Weight : 13.5 tons (12.2 tonnes) - 27,000 lb (12,200 kg) - 21.5 tons (43,000 tons, 39,000 kg)
Length : 7.64 m (25 ft 1 in)
Width: 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Height: 2.98 m (9 ft 9 in)
Crew: 2 (Gunner, Driver), 10 Passengers
Armor: Titanium Alloy + Ceramic Applique Armor, Spaced Armor, Perforated Armor
Primary armament: 2 x 27mm x 145mm Revolver Cannon (1200 rounds)
6 x Milan missiles
6 x Mistral Missiles
Secondary armament: 1 x 6.2mm Machine Gun (3100 rounds)
1 x 30mm AGS (300 rounds)
Engine: 310 HP Hybrid electric
Power/weight: 23 HP/Ton - 14.5 HP/Ton
Suspension: Torsion bar
Ground clearance: 24 inches
Fuel capacity: 300 liters (90 U.S. gal; 80 imp gal)
Operational range: 400 miles
Speed: Max: 80 mph, 60 mph cruise, 45 mph off-road
Payload: Can carry up to a 155mm Howitzer, Towed
Additional information: Essentially based on the BTR-90 Russian vehicle, the vehicle is a vast improvement, being substantially better armored, lighter weight and better equipped, with more internal carrying capacity. The vehicle utilizes high strength titanium armor, with approximately 1000-1200 MPA of strength, which is not only substantially stronger than the lower grade 500 MPA steel used in the original Russian BTR series of vehicles, but 70% lighter. The vehicle offers substantially better protection as a result, providing all around protection against 14.5mm rounds, RPG's, and 25mm rounds across the frontal arc. This is achieved in part by the titanium, but also by the perforated and spaced armor, with the perforated outer layer of armor possessing small holes in it which allow the armor to be virtually thicker and still sufficient to stop rifle rounds, and the slat armor allowing for two layers of armor to be used. SLAT armor works by spacing out the armor, pre-detonating warheads of shaped charge and squash explosives away from the main armor of the vehicle, thus weakening them, and spreading out their explosive force. It also deforms and fragments incoming hardened armor piercing rounds, increasing the vehicle's effectiveness against AP rounds, while it detonates incendiary armor piercing rounds like used in the 14.5mm, mitigating their effect and preventing the materials damage to the bulk of the armor. Behind this slat armor is the bulk of the vehicle's armor, a full .25 titanium with a spall liner, an additional .75 inches of perforated titanium armor (which is the same weight as the .25 inches of titanium due to 66% of it's volume being empty space), and a ceramic outer coating designed to reduce penetration in to the titanium, and acting like chobham armor to an extent. The outer layer of armor is only semi perforated, with sufficient thickness in between the holes to stop most shrapnel and explosive blast force, giving the appearance of a solid sheet of armor. Combined with the carbon fiber backing, the total weight of the armor is approximately 30 pounds per square foot, for an approximately 600 square foot vehicle. The vehicle also has a monicque double V-hull design, designed to deflect explosions from IED's and landmines, and is raised far above the ground to diffuse the space between the vehicle and the explosive. Additional applique armor can be added which substantially increases it's weight.
A remote turret is used and only 2 crew members are required ot operate the vehicle, increasing the internal carrying capacity to 10 soldiers, instead of 7, as well as incorporating a slightly better interior arrangement. As the turret's ammunition bay and seating arrangement does not stick as far down in to the passenger cabin, more soldiers can be stored comfortably in the vehicle. And additional 10 soldiers can be placed on top of the vehicle, although they lack the protection of the armor of the vehicle, increasing transport capabilities or further protecting soldiers from IED's, like the American LAV-III. The turret utilizes two 27mm x 145mm Bk-27 Revolver cannons, which combined have a rate of fire of 3400 RPM, sufficient for anti-aircraft purposes. The ammunition bay is extended due to the lack of the crew member, increasing the amount of rounds carried to 1200, allowing for better anti-aircraft capabilities, particularly against helicopters. The vehicle is designed to utilize air-bursting munitions, and is gyroscopically stabilized, allowing it to shoot more accurately on the move. When combined with a thermal vision scope, it possesses an automatic tracking system, allowing it to automatically track or aim at targets, increasing the first strike probability of the weapon. When combined with the anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, it provides overall performance against a broad range of enemy vehicles and performs particularly well against earlier soviet vehicles. The vehicle makes use of a lot of European equipment, being a blend of Russian and European designs, and uses the same 27mm round found in many European aircraft including the typhoon fighter, as opposed to the Russian 23mm round. The weapon was chose due to it's small size, high rate of fire and high firepower, possessing a minimum of 160,000 joules, despite being a mere 200 pounds, smaller than a 25mm chaingun with a lower rate of fire.
Intended for use with paratroopers, the vehicle possesses a number of particular features. The vehicle shares ammunition and weapon commonality with aircraft and helicopter as well as troops on the ground, in addition to other anti-aircraft weapons, to simplify logistics issues. It is designed to be light enough to be deployed from most aircraft and helicopters in large part due to it's use of titanium and slightly superior armor design, which substantially increases it's price, although also increases it's protection levels somewhat over the original BTR series of vehicles. Despite being based on the BTR-90, it shares more in common with the BTR-80 in terms of overall structure and purpose, making it more a modernized version of the BTR-80, sporting features from the BTR-90. The vehicle has a number of features designed to allow it to be separated for long times from logistic supply lines in the field, including greater ammunition capacity, large amounts food and water stowage, and internal water filtration system, a hybrid electric engine which is more fuel efficient, larger fuel tanks, and both mine clearing and engineer capabilities on the vehicle. Virtually every variant of the vehicle come with retractable engineering features, including a trenching device and mine rollers, which can be deployed when desired. The vehicle allows for the quick formation of defense fortifications, which serves as a force multiplier when soldiers are on the ground. The incredibly powerful hybrid electric engine allows for extremely fast acceleration, but also allows more weight to be added to the vehicle after it's landed, such as gathering supplies from the environment (additional sand-bag armor) or collecting air dropped supplies, deployed by other vehicles or methods. It also is used to power the engineering and digging features, water filtration systems, and other peripheral elements of the vehicle's function, instead of requiring a seperate generator. The V-Shaped hull as well as the spaced armor have large amounts of empty space in them, allowing for both food and water to be stored, as well as a water filtration system which allows water to be gathered from the environment. The water is filtered twice, first when being put in to the vehicle, and secondly when being emptied from the faucets by the soldiers. Up to three months of water and a year of food can be stored, but given the weight limitations practically this is typically a month of water and three months of food ,with soldiers being supplied by regular resupplies. A broad array of sensory equipment, from radar to thermal vision is used on the vehicle, allowing for an easier time spotting enemies, and syncs up with soldier's electronic systems. The vehicle also has good external carrying capabilities, such as allowing soldiers to ride on the roof or the goods to be stored there. The vehicle is designed specifically for good logistics, allowing for longevity in the field and air transportability. The airborne forces rely heavily on the vehicle to survive off the grid, and the vehicle sports a number of useful, multipurpose functions which help with this. The vehicle also has a smoke generator and extremely bright lights and lasers, both designed to blind enemy forces and enemy aircraft.
