BTR-4 fully amphibious wheeled
armored personnel carrier
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he BTR-4 “Ladya” APC is designed for battlefield troops transport and to provide fire support to dismounted troops. It is
Designed and developed by the “Kharkiv Morozov Machne-Building Design Bureau”
The BTR-4 was designed to conform to the Ukraine Ministry of Defense specification for armored military vehicles in this category
intended to support mounted and dismounted infantry operations in various battlefield environments and conditions, including NBC environments.
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2 x BARYER ATGM pods 3
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Smoke grenades are arranged in three on the right and left sides of the turret Side armor provides protection of the crew and passengers against smallarms fire and shrapnel The BTR-4 armored troop carrier can mount multi-target weapons stations of various types, including the BAU-23 (1), PARUS (2), SHTURM (3), GROM (4) and similar types of above-hull combat modules. The BAU-23, SHTURM, GROM and PARUS – the most potent combat modules in firepower terms – integrate identical weapons kits comprised of: • 30-mm ZTM-1 automatic gun defeating ground targets out to 4,000 meters; • 7.62-mm coaxial machinegun; • 30-mm AG-17 automatic grenade launcher capable of effective ranges of up to 1,700 meters; • antitank guided missile (ATGM) system BARYER with maximum launch range of 5,000 meters.
Strategic mobility
18t + 3% The BTR-4 with additional armor protection may weigh up to 27 tons
The BTR-4 is air-deployable on the Antonov AN-70-class military transports or similar types of aircraft; transport configuration would depend on specific configuration of the vehicle being transported
24 / Ukrainian DEFENSE REVIEW / April-June 2014
Bullet-proof wheels are of the CTIS (Central Tire Inflation System) type
PARUS combat module