indonesianmilitaryvehicle - On the face of BTR-70 is not much different from the BTR-60. Only BTR-70 using larger wheels, a more powerful engine, and equipped with an extra door for emergencies. BTTR-70 is widely used in the 1980-1989 war in Afghanistan, but often have trouble-prone machines burned so called coffin goes.
APC is also used Ukrainian troops are involved in the UNPROFOR mission in Afghanistan and the current number of BTR-70 is still used by Romanian troops in Afghanistan.
BTR-70 was developed in the late 1970s as a replacement for the BTR-60 and put into use in 1980. About 20 countries still use to this day as the BTR-70 armored troop force them.
Specification BTR-70
Crew: 2 + 9 Armament:
Main: 1 x 14.5mm
machine gun Co-axial: 1 x 7.62mm machine gun Combat
weight: 11,500 kg
Length: 7:53 m
Width: 2.80 m
Height: 2.23 m
Powerpack: 2 x 120 hp petrol engines ZMZ-4905
Maximum road speed: 80 km / h
Maximum water speed: 9 km / h
Range: 600 miles