BTR-T

It is based on the hull of the T-55 tank and answers the need for a heavy, well protected and well armed vehicle adapted to urban combat.[1] The need for a heavy IFV appeared after the First Chechen War during which APCs like the BTR-80 and BMP-2 were annihilated in urban areas at the hands of Chechen rebels using RPG shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons. Consequently, the design incorporates thicker armour, with built-in reactive armour. It also has heavier armament with sufficient elevation to engage targets in multi-story buildings.

The choice of the T-55 hull rather than that of a more modern tank was decided as a cost-cutting measure and also probably in order to validate a conversion solution for the many T-55s in use around the world. It was influenced by Israel's IDF Achzarit that created virtually the same modifications in the 1980s. However, no export contracts have been signed.

The turret can accommodate several weapon configurations:

• 2A42 30 mm autocannon.
  • 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs.
• 2A42 30 mm autocannon.
  • 30mm AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher.
• Twin 2A38 30 mm autocannons.
• 12.7×108 mm NSV heavy machine gun.
  • 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs.
• 12.7×108 mm NSV heavy machine gun.
  • 30 mm AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher.

• IDF Achzarit
• BMPT Terminator
• VIU-55 Munja
• BMPV-64: A Ukrainian heavy infantry combat vehicle based on the T-64 chassis.

• BTR-T Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier