The BTR-94 is a Ukrainian amphibious armoured personnel carrier (Bronetransporter), a modification of the Soviet eight-wheeled BTR-80.
Description The BTR-94's turret BAU-23x2 is larger than the BTR-80's BPU-1. It is fitted with a twin 23x152mm gun 2A7M with 200 rounds, a coaxial KT-7.62 machine gun with 2,000 rounds, six 81 mm smoke grenade launchers and a combined 1PZ-7-23 optical sight.
Each 2A7M gun has a max. rate of fire of 850 rds/min. The same gun is mounted on the ZSU-23-4. The BAU-23x2 module can be mounted on other armoured vehicles like the BTR-70 or Ratel IFV.
Operators
Current operators - Iraq received 50 BTR-94s donated by Jordan in 2004 for use by the Mechanized Police Brigade.
Former operators - Jordan ordered 50 BTR-94s in 1999,"В 1999 г. харьковские танкостроители через госкомпанию «Укрспецэкспорт» подписали с Иорданией соглашение относительно продажи 50 новых бронетранспортеров БТР-94 на сумму около 6,5 млн. долл."Валентин Бадрак. // «Зеркало недели», № 25 от 24 июня 2000 the last vehicles were delivered in February 2000.Дорогу к изобилию скоротаем на танках // газета "Сегодня", № 212 (713) от 15 ноября 2000
See also BTR-152 BTR-60, BTR-70, BTR-80, BTR-90, BTR-3, BTR-4
References
External links
BTR-94 at Ukrspetsexport Morozov's site about BAU-23 Development of Ukrainian armour