Designation: | BTR-80K |
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Manufacturer: | Arzamas Machinery Plant | |
Product type: | Armoured Vehicles | |
Name: | Command vehicle |
The BTR-80K APC allows the battalion commander to command and control his troops, report to higher headquarters and participate in combat actions.
It is a modified BTR-80 APC retaining basic combat and technical characteristics of the latter. The updates comprise:
- battalion commander workstation instead of the APC commander station;
- additional two workstations for vehicle commander/senior radio operator and gunner/radio operator;
- additional communications, navigation and aiming aids;
- stowage place for TA-57 telephone set with a 500m cable reel;
- equipment of the workstations with tables, lighting, ventilation and heating devices.
Navigational aids provide vehicle position and bearing automatic calculation and indication in relation to the assigned point of destination. A special sighting device for navigational purposes is mounted on the roof of the turret.
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