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.

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 reconnaissanse vehicle.
• BTR-40ZhD (1969) - experimental vehicle equipped with railroad wheels.
• Type 55 - Chinese version.

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