The best Russian military ground transporters named

The Russian Armed Forces have various types of vehicles for the safe movement of troops and fire support, including armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and tank support fighting vehicles. The Soviet BTR-70 was among the top five ground transporters.

BTR-70

The Soviet combat floating wheeled armored vehicle is designed to transport motorized riflemen. The BTR-70 was developed at the Design Bureau of the Gorky Automobile Plant. Serial production began in 1976.

BTR-70 characteristics:

Combat weight — 13.6 tons
Clearance — 475 mm
Armor type — rolled steel
Engine — ZMZ-4905
Engine power — 120 hp
Highway speed — 80 km/h
Water speed — up to 9 km/h
Crew — 2, landing party — 8

DT-30

The two-section all-terrain vehicle on a tracked chassis is designed to transport personnel in the North, in the Arctic, and in Antarctica at temperatures from -50°C to +40°C. The DT-30 was developed by designers Konstantin Oskolkov and Vladimir Savelyev. It has been produced since 1982.

DT-30 characteristics:

Length of cargo transported — up to 13 meters
Overcomes a ford up to 1.8 meters.
Speed on the water — 5 km/h, with a propeller — up to 15 km/h
Land speed — 37 km/h
Weight in running order — 28 tons
Load capacity — 30 tons
Diesel engine — V-46-6
Engine power — 710 hp

Armored car «Athlete»

The armored vehicles "Athlete" with a 4x4 wheel arrangement are designed to transport people and military cargo. Developed by specialists of the "Military-Industrial Company". The armored car has passed tests and is ready for mass production.

Characteristics of the armored car «Athlete»:

Weight — 9.3 tons
Automatic transmission
YaMZ-534 diesel engine with a power of 292 hp
Highway speed — at least 120 km/h
Clearance — 400 mm
Wheel arrangement — 4 x 4

Platform «Boomerang»

"Boomerang" is a promising medium-wheeled unified combat platform developed by the "Military-Industrial Company". Suitable for creating armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles on its base. It was first presented at the Russia Arms EXPO exhibition in 2013.

Characteristics of the BMP K-17 based on the «Boomerang» platform:

Combat weight — 28.6 tons
Engine — YaMZ-780
Clearance — 450 mm
Highway speed — less than 100 km/h
Water speed — 10 km/h
Wheel arrangement — 8×8

BMPT «Terminator»

The tank support fighting vehicle (BMPT) is designed to operate as part of tank formations in order to destroy enemy anti-tank weapons. It has been produced at UVZ since 2001. Crew — 5 people.