BVP M-80A ICV/IFV

BVP M-80A

Infantry Combat Vehicle / Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Technical Information's | Variants | History

Service: Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia

Manufacturer: former Yugoslavia

Technical information's - M-80A

Armament: 20 mm M-55 (HS 804) cannon
coaxial 7.62 machine-gun
twin launcher for 9M114 Maljutka (AT-3 Sagger) ATGW

Ammunition: 1,400 x 20mm
2000 x 7.62mm
4 x Maljutka missiles

Crew: 3+7

Smoke System: vehicle engine

Length: 6.42 meters (252.75 in)

Width: 2.995 meters (117.9 in)

Height: 2.67 meters with Maljutka ATGW (86.6 in)

Ground clearance: 0.4 meters

Combat weight: 14,000 kg

Power-to-weight ratio: 22.5 hp/tonne

Engine: FAMOS 10V003 4-stroke 10-cylinder direct-injection diesel developing 315hp at 2,500 rpm

Transmission: Preselector gearbox 5 for 1 rev

Suspension: Torsion Bar

Maximum road speed: 64 km/h

Maximum water speed: 7.8 km/h

Maximum road range: 500 km

Fuel capacity: 510 litters (134.7 gal)

Fording: Amphibious

Vertical obstacle: 0.8 meters

Trench: 2.4 meters

Gradient: 60%

Side slope: 40%

Armor:

Armor type: Steel

NBC system: Yes

Night vision equipment: Yes (infra-red for commander, gunner, driver)

Variants

Standard IFV, this is a improved version of the M80. It is slightly heavier and wider and includes a number of minor improvements. As of 1991 about 600 of these vehicles were built but since the recent war production has ceased.

M-80AK New one-man turret armed with 30mm M-86 cannon.

M-80A1 two-man turret with twin 30mm AA cannon

M80A KC Company commander's vehicle.

M80A KB Battalion commander's vehicle.

M80A LT Anti-tank New turret, from M-83, with six 9M114 Maljutka (AT-3 Sagger) ATGW in ready-to-launch position. 7.62mm machine gun is mounted between the missiles.

M80A Sn Ambulance Has no turret. There is a single oblong hatch in the roof and a single rear door. The crew consists of a driver and 3 medics. The vehicle can carry 4 stretcher patients or 8 seated patients.

SAVA SAM 9M37M (SA-13) placed on M-80A, only prototype

Source: Hrvatski Vojnik

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Service:	Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia
Manufacturer:	former Yugoslavia

Technical information's - M-80A
Armament:	20 mm M-55 (HS 804) cannon coaxial 7.62 machine-gun twin launcher for 9M114 Maljutka (AT-3 Sagger) ATGW
Ammunition:	1,400 x 20mm 2000 x 7.62mm 4 x Maljutka missiles
Crew:	3+7
Smoke System:	vehicle engine
Length:	6.42 meters (252.75 in)
Width:	2.995 meters (117.9 in)
Height:	2.67 meters with Maljutka ATGW (86.6 in)
Ground clearance:	0.4 meters
Combat weight:	14,000 kg
Power-to-weight ratio:	22.5 hp/tonne
Engine:	FAMOS 10V003 4-stroke 10-cylinder direct-injection diesel developing 315hp at 2,500 rpm
Transmission:	Preselector gearbox 5 for 1 rev
Suspension:	Torsion Bar
Maximum road speed:	64 km/h
Maximum water speed:	7.8 km/h
Maximum road range:	500 km
Fuel capacity:	510 litters (134.7 gal)
Fording:	Amphibious
Vertical obstacle:	0.8 meters
Trench:	2.4 meters
Gradient:	60%
Side slope:	40%
Armor:
Armor type:	Steel
NBC system:	Yes
Night vision equipment:	Yes (infra-red for commander, gunner, driver)

Variants
	Standard IFV, this is a improved version of the M80. It is slightly heavier and wider and includes a number of minor improvements. As of 1991 about 600 of these vehicles were built but since the recent war production has ceased.

M-80AK	New one-man turret armed with 30mm M-86 cannon.
M-80A1	two-man turret with twin 30mm AA cannon
M80A KC	Company commander's vehicle.
M80A KB	Battalion commander's vehicle.
M80A LT Anti-tank	New turret, from M-83, with six 9M114 Maljutka (AT-3 Sagger) ATGW in ready-to-launch position. 7.62mm machine gun is mounted between the missiles.
M80A Sn Ambulance	Has no turret. There is a single oblong hatch in the roof and a single rear door. The crew consists of a driver and 3 medics. The vehicle can carry 4 stretcher patients or 8 seated patients.
SAVA SAM	9M37M (SA-13) placed on M-80A, only prototype