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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
BTR-Dlarger figure on 1 of 3
Praga V3Slarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.74 m (22.1 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-D | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Airborne Amphibious Multi-Purpose Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union / Russia[source] | — |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Transnistrian War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | — |
| Designer | Volgograd Tractor Factory[source] |
6.91 m (272 in)[source]
combat weight
Single sourceMass
Single source8 tonnes 8.5 tonnes (combat weight)[source]
(commander, driver and bow machine gunner) (+ 10 troops)
Single source3 (commander, driver and bow machine gunner) (+ 10 troops)[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source61 km/h (road) 35 km/h (cross country) 10 km/h (swimming)[source]
Operational; road
Single sourceOperational; water
Single source500 km (road) 116 km (water)[source]
5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9-litre diesel at 2,600 rpm
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9-litre diesel 245 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | Early 1970–1974[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Factory[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 1974 – ? (out of production)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | 15 mm at 78° upper hull front[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Pintle-mounted automatic grenade launchers ( AGS-17 , AGS-30 or AGS-57) and/or machine guns ( PKM , 6P41 , " Utyos "," Kord "or”(Type 920G Tucha 81 mm smoke grenade launching system)”.[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 2×7.62 mm PKB bow general purpose machine guns (2,000 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 30.1 hp/tonne (22.5 kW/tonne) 28.4 hp/tonne (21.3 kW/tonne) (loaded with equipment)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion-bar[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 l[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 4-step[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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