingblade2495 4 года назад

thank you for sharing, great explanation gave me some insides.

@OneEyePI 7 лет назад

"Kamaz", not KAM-AZ

@waywardson8360 4 года назад

Mobility is the most underrated aspect of ALL combat!! You cannot make a tank at a reasonable price point that can survive air attack, artillery and antitank crews. However, you can make something fast and that means it's hard to hit.

@gazof-the-north1980 4 года назад

The 14.5mm KPV cannon is a friggin monster!

@miroslavmatovic 6 лет назад

I started watching after stumbling on your Cold war tactics video. I really like your channel. Nice work. Also, I think 10-25 min. video length is ideal for YT.

@indjijatsararmy 7 лет назад

Preobrajensky March

@stephescobar575 5 лет назад

Thank you. I was bracing for Darude Sandstorm

@itsdimitriymedvedyev 7 лет назад

BTR-82 is my favorite BTR :)

@mikebond3210 5 месяцев назад

Damn great video! I never thought this beast could go in water

@clintonturner5545 4 года назад

Good video. I have always loved the look of this armored car.

@trackhead9554 7 лет назад

I love the BTR-80 platform, specifically the BTR-82A variant. Could you review the French VBCI next?

@cocopud 7 лет назад

Great video as always :-) I like the BTRs they are good for what they are designed for. The casualties start racking up when they are used in ways they are not designed for, i.e.putting them up front alongside the heavy armour. This is the same problem the American's experienced with the Humvee, which was designed as a replacement for the jeep, not as a front line vehicle. One problem I have heard about the early manned turret versions of the BTR is that the gasses from the 14.5mm KVPT enter the fighting compartment. This can overcome the crew if they use it too much, which reduces it's suppressive fire ability. Not sure if this had been corrected by the time the BTR-80 had come out. Later versions with unmanned RWS would have no such trouble of course. Google BTR-4 with combat unit "GROM" (Ukraine) to see this taken to the nth degree ;-)

@williamsager805 6 лет назад

The worst problem with the BTR-60s was they used two unreliable 6 cylinder gasoline engines each powering 4 wheels. If either of them jammed up( something that happened a lot) you only had about 100hp.

@martinjensen3087 3 года назад

That was a great video. Really informative. Lots I didnt know and I served during the cold war in Europe.

@bradleykillen6104 5 лет назад

K I've watched 100 of your vids, and only now noticed the tone of inspiration in your starting animation.. if you made it yourself.. fkin bravo

@WorldsBestStuntMan 4 года назад

*slaps roof of APC* "This baby can fit so many spetznas"

@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 4 года назад

I wish they would import these to US for surplus sale. Also I don’t get why people complain about armor and weapon systems on board this thing, it’s not meant to be used as a IFV it’s a APC which serve very different purposes, APCs drop you off on the outskirts of the battle. IFVs drop you off inside the thick of the battle. Do people just not understand the need for diversity of equipment and sometimes you don’t always need a heavy armored heavy weapon vehicle?

@holdernewtshesrearin5471 5 лет назад

excellent as all your vids are. id like to see more emphasis on the weaponry of each vehicle however with more footage of the main gun firing and especially of its effect on enemy armor. i love to see rounds impacting steel! anyway, excellent installment of an excellent series. more more more!

@jesseterrell9354 3 года назад

It’s always a battle between mobility and protection

@darthamerica9119 3 года назад

Indeed. This vehicle used in it’s intended role is a winner. You’re transporting infantry to the fight while protecting them from small arms fire and artillery fragments. You don’t need too much armor for that. You’re also not using this vehicle to go head to head with tanks and IFVs. You have the 14.5mm to provide fire support for the dismounted infantry and local security of the vehicle. I imagine this vehicle would close to 1 to 2km from the assault position, out of range of most enemy direct fire weapons, and then it provides overwatch for the squad with the 14.5mm as they dismount and assault the objective on foot. As the infantry clear the area the BTR can move forward and extend coverage deeper into the objective with the 14.5mm.

@jesseterrell9354 3 года назад

@@darthamerica9119 I prefer the 30mm turret version personally

@darthamerica9119 3 года назад

@@jesseterrell9354 that’s a big firepower upgrade. It would allow you to engage most things on the battlefield.

@jesseterrell9354 3 года назад

@@darthamerica9119 I believe the 30mm variant is the dominant one in the russian front line troops but they have more vehicles one the way based on the Armata chassis

@sovietrussia3874 7 лет назад

Do a review of the Russian KAMAZ 5350 truck

@weekendjail1417 7 лет назад

You should do the OT-64/SKOT, or OT-62/TOPAS. Love the Cold War stuff. Maybe KTO Rosomak variant of the Patria AMV for something more modern.

@weekendjail1417 5 лет назад

please

@Noukz37 7 лет назад

I just discovered your videos and subscribed of course! :-) I would like them to be shorter honestly and by incorporating some on-screen info, for specs and numbers and such would make it easier for you to talk about the more important stuff, like history, effectiveness and such. Cheers and best of luck with the channel! P.S. Metric system FTW!!

@kenm3209 6 лет назад

Great Vid: Love your stuff... Would be great of you would give more detail about the internal layout of the APC's and a comparison of the internals of all the different APC's would be very cool.

@michaelvondrake7489 6 лет назад

In my rather limited experience with the BTR-80, they are perfectly capable as an APC and Recon vehicle as well as for Border Guard and MP Duties.

@DaOneJoel 7 лет назад

Also, Matsimus a short reminder of that Archer vid you mentioned :p

@_Matsimus_ 7 лет назад

DaOneJoel lol it will come

@DaOneJoel 7 лет назад

music to my ears

@uncletorino2645 7 лет назад

Great video! Thank you.

@_Matsimus_ 7 лет назад

Uncle Torino thank you :-)

@crandall777 5 лет назад

Nice work I always like your work thanks

@plainnsimplme Год назад

I have seen it fighting with out at least a wheel and Just engaging and covering foot soldiers like its another day at the job. Was during the chechen wars, battle of Grozny. I dont think there is anything bad about this vehicle if it's used according to its characteristics, coz it sure is better than a humvee with a fifty cal and sterdier than those 4 wheeled Renaults that r designed for the same roll, though both r good. As for the 14.5 mm gun, it had its days being smaller ammo faster bullet straighter shooting than any other caliber ever which makes it great against infantry, yet the bullet is small so not much effective explosive bullets, and its worth it to say that this 14.5 mm bullet being first developed as an anti armor ammunition became the standard for apcs armor of the west, in that they have to be able to resist it. Yet i still have mixed feeling about it. I mean it is far faster and straighter bullet and small and light. It is sexy one has to admit. There , enough rambling

@marceloduran7939 Год назад

Gracias

@napoleonibonaparte7198 7 лет назад

It is ironic that he uses the imperial era "Preobrazhensky March" on a Soviet built unit

@user-pw9sj9vy6p 5 лет назад

Not at all. Now we have new Tsar = Mr. Putin

@user-sp6lo3wp5u 5 лет назад

@@user-pw9sj9vy6p С хрена ли? Вообще-то, он был ИЗБРАН путём демократической процедуры - голосования и выборам не было претензий даже у многочисленных западных наблюдателей - не было там серьёзных нарушений. Если ты и твои знакомые его не выбирали, то это не значит, что его никто не выбирал и что он царь. Научишь уважать и признавать выбор других - это тоже проявление свободы и демократии. Впрочем тебя никто не держит в России - можешь валить на все 4 стороны: скатертью дорожка! И это тоже проявление свободы в РФ.

@user-vg6rh6hp5y 5 лет назад

However it is played during 9th of May parade too.

@user-fy7uk8yz2t 4 года назад

@@user-sp6lo3wp5u так смешно видеть твою наивность и твоё игнорирование публично опубликованных вбросов тупо из каждой школы страны. вроде взрослый мужик

@user-sp6lo3wp5u 4 года назад

@@user-fy7uk8yz2t гораздо смешней видеть, как такие как ты, руководствуясь стадным чувством, ТУПО транслируют пропагандонский шаблон.

@maxsmodels 5 лет назад

I had the opportunity to get a close look at a BTR 70 when I was in the American army. I did not know we even had one but apparently we had acquired one as an opposition forces vehicle for training purposes. Simply put I was impressed with the vehicle, it had a lot going for it.

@cryptykilla8712 7 лет назад

got a model kit of the newest version in my stash.....cheers for the vid

@albertoamoruso7711 6 лет назад

04:20 That's actually Matsimus showing us BTR's features

@jubjubdoowalawala1884 7 лет назад

ahh this beloved apc im always getting slaughtered in squad when we only have humvees :(

@helmhamburgerhand 2 года назад

The BTR-80 has the design I wish I had for a daily vehicle. But ya know smaller 😄

@tanveergungabissoon4159 Год назад

The first comment section where there are no Ukrainian supporters hating this

@bennybenitez2461 7 лет назад

Most proper video as it was informative and enjoyable

@justinh7673 7 лет назад

Do the mt-lb next

@Mecalas 7 лет назад

There ya go Squad players ! What the dealio is with the BTR-80 in real life. Matsimus Gaming - Good videos that you want to watch, in an accent you can understand ;-)

@Primetime397 6 лет назад

Another great vid cheers.

@johnspears6128 4 года назад

Good video. You need to show more of the interior, where are the foot soldiers were held and more about the commanders and drivers area with some description of the controls in this area. Good job!

@Sharky_Splitz 7 лет назад

Hey matsimus can you do an overview of the lav-25?

@twd1158 7 лет назад

Sauron The Deceiver yea i was just thing about that beast lol.

@bruhh249 7 лет назад

TWD115 It's not impressive you know, this apc Is old as shit

@bruhh249 7 лет назад

Sauron The Deceiver And his armor is so weak that a few shots from a 7.62 caliber rifle would make an hole in it.

@twd1158 7 лет назад

NOT PsiSyndlcate what apc are you talking about the lav25

@twd1158 7 лет назад

NOT PsiSyndlcate and if so that not accurate the first models could stop 7.62mmAP on the side and 12.5mmAP on the front.....the one used today can stop 14.5mmAP in the front and not much better.........and for you to say there not impressive is inaccurate

@imwatchingthisvideo7023 7 лет назад

BTR mating courtship starts at 7:53 Also can you do an overview on the Mi-24 Hind

@helmsscotta 5 лет назад

That's a really clean engine compartment.

@jesse24233 5 лет назад

Your video is great, Matsimus

@jerrodvolkov5894 7 лет назад

What about the BTR-90? And it's new turret?

@justinh7673 7 лет назад

Jerrod Volkov as far as i understand it's basically an upgraded BTR80

@elusive6119 7 лет назад

No, different designs with similar chassis layout.

@jerrodvolkov5894 7 лет назад

Doesn't the troop access door on the BTR-90 open differently as well?

@elusive6119 7 лет назад

BTR-80 is more similar to BTR-70 from a technical point of view than BTR-90 on BTR-80, but the layout is similar, this concludes the coincidence.

@Accentaur 7 лет назад

BTR-90's the one with a BMP-2 turret right?

@meh4757 7 лет назад

isnt there a btr 90? wait nvm xD

@455cui 7 лет назад

Code[Sixx] it has been canceled to costly and another reason

@meh4757 7 лет назад

i see

@scudb5509 7 лет назад

455cui It has been cancelled due to being too heavy as well.

@lightzpy8049 6 лет назад

@scudb5509 6 лет назад

Joshua Ngau Ajang It’s just too heavy. It will sink and won’t be able to get up the hills.

@honeybunz4092 3 года назад

Your intro is sick man

@Limescale12 7 лет назад

love the vid Matsimus

@-cutekey2454 5 лет назад

i love this than sportscar

@GAMINGGOODNESS 7 лет назад

I love Russian weapons. By far my favorites, T-72, T-80, T-55A, BTR-80, SU-33, AK-47, AK-74u.

@karl7108 5 лет назад

Nice item. Old but functioning. One hat to respect Your fairness in presenting equipment from all nations.

@johnnynewsome2265 4 года назад

I almost died looking at the APC swimming pool!

@eboranshard6220 2 года назад

Anyone else recently have a heavy obsession with Russian equipment !

@boblang3673 7 лет назад

You should see about shortening your intro, after watching for over two years, it's a bit tedious to press the right arrow key two or tree times to skip through it, good sir~ No offense meant~

@_Matsimus_ 7 лет назад

Bob Lang I hear you. But it's kind of how I roll with my channel. It's a complaint I get from a lot of people but I like the way introduces the kit. I could maybe shorten it more though :-) thanks for your constructive feedback. It's a welcomed changed from "shorten your Fucking intro" or "video starts at ...."

@johnwaters7328 5 лет назад

When it appeared it would have been limited by SALT 2. Vehicles with guns of 20 mm or larger were a separate calibre. For a straight APC 14.5 mm was excellent.

@PavelMikhalkov 5 лет назад

Thank you for the video! You've mentioned 8 troops to be carried in BTR. But you should know that usual Russian mechanized infantry squad includes a commander, a driver and a heavy gunner (these two run PKM, when not in BTR), and those tree are taking their places in BTR. So one machine - ten troops=one squad. But most of the time BTR is mostly used as a taxi, which can provide significant fire support.

@dragonbore1254 7 лет назад

I won't to convert one in to a camper van now much are they.

@chriscole7189 6 лет назад

Bloody good idea!!!!

@ZioStalin 6 лет назад

More like 30K IMO

@imrekalman9044 6 лет назад

I don't know about the BTR-80, but here's a predecessor, the dual engined BTR-60 for sale. www.mortarinvestments.eu/products/armoured-vehicles-4/btr-60-8 $17k

@Dimetropteryx 7 лет назад

7-8 passengers is really pretty measly for a vehicle this size. This vehicle was tested against the XA-180 back in the day, and the only advantage this one had was the machine gun and lower price. The XA-180 was faster, had greater operational range and carried twice the number of passengers. And with the USSR/Russia being in the state it was, it was simply easier to acquire more XA-180s. edit: some details

@yahiaanazerson6563 5 лет назад

Liked the video because of the look and most importantly the power it has

@user-bv7um1ds7y 6 лет назад

BTR operator here, pretty good video

@ALegitimateYoutuber 7 лет назад

The idea of the vehicle i think is great, it being a lightweight and mobile apc capable to running a good range of weapons. But it needs more armor, because i get you can over armor a vehicle. But the armor should be capable of withstanding short range small arms fire, especially since it's an APC. Since it can be expected to operated in close quarter situations, where enemy infantry can show up within 100 meter ranges. And honestly 12.7mm machine gun fire it should be able to deal with to some degree as well, due to how common such machine guns are.

@elusive6119 7 лет назад

There are kits for city operations. Overhead booking, ceramics, steel. Http://www.rosinform.ru/assets/files/photosets/photos/IMG_3816.jpg.896x604_q90.jpg

@scudb5509 7 лет назад

BTR-90 was a better armoured one. However, it became too heavy and its mobility worsened and that's something you don't want to have on a wheeled vehicle.

@dposcuro 6 лет назад

It is supposed to be protected from 12.7mm fire on the frontal arc, and 7.62 class threats all round.

@firestorm165 6 лет назад

That 14.5mm KPTV machinegun will be more than enough for infantry and maybe the occasional low flying helicopter. I'm a tad worried about wether or not that armour can stand up to an RPG or other infantry anti-tank weapons though

@BD90.. 7 лет назад

Can you talk about the South african main battle tank??

@DaOneJoel 7 лет назад

BlackDolphin90 it's almost as outdated as this apc, still would love to know more, especially why they went with the L7 rifle. I get that most threats on the continent can be countered by a 105mm, still a curious case.

@jonathanallen9596 6 лет назад

BlackDolphin90 it's no tank

4 года назад

in MW2 the BTR 80 has dope aesthetics. Im kinda in love with that model.

@thechetjr 6 лет назад

Warthog says "crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, YUMMY".

@ODSTOninersIxTwO 6 лет назад

needs a full auto nade lanucher

@kalle911 7 лет назад

third iteration and still doors on the sides.

@elusive6119 7 лет назад

This is necessary for the correct weighting of the machine. Otherwise, it will not be able to swim or be much more difficult to manufacture and will lose mobility.

@kalle911 7 лет назад

but try getting a wounded man into that through that side door. OT-64 didn't have that problem. or BMP.

@fvo911 3 года назад

the only update for increase protection for BTR80 is the addition of a kevlar layer on the inside to prevent splinters from jumping if the armor is penetrated + additional armor plates attached with space in between the hull's armor and the plates+cage armor in places. That's it. NO ERA or whatsoever since reactive armor can damage the vehicle itself.