Russian BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carrier

[@Raseef38801]

My dad (Retired Brigadier General, Bangladesh Army) was the CO of a mechanized inf battalion that used 60 of these. They were deployed against several government and rebel forces in Western Africa (I know the location is confusing, western Africa is 7000 km from our country, we were deployed in an UN supervised mission) Now from what I gathered from my dad, the biggest asset of these APC's was mobility. You could get your troops literally any where you wanted to, and hit the enemy from any angle. The groups we were up against had a big stock of RPGs (Which this APC can't survive against) but even on the very few occassions of a direct hit, the occupants were not harmed. These were even used in hostage-rescue operations in area that were too 'hot' for helicopters, which is a pretty impressive feature. Now the downside is that it is vulnerable to 15+ mm fire in close range if the terrain doesn't provide enough cover. 12.7 can also damage it enough to send it to the repair shop, but usually not enough to disable it. The most important feature of this APC is it's ability to travel on water unhitched. This is a very important feature in my country, where you can't go more than a 2-3 kms without crossing a river.

[@limcharles9730]

for a mechanized unit it would be best to be a mix between IFVs and APCs... with no V-hull and modular armor system these older APCs dont offer much protection against IED and RPGs...

[@jagannathbarman6712]

Nomoskar Dada. Apnar babake ekjon Bharatbasi thuri Bangalir torofh theke selam janai. Valo thakben.

[@patelrohan5083]

Then I am pretty much sure that those RPGs with the African rebels were Chinese made and not the original russian made....RPGs knocked out many BTRs 60s and 70s in Afghanistan during 1980s literally roasting the Soviet troops inside....

[@stephanl1983]

Some years ago, I see a TV show, where a former Russian Officer, I think he was a colonel, show videos that he filmed with private camera, back in the 80s in Afghanistan. One time he was on an inspection with an afghan Officer, when their convoi was attacked by the Mudshahedin. A Grenade of an RPG penetrate the armour of their BTR on the opposite site where the afghan had his place, killed him and go outside on the other side. Either the Russian officer, then any of the crew members or soldiers was seriously wounded.

[@EstellammaSS]

Patel Rohan Could be a dud, could be that they used the wrong type of warhead, could be they simply hit a part that doesn't matter much, and the damage is therefore minimal, or even could be they field modified it with cage armor. Quite a lot really

[@FromMyBrain]

That BTR bumper boats pool is probably the coolest thing i will see today.

[@_Matsimus_]

LaserAirsoftWeapons lol watch until the very end

[@cfranko1860]

Matsimus what is that place anyway?

[@PiterburgCowboy]

​@@cfranko1860 I want to imagine it's a magical place where retired BTRs enjoy their evening of life. But it's probably just an amphibious training facility.

[@mikeyfisher4256]

The Aesthetics of the BTR 60, 70 and 80 is so lovely.

[@tankolad]

Michael Fisher I like the BTR-60 the most. It looks like a toad.

[@firepower7017]

Iron Drapes And you probably call the Stryker a walking fish I guess?

[@firepower7017]

GoblinLion02 And the M113 looks like a fucking box

[@noormuhammedjooma5082]

everything done by russians have an underlying "beauty" in it. (even when they make their woman - tough but sexy) su27 tu22 tu160 mig29 ka50 t92 btr80 t14. even the ak47 looks oh so sexy but not from the wrong end of the barrel

[@LCdrDerrick]

Behold the SPz Luchs!

[@drewkezalb9029]

I enjoyed your video. This is basically a taxi for soldiers. No need to heavily arm or armour this vehicle. The whole key is to keep it mobile and quick over a variety of different terrain. It beats a 5 mile hike with 120+ lbs of gear.

[@Folker46590]

The BTR-4 is vastly better than this.

[@dodgedemonsrtx]

​@@Folker46590BTR4 is absolutely different

[@Klovaneer]

@@dodgedemonsrtx BTR-4 is actually rewelded BTR-80, you can clearly see the resemblance. Sure they installed a stronger engine in the middle giving much better back ramp for dismounting, gave it some applique armor and plonked a relatively modern turret with thermals (biggest advantage) but lost a lot of mobility with amphibious capability essentially dropped - best you can say is that it floats. Strongest evidence for it being a frankenstein monster is the iraqi contract that fell through because of cracks in armor which happens when you reshape armor instead of producing fresh, very bad considering it's a monocoque vehicle.

[@DaOneJoel]

Did I just witness an indoors swimmingpool for APC's? God bless Russia. 😛

[@user-bv7um1ds7y]

DaOneJoel you should see the maneuvers we can pull off with them

[@PugilistCactus]

Well when you've got the space. Seriously though there's tonnes of space...

[@PyromaN93]

@@PugilistCactus yeah, but lot of this space is behind 60° parallel. It is fucking tundra.

[@cfranko1860]

Does anyone know where that pool actually is and what what it’s called? I would like to know

[@daveybernard1056]

@@cfranko1860 I think it's called Tank Enthusiast Valhalla.

[@maciek19882]

BTRs taking a casual swim in a indoor swimming pool And of course the BTR ballet

[@Accentaur]

This should be a thing. APC/IFV vs APV/IFV watersports.

[@johnblackstone5261]

BTR Russian Duma

[@jimhenry1262]

I would love to own one of these. After the fall of the Soviet Union in early 1990's I had some contacts who went to Russia and was offered these things brand new for almost nothing by one of the army base commanders. This thing and a Hind D would make me ruler of my Cul de sac.

[@Stormidze]

u can buy unarmored and with no weapons version without any problem in russia. just 1.8million rub

[@jimhenry1262]

@@Stormidze That's about $14,000.00 dollars U.S.. That's fantastic! Where can you buy it?

[@dodgedemonsrtx]

​@@jimhenry1262is that 14 thousand of million?

[@tobyace]

USAF here; I stumbled upon your channel some weeks ago and have been continually entertained and informed throughout. I appreciate the apparent research you put in to doing trhese; and I for one am grateful to ya! Keep up the Great Work! SSgt Toby

[@Jonesec1]

While testing the usmc EFV in or around 2006-2007 vehicle a Russian 1969s era MTLB BTR 60 and BRDM were used as opfor and realism in vip trials which would make or break the expeditionary fighting vehicle which btw had been in development at this stage since the early 1990s. Anyway the russian equipmemt came from fort irwin in the mojave deaert and was low boyed down to camp pendleton. Marines were temporarily assigned as crews for the comblock vehicles. Anway on game day the opfor section took off and ran along the 17 mile beach up into the campen hills and would be used in blocking force and ambush style seanarios. On that faithful day the efv ground to a halt on the beach in full view of Top brass and pentagon vips. One of the many software upgrades failed and it would not run reliably for any amount of time. The 1960s era russian kit however ran flawlessly all week long and the crews with little or no maintainenanve maintained 100% readiness. The EFV program was shortly there after cancelled. General dynamics packed its gear up and laid its workers off. Now as an interim solution the USMC is testing 2 varients of a guess what 8x8 wheeled vehicle to begin phasing out the AAV family of vehicles. I as a former maintainer of Armored vehicles am a huge believer in maintenance simplicity and field maintainability. I have huge respect for Russian equipment.

[@igorhodakovskii1684]

MTLB was developing for transportation of large-caliber guns and crew to the parking lot; then it was thrown into the communications and other units ... trust me as the commander of the T-80 tank

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle was going through testing in 2010 and was cancelled in 2011 due to the very high cost of a single vehicle. The vehicle itself though went through a redesign February of 2007, requiring a new contract. May 4th of 2010 was when the prototype was rolled out at Quantico, so your timeline is not accurate at all. Also, only a single wheeled vehicle is being developed for the USMC, and the first order of 204 will be available in late 2019. BAE Systems "SuperAV," is not a simplistic and easy to maintain vehicle either, its more high maintenance than the EFV was, and is far slower in the water and on land. Wheeled vehicles are sought after due to their cost, not because of their maintainability.

[@ussr2961]

AAV is the sea, BRDM and BTR rivers

[@李云-w7k]

@@igorhodakovskii1684 "trust me"? With name like that?! 😂

[@igorhodakovskii1684]

@@李云-w7k Ванюх смотри не зазнайся с таким именем))

[@jerrodvolkov5894]

Mechanized Infantry for the win

[@EcchiRevenge]

"It's a Striker!" -newbie Squad players

[@graemedoull2305]

but for 1/10 of the price and still swims

[@leonardc1303]

EcchiRevenge No...the striker is an over engineered less capable vehicle.

[@DeerHunter308]

The Striker is a semi copy of this vehicle, but less capable.

[@petertamba]

You mean "Stryker"?

[@biologik]

"it's a tank!"

[@lanceluthor6660]

This is one of my favorite armoured vehicles. The Russians have always been great at priorities that match their doctrine and this is a perfect example. By sacrificing armor and weapons they got something that was fast and cheap enough to have lots of them. When they had the chance to upgrade they went with an even more powerful engine.

[@alexeivoloshin3065]

The vehicle was designed to move troops behind the tanks in European land war theater. It does that VERY well.

[@Mornomgir]

Highly underrated vehicle. The key point imo is the fact that you can keep it low. you can keep it very silent, very good for urban warfare or in thick terrain. There was a few modernized once in the army when i was in and it was a good vehicle.

[@Hashishtani]

Just for info BTR-80 plays a role of Humvee don't not play a role for IFV like Bradley, its intent is the use as primary transport. In cases were USA army uses Humvee, BTR-80 is to be used instead by those armies that have it.

[@cliffordnelson8454]

​@Nikola Poiukov However, the US has not had a good fleet of wheeled armored vehicles, and have use the HUMVEE in places of what it really should have. Just the stupid US military still fighting WW2. The HUMVEE was a terrible decision. Should have stuck with a light liaison vehicle like the Willy's Jeep, and developed a number of armored wheeled vehicles. Heavy tracked vehicles are fine for wars like WW2, but generally overkill for the wars the US has been involved in since WW2. Most countries do have a wide range of light armored vehicles and so do not have to use an oversized liaison vehicle like the HUMVEE in cases where an armored vehicle is the solution. The BTR series is just one of many light armored vehicles, and something like the Russian BDRM should have been used instead of the oversized HUMVEE. The US has to move vehicles into a theater since seldom will the next conflict actually be where the vehicles are stationed, so big vehicles mean a lot more transport capability it needed, and also bigger vehicles have larger logistics tails. This makes heavy armored vehicles less than ideal, and also means that a massive liaison vehicle like the HUMVEE are ridiculous, and it is being replaced by something even more massive. US military is a corrupt disgrace. Another problem with the HUMVEE is that it is too big. It cannot be manhandled at all easily, and is to wide for a lot of unimproved roads.

[@mississippirebel1409]

Clifford Nelson - I can tell you have never served in any military or been in combat because you comment was extremely stupid. So either you are stupid or ignorant when it comes to military vehicles and their use. The Humvee as you say was one of the best light wheeled vehicles of all time and performed it's job very well. There is a reason why so many countries have copied it or still trying to develop a similiar vehicle. I spent 11 yrs in the US army with 2 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, so please try to say you know more about military vehicles and combat than i do lol!

[@cherrypoptart2001]

I wouldnt feel safe in a humvee. Ive seen some videos where AK-74s and RPKs were shooting right through the doors of the Humvee.

[@mississippirebel1409]

EpicHunter117 Gaming - I'm assuming you were never in the military and in combat right? Ok so first off a Humvee isn't made to with stand a hit from an RPG, but the up armored Humvee has no issues in stopping small arm rounds (AK's and any other rifle round). You do realize that an RPG or AT4 will easily destroy and BTR or BMP? Most APC's aren't designed to withstand a hit from anykind of RPG. I did two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. During my first tour I was in an up armored humvee and when being shot at I could barely tell when a round hit the vehicle. During my second tour was a TC (truck commander/team leader) and I was in a M117 Guardian. It's a big 4 wheeled armored vehicle. During my last tour the humvee was pretty much totally replaced by MRAP's.

[@cherrypoptart2001]

@@mississippirebel1409 Are you that ignorant to tell everyone who comments " im going to assume you never served" ?. Well Mr.Know it all im just stating what i saw in the videos. 7.62rounds were going right through the driver's door in the Humvee, both window and door panels.

[@ahviper5871]

we used btr80 in palmyra desert , isis members fired all kinds of weapons including atgm but they couldnt hit us being moving at speed of 70 km per hour

[@defencebangladesh4068]

Awesome

[@ahviper5871]

@42 SAA

[@ahviper5871]

@42 yes front line but it is a truce now

[@ahviper5871]

@42 it is a truce both our forces and the terrorists must back few kilometers and leave the matter to mother russia to patrol lattkia aleppo high way and keep it working, and believe it or not even in the most intense fighting against isis at alhajar alaswad damascus we had communictions and internet and so for 90% of places there is internet except of palmyra the cell towers were destroyed by bombading hill tops

[@ahviper5871]

@42 amen

[@defencebangladesh4068]

Bangladesh Army is Using more than 1200 BTR -80, and 350 BTR-82A delivered in 2013 And 200+ BTR 82-A on order. 2nd largest after Russia....

[@defencebangladesh4068]

we do

[@MrTangolizard]

Iftekhar Ahmed not something to shout about lol

[@scudb5509]

Neo Hungarian Barbarian Hungary is the third largest operator with 800 units.

[@Discordstrike1]

like anyone gives a single fuck...

[@jagannathbarman6712]

Bhalo khobor

[@mikhailozingin1212]

By the way, there is no evidence of ERA being implemented on BTR-80. The main reason for this is its relatively thin armour which can easily be damaged when ERA goes off. Other reasons can be sheer weight of ERA which can reduce the mobility of the vehicle as well as potential danger of dismounting troops being hit by ERA fragments. All in all, it's dangerous. And we should keep in mind every soldier's worst enemies -- accountants (ERA is costly, and military spending has its limits). Greetings from Russia!

[@elusive6119]

There are additional booking kits. Overhead armor sheets, ceramic panels, grating screens, ERA for light armored vehicles are, but it is quite expensive and dimensional, so screens are more common. The usual ERA contact-1 will simply break through the armor when triggered, it is.

[@jonny2954]

Usally seen with troops on top instead of the inside in IED/mine thread enviroments.

[@alexeivoloshin3065]

That's because it's not made for that type of war theater.

[@DeadNoob451]

Flat bottom vehicles dont mix well with mine protection unless very heavy.

[@Max_Da_G]

A small correction: BTR platform will be replaced by Boomerang APC, and not by T-15 Barbaris that's built on Armata platform. My father served as a Driver-Mechanic of a BTR-60PB. He was stationed not far off Chinese border. According to him the tyre pressure control system was able to maintain pressures in tyres in case of up to 10 penetrations of the wheels. The ones he was working on, when he was in the army in 1980s, were by then thoroughly flogged out. When he arrived there were only 2 drivable ones in the whole unit. He repaired a few while he was in: by telling his superiors to simply let him climb into the sucker in the morning and not bother him for the day. He was left to go about his job of repairing them simply because he was the only one that could be bothered. Once the power steering let go on a march. He drove the damn thing at some speed to be able to wrench the big steering wheel. By the time he made it to the base and close to the garage his arms were dead. What let go was a connection which wasn't possible to fix out where they were as no backup was around. But everything was within easy reach and didn't require awesome brains to maintain. One of the reasons for the thin armor is the fact that Russian military specified the ability of "swimming" across rivers. Thus Russians made it able to float, but the cost was the armor thickness. New Boomerang is claimed to have multi-layered armor with ceramics that is both lighter and stronger than what is used on BTRs now. And it ALSO can float across rivers.

[@timdeboer7400]

Really funny to hear the same background music in this video as in the Commander Binkov videos

[@timdeboer7400]

Forest Rivers He is more interesting to listen to than president Trump imo so why should I care?

[@ls200076]

Tim de Boer I spotted another fan, we're slowly spreading

[@DNS-Freakz]

Tim de Boer you are one of us

[@zsoltpapp3363]

This thing was the coolest looking APC of the cold war, i still love the looks of it

[@Dot-bs4yv]

14:10 who's a good btr?

[@waywardson8360]

Mobility is the most underrated aspect of ALL combat!! You cannot make a tank at a reasonable price point that can survive air attack, artillery and antitank crews. However, you can make something fast and that means it's hard to hit.

[@MechanicWolf85]

I really love armored vehicules more then tanks

[@Yitzhakhazak]

In an APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) the two most important features are protection=armour and agility = power/tons. Less weight per HP = better agility. Agility gives better speed in terrain as well so the squad enters combat fast and secure even if it is not moving on a road. The main armament does not have to be an automatic 20 or 30 mm or AT missiles since this vehicle carries infantry right behind MBTs (Main battle tanks) in the same armoured movement, with aircraft on top. This infantry is important to protect the flanks, to scout and to destroy enemy in depth which is the main purpose of the armoured attack.

[@heinrichb]

6:20The Red Army ceased to be called so in 1946 when it was officially renamed into the Soviet Army.

[@Tenohekabanzai]

really does it matter now 🙄

[@matthewjones39]

@@TenohekabanzaiMight as well call the U.S. Army the continental army

[@maxsmodels]

I had the opportunity to get a close look at a BTR 70 when I was in the American army. I did not know we even had one but apparently we had acquired one as an opposition forces vehicle for training purposes. Simply put I was impressed with the vehicle, it had a lot going for it.

[@Swerver416]

One of my favourite vehicles thanks for the video btw great job.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

The 14.5mm MG is no joke. It fires the same round as the anti-tank rifles of WWII and can punch through a fair bit more armour than a .50 cal can. Certainly enough for tearing up other IFVs. The high rate of fire and sheer volume of rounds should get past any ERA.

[@dominuslogik484]

it can punch through more armor than a .50cal but the difference is between around 35 at the high end for .50 and 45mm for the 14.5mm machinegun. in the case of armored vehicles the armor is typically rarely in the range where a .50 would stop but a 14.5 wouldn't. still a nasty weapon though and I am sure it has a brutal effect on hard cover being used by enemy infantry, I can imagine those rounds blow through multiple cinderblocks with ease and have more than enough power to lance whoever might be behind them.

[@shaolindreams]

Nice analysis mate. It is quite a impressive little vehicle and was cool to see inside as they operate it. As a gamer i think we can say we have all come across this vehicle, and as an infantryman it was quite a scary prospect.

[@FernandoRojas-du3sg]

I think you might upgrate the BTR armor and weapons. You can add some cage-armor on the sides of the vehicle or another armor plate, and these can whithstand 12,7 mm shots and RPG and you can add the 30 mm autocannon from the BMP 3. Pretty good for an APC designed vehicle which price is below the 1 million dollars or even 0,5 million for new vehicle and nowadays and this is pretty rare in today western APC vehicles market.

[@dmitriyparfenov]

At 7:58 - it`s no just T-15 the RFAF are looking forward to. There are now 3 different platforms in development: the heavy T-15, the medium Kurganets-25 and the light VPK-7829 Boomerang. The first two are tracked, and the last one is wheeled. So it is really the Boomerang that is the successor of the BTR series. Unfortunately there are some rumours on the net, that the development of the Boomerang is stalled. One of the reasons suspected is that the forward-right mounted engine is so hot that it does not only give a huge IR signature, but even destroys the paint on the outside of the vehicle.

[@НиколайНикакоюс-л2ь]

Any military successes of Russia cause attacks of hysteria in the United States. Therefore, our military decided that it is better to do everything quietly, in order to preserve the nerves of many politicians.

[@clintonturner5545]

Good video. I have always loved the look of this armored car.

[@indjijatsararmy]

Preobrajensky March

[@stephescobar575]

Thank you. I was bracing for Darude Sandstorm

[@willrogers3793]

I remember cruising around in this thing and feeling like the king of the damn world during the early parts of that old PS2 game “Mercenaries”...And then the choppers and tanks start showing up to ruin your fun 😅 Oh well, still a very cool vehicle, always liked the look of it even if the armament seemed a little light to me. 👍

[@itsdimitriymedvedyev]

BTR-82 is my favorite BTR :)

[@profil4e]

Hey Matsimus, I've been watching your videos every now and then, and I have to tell you that comentary you provide is spot on! It's just great that you're sharing your knowage, experiance and oppinions of these machines, wheter it would be a main battle tank, or an aircraft or artilery, etc... Absolutely amazing material in my oppinion! Keep up the great work, it's well apreciated by all of us military enthusiasts. =]

[@cocopud]

Great video as always :-) I like the BTRs they are good for what they are designed for. The casualties start racking up when they are used in ways they are not designed for, i.e.putting them up front alongside the heavy armour. This is the same problem the American's experienced with the Humvee, which was designed as a replacement for the jeep, not as a front line vehicle. One problem I have heard about the early manned turret versions of the BTR is that the gasses from the 14.5mm KVPT enter the fighting compartment. This can overcome the crew if they use it too much, which reduces it's suppressive fire ability. Not sure if this had been corrected by the time the BTR-80 had come out. Later versions with unmanned RWS would have no such trouble of course. Google BTR-4 with combat unit "GROM" (Ukraine) to see this taken to the nth degree ;-)

[@williamsager805]

The worst problem with the BTR-60s was they used two unreliable 6 cylinder gasoline engines each powering 4 wheels. If either of them jammed up( something that happened a lot) you only had about 100hp.

[@gazof-the-north1980]

The 14.5mm KPV cannon is a friggin monster!

[@sovietrussia3874]

Do a review of the Russian KAMAZ 5350 truck

[@Theonelordnikon]

Thanks Max, always enjoy your videos and overview.

[@trackhead9554]

I love the BTR-80 platform, specifically the BTR-82A variant. Could you review the French VBCI next?

[@mikebond3210]

Damn great video! I never thought this beast could go in water

[@Sharky_Splitz]

Hey matsimus can you do an overview of the lav-25?

[@twd1158]

Sauron The Deceiver yea i was just thing about that beast lol.

[@bruhh249]

TWD115 It's not impressive you know, this apc Is old as shit

[@bruhh249]

Sauron The Deceiver And his armor is so weak that a few shots from a 7.62 caliber rifle would make an hole in it.

[@twd1158]

NOT PsiSyndlcate what apc are you talking about the lav25

[@twd1158]

NOT PsiSyndlcate and if so that not accurate the first models could stop 7.62mmAP on the side and 12.5mmAP on the front.....the one used today can stop 14.5mmAP in the front and not much better.........and for you to say there not impressive is inaccurate

[@karl7108]

Nice item. Old but functioning. One hat to respect Your fairness in presenting equipment from all nations.

[@OneEyePI]

"Kamaz", not KAM-AZ

[@jamesmanley6721]

I was a 63Y/B. thats a track , wheel, coffepot mechanic. I have ridden in the older versions of this and the M113. This is one of the times when Russia got it right. remember it takes 1 grunt to kill 1 battle tank.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

I wish they would import these to US for surplus sale. Also I don’t get why people complain about armor and weapon systems on board this thing, it’s not meant to be used as a IFV it’s a APC which serve very different purposes, APCs drop you off on the outskirts of the battle. IFVs drop you off inside the thick of the battle. Do people just not understand the need for diversity of equipment and sometimes you don’t always need a heavy armored heavy weapon vehicle?

[@martinjensen3087]

That was a great video. Really informative. Lots I didnt know and I served during the cold war in Europe.

[@michaelvondrake7489]

In my rather limited experience with the BTR-80, they are perfectly capable as an APC and Recon vehicle as well as for Border Guard and MP Duties.

[@javiercontreras2562]

Love this channel. I learn so much. Subscribed👍

[@WorldsBestStuntMan]

*slaps roof of APC* "This baby can fit so many spetznas"

[@fvo911]

the only update for increase protection for BTR80 is the addition of a kevlar layer on the inside to prevent splinters from jumping if the armor is penetrated + additional armor plates attached with space in between the hull's armor and the plates+cage armor in places. That's it. NO ERA or whatsoever since reactive armor can damage the vehicle itself.

[@jerrodvolkov5894]

What about the BTR-90? And it's new turret?

[@justinh7673]

Jerrod Volkov as far as i understand it's basically an upgraded BTR80

[@elusive6119]

No, different designs with similar chassis layout.

[@jerrodvolkov5894]

Doesn't the troop access door on the BTR-90 open differently as well?

[@elusive6119]

BTR-80 is more similar to BTR-70 from a technical point of view than BTR-90 on BTR-80, but the layout is similar, this concludes the coincidence.

[@Accentaur]

BTR-90's the one with a BMP-2 turret right?

[@uncletorino2645]

Great video! Thank you.

[@_Matsimus_]

Uncle Torino thank you :-)

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It is ironic that he uses the imperial era "Preobrazhensky March" on a Soviet built unit

[@ЕвгенийВороницын]

Not at all. Now we have new Tsar = Mr. Putin

[@ЕвлампийИванов-э2р]

​@@ЕвгенийВороницын С хрена ли? Вообще-то, он был ИЗБРАН путём демократической процедуры - голосования и выборам не было претензий даже у многочисленных западных наблюдателей - не было там серьёзных нарушений. Если ты и твои знакомые его не выбирали, то это не значит, что его никто не выбирал и что он царь. Научишь уважать и признавать выбор других - это тоже проявление свободы и демократии. Впрочем тебя никто не держит в России - можешь валить на все 4 стороны: скатертью дорожка! И это тоже проявление свободы в РФ.

[@user-vg6rh6hp5y]

However it is played during 9th of May parade too.

[@ПавелФомин-ъ4с]

@@ЕвлампийИванов-э2р так смешно видеть твою наивность и твоё игнорирование публично опубликованных вбросов тупо из каждой школы страны. вроде взрослый мужик

[@ЕвлампийИванов-э2р]

@@ПавелФомин-ъ4с гораздо смешней видеть, как такие как ты, руководствуясь стадным чувством, ТУПО транслируют пропагандонский шаблон.

[@weekendjail1417]

You should do the OT-64/SKOT, or OT-62/TOPAS. Love the Cold War stuff. Maybe KTO Rosomak variant of the Patria AMV for something more modern.

[@weekendjail1417]

please

[@ArmoredWarfareReplays]

Thanx for video :) Always pleasure to watch your videos.

[@imwatchingthisvideo7023]

BTR mating courtship starts at 7:53 Also can you do an overview on the Mi-24 Hind

[@Rubashow]

Whats the song you use around 4:00 ?

[@albertoamoruso7711]

04:20 That's actually Matsimus showing us BTR's features

[@johnspears6128]

Good video. You need to show more of the interior, where are the foot soldiers were held and more about the commanders and drivers area with some description of the controls in this area. Good job!

[@Dimetropteryx]

7-8 passengers is really pretty measly for a vehicle this size. This vehicle was tested against the XA-180 back in the day, and the only advantage this one had was the machine gun and lower price. The XA-180 was faster, had greater operational range and carried twice the number of passengers. And with the USSR/Russia being in the state it was, it was simply easier to acquire more XA-180s. edit: some details

[@OoohAaah6603]

Fantastic video I only came on here to show my 8 year old son what his toy BTR actually is.. He now wants the real one to drive about.

[@GAMINGGOODNESS]

I love Russian weapons. By far my favorites, T-72, T-80, T-55A, BTR-80, SU-33, AK-47, AK-74u.

[@oiltunaking]

in MW2 the BTR 80 has dope aesthetics. Im kinda in love with that model.

[@jubjubdoowalawala1884]

ahh this beloved apc im always getting slaughtered in squad when we only have humvees :(

[@jaroslawziedarski6913]

BTR 60 Moderna, BTR 70 Moderna, BTR80 M,BTR 82, BTR87, BTR 90 Rusiia tech army. RESPECT!!

[@eboranshard6220]

Anyone else recently have a heavy obsession with Russian equipment !

[@user-bv7um1ds7y]

BTR operator here, pretty good video

[@DaOneJoel]

Also, Matsimus a short reminder of that Archer vid you mentioned :p

[@_Matsimus_]

DaOneJoel lol it will come

[@DaOneJoel]

music to my ears

[@cliffordnelson8454]

How about review of BDRM?

[@ALegitimateYoutuber]

The idea of the vehicle i think is great, it being a lightweight and mobile apc capable to running a good range of weapons. But it needs more armor, because i get you can over armor a vehicle. But the armor should be capable of withstanding short range small arms fire, especially since it's an APC. Since it can be expected to operated in close quarter situations, where enemy infantry can show up within 100 meter ranges. And honestly 12.7mm machine gun fire it should be able to deal with to some degree as well, due to how common such machine guns are.

[@elusive6119]

There are kits for city operations. Overhead booking, ceramics, steel. Http://www.rosinform.ru/assets/files/photosets/photos/IMG_3816.jpg.896x604_q90.jpg

[@scudb5509]

BTR-90 was a better armoured one. However, it became too heavy and its mobility worsened and that's something you don't want to have on a wheeled vehicle.

[@dposcuro]

It is supposed to be protected from 12.7mm fire on the frontal arc, and 7.62 class threats all round.

[@firestorm165]

That 14.5mm KPTV machinegun will be more than enough for infantry and maybe the occasional low flying helicopter. I'm a tad worried about wether or not that armour can stand up to an RPG or other infantry anti-tank weapons though

[@thechetjr]

Warthog says "crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, YUMMY".

[@BD90..]

Can you talk about the South african main battle tank??

[@DaOneJoel]

BlackDolphin90 it's almost as outdated as this apc, still would love to know more, especially why they went with the L7 rifle. I get that most threats on the continent can be countered by a 105mm, still a curious case.

[@jonathanallen9596]

BlackDolphin90 it's no tank

[@vikingblade2495]

thank you for sharing, great explanation gave me some insides.

[@justinh7673]

Do the mt-lb next

[@КириллГайдукович]

the BTR is designed to move the mobile troops in the front line,where everything is pitted with craters from shells,flying random shrapnel and bullets,this is not a combat machine,it's a battle taxi.

[@Mecalas]

There ya go Squad players ! What the dealio is with the BTR-80 in real life. Matsimus Gaming - Good videos that you want to watch, in an accent you can understand ;-)

[@PavelMikhalkov]

Thank you for the video! You've mentioned 8 troops to be carried in BTR. But you should know that usual Russian mechanized infantry squad includes a commander, a driver and a heavy gunner (these two run PKM, when not in BTR), and those tree are taking their places in BTR. So one machine - ten troops=one squad. But most of the time BTR is mostly used as a taxi, which can provide significant fire support.

[@dragonbore1254]

I won't to convert one in to a camper van now much are they.

[@chriscole7189]

Bloody good idea!!!!

[@ZioStalin]

More like 30K IMO

[@imrekalman9044]

I don't know about the BTR-80, but here's a predecessor, the dual engined BTR-60 for sale. www.mortarinvestments.eu/products/armoured-vehicles-4/btr-60-8 $17k

[@bradleykillen6104]

K I've watched 100 of your vids, and only now noticed the tone of inspiration in your starting animation.. if you made it yourself.. fkin bravo

[@meh4757]

isnt there a btr 90? wait nvm xD

[@455cui]

Code[Sixx] it has been canceled to costly and another reason

[@meh4757]

i see

[@scudb5509]

455cui It has been cancelled due to being too heavy as well.

[@lightzpy8049]

82

[@scudb5509]

Joshua Ngau Ajang It’s just too heavy. It will sink and won’t be able to get up the hills.

[@helmsscotta]

That's a really clean engine compartment.

[@boblang3673]

You should see about shortening your intro, after watching for over two years, it's a bit tedious to press the right arrow key two or tree times to skip through it, good sir~ No offense meant~

[@_Matsimus_]

Bob Lang I hear you. But it's kind of how I roll with my channel. It's a complaint I get from a lot of people but I like the way introduces the kit. I could maybe shorten it more though :-) thanks for your constructive feedback. It's a welcomed changed from "shorten your Fucking intro" or "video starts at ...."

[@honeybunz4092]

Your intro is sick man

[@dormandavis2767]

You have to respect Russian equipment. All very robust needing to deal with their wide open and hard environment of their country.

[@johnwaters7328]

When it appeared it would have been limited by SALT 2. Vehicles with guns of 20 mm or larger were a separate calibre. For a straight APC 14.5 mm was excellent.

[@-cutekey2454]

i love this than sportscar

[@archie3527]

hey, do you think we should use the Lee Enfield MK 3* for parades or just stick with the SA80A2 great videos don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise

[@plainnsimplme]

I have seen it fighting with out at least a wheel and Just engaging and covering foot soldiers like its another day at the job. Was during the chechen wars, battle of Grozny. I dont think there is anything bad about this vehicle if it's used according to its characteristics, coz it sure is better than a humvee with a fifty cal and sterdier than those 4 wheeled Renaults that r designed for the same roll, though both r good. As for the 14.5 mm gun, it had its days being smaller ammo faster bullet straighter shooting than any other caliber ever which makes it great against infantry, yet the bullet is small so not much effective explosive bullets, and its worth it to say that this 14.5 mm bullet being first developed as an anti armor ammunition became the standard for apcs armor of the west, in that they have to be able to resist it. Yet i still have mixed feeling about it. I mean it is far faster and straighter bullet and small and light. It is sexy one has to admit. There , enough rambling

[@marceloduran7939]

Gracias

[@DzejlaZovee]

The vehicle is powered by a 7,403 four-stroke, eight cylinder liquid cooled diesel engine, which provides 260hp. It is capable of a maximum speed of 80km/h on paved road and 9km/h when afloat. Fuel endurance range is 600km on roads.

[@DzejlaZovee]

The fully amphibious BTR-80 is equipped to carry ten personnel: commander, driver/mechanic, gunner and seven troops. There are seven ball-swivel firing ports in the vehicle hull, four on the right and three on the left side of the vehicle, as well as ports in the upper hatches of the firing compartment. The hatches have armoured doors and are situated on both sides of the vehicle. The BTR-80 is fitted with NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) protection system, automatic firefighting system, camouflage devices, bilge pumps and a self-recovery winch.

[@DzejlaZovee]

The 30mm gun has a maximum firing rate of 330 rounds a minute and can fire AP-T (armour piercing - tracer), HEF-I (high-explosive fragmentation - incendiary) and HE-T (high-explosive - tracer) rounds. The BTR-80S is equipped with 14mm KPVT machine gun and 7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun. For both these modifications, the armament system can be altered to fit customer requirements. The armament sighting system is manual. The fire control system includes a dual magnification day sight and x5.5 night sight.

[@joshjwillway1545]

Russia has some good stuff

[@MadSpaceWolfDiary]

Omg, the closed captions make the intro golden. "Golden Bobby can secrete" The BTR series of vehicles are pretty neat. I think they are cheaper and as good as the luchs.

[@kalle911]

third iteration and still doors on the sides.

[@elusive6119]

This is necessary for the correct weighting of the machine. Otherwise, it will not be able to swim or be much more difficult to manufacture and will lose mobility.

[@kalle911]

but try getting a wounded man into that through that side door. OT-64 didn't have that problem. or BMP.

[@Noukz37]

I just discovered your videos and subscribed of course! :-) I would like them to be shorter honestly and by incorporating some on-screen info, for specs and numbers and such would make it easier for you to talk about the more important stuff, like history, effectiveness and such. Cheers and best of luck with the channel! P.S. Metric system FTW!!

[@99hockeynhl]

Maybe a Canadian episode about the LAV III, id really love to see that, going into BMQ in a couple of months , id join the reserves here in Edmonton but the fucking RECRUITMENT SYSTEM IS A FUCKING JOKE THAT IS BEYOND REPAIR AND NEEDS TO BE FUCKING BLOWN UP ALONG WITH ALL THE RECRUITERS AND REPLACED WITH MANDATORY SERVICE, im only venting of course, you think you've had it tough 3 years? ive been trying to join for 6, and in that time ive gotten my trade in electrician , Red seal as well. but none the less as a 28 year old man i feel its my duty to give back my time and service. Its not like they cannot use me, im a 6'4 220 Lb man and i am pretty fit and okay in the muscles category have a trade and am single and an immaculate health record and nearly perfect cadet record and have worked privately on the LAV III in business that i have worked for PLUS I CAN SPEAK AND WRITE IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH. im sorry for venting on your video my dude but i cannot explain this to anyone else and have them not know how frustrating it is . atleast you can understand.

[@_Matsimus_]

TheGamingCanadian TGC oh trust me sir I understand. 6 YEARS?! WTF?!!

[@barukkazhad8998]

I've always liked the look of this apc

[@Drathan666]

They do one in blue with Adidas stripes too... 👌 👌 👌