BTR-40

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BTR-40 in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel.
BTR-40
General characteristics
Crew	2 (plus 8 passengers)
Length	5 m
Width	1.9 m
Height	1.83 m
Weight	5.3 tonnes
Armour and armament
Armour	6-8 mm
Main armament	7.62 SGMB machine gun.
Secondary armament	none
Mobility
Power plant	GAZ-40 78 hp (58 kW)
Suspension	4x4 wheel, leaf spring
Road speed	80 km/h
Power/weight	14.7 hp/tonne
Range	285 km

The BTR-40 armored personnel carrier was developed in 1950 by a team headed by V. A. Dedkov and was produced from 1950 to 1958 at Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod. BTR stands for Bronetransporter (БТР, Бронетранспортер, literally "armoured transporter") †. The vehicle was based on the GAZ-63 truck. The hull had two side doors for commander and driver and a back door for up to eight passengers.

[edit] Variants

• BTR-40.
• BTR-40A (1951) - air defence vehicle, armed with ZPTU-2 double KPV 14.5 mm machine gun.
• BTR-40B (1956) - received armored roof. The crew was down to 2+6.
• BTR-40V (1957) - received improved tires pressure regulation system.
• BTR-40RH - chemical reconnaissance vehicle.
• BTR-40ZhD (1969) - experimental vehicle equipped with railroad wheels.
• Type 55 - Chinese version.

[edit] External links

• globalsecurity.org
• (Russian) Description and photo gallery at armoured.vif2.ru
• (Russian) Description and photo gallery at legion.wplus.net

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