BTR-94 explained

BTR-94
Is Vehicle:	yes
Design Date:	1994–1997
Production Date:	1999–2000
Number:	50
Weight:	13.6 tonnes
Length:	7.65 m
Width:	2.90 m
Height:	2.80 m
Crew:	3 +10 passengers
Armour:	Classified
Primary Armament:	twin 23x152mm 2A7M cannon
Engine:	diesel engine
Engine Power:	300 hp
Fuel Capacity:	300 litres
Suspension:	wheeled 8×8
Clearance:	475 mm
Vehicle Range:	600 km
Speed:	85 km/h, 9 km/h swim

The BTR-94 is a Ukrainian amphibious armoured personnel carrier (Bronetransporter), a modification of the Soviet eight-wheeled BTR-80.

Description

The BTR-94's turret BAU-23x2^[1] is larger than the BTR-80's BPU-1. It is fitted with a twin 23x152mm gun 2A7M with 200 rounds, a coaxial KT-7.62 machine gun with 2,000 rounds, six 81 mm smoke grenade launchers and a combined 1PZ-7-23 optical sight.

Each 2A7M gun has a max. rate of fire of 850 rds/min. The same gun is mounted on the ZSU-23-4. The BAU-23x2 module can be mounted on other armoured vehicles like the BTR-70 or Ratel IFV.

Operators

Current operators

- Iraq received 50 BTR-94s donated by Jordan in 2004 for use by the Mechanized Police Brigade.^[2]

Former operators

- Jordan ordered 50 BTR-94s in 1999,^[3] the last vehicles were delivered in February 2000.^[4]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: KMDB - BAU-23x2 Weapon Station . 2007-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071211033057/http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/bau23.php?menu=def4.php . 2007-12-11 . dead .
Web site: Iraqi Army To Receive 250 Armored Vehicles. . 2006-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090302174813/http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/aug2004/a080904f.html . 2009-03-02 . dead .
"В 1999 г. харьковские танкостроители через госкомпанию «Укрспецэкспорт» подписали с Иорданией соглашение относительно продажи 50 новых бронетранспортеров БТР-94 на сумму около 6,5 млн. долл."
Валентин Бадрак. Год 2000. Испытание на прочность // «Зеркало недели», № 25 от 24 июня 2000
Дорогу к изобилию скоротаем на танках // газета "Сегодня", № 212 (713) от 15 ноября 2000