BTR-47

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BTR-47 Personnel Carrier, Wheeled, BTR-47
Ground Vehicle
A BTR-47 in Dorislavian Ground Forces colors.
Role		Armored personnel carrier
National Origin		Dorislav
Production History
Designed
2147 - 2152
Produced
2153 - 2173
Designer		Astif Automobile Building Plant
Unit Cost		7,957(√)
Number Built		tbd
Service History
In Service
2154 - present
Used By		Dorislav
Characteristics
Weight		Unarmed: 4.1 t With CROWS: 4.6 t
Length		4.9 m
Width		2.1 m
Height		Unarmed: 1.8 m With CROWS: 2.1 m
Crew		2+6 passengers
Max Speed		88.56 km/h (24.6 m/s)
Main Armament		None (default) 12.7 mm remotely-operated machine gun (optional)
Backup Armament		n/a
Armor		Steel (crew compartment) Aluminum (engine compartment and belly) 8 mm (all around)

The BTR-47 (full name Personnel Carrier, Wheeled, BTR-47) is a Dorislavian open-top wheeled armored personnel carrier. Originally an airborne APC of Belanirislavian origin whose development was halted due to its schematics falling into Dorislavian hands when they seized Astif, development resumed after the war to arm the newly-reestablished Dorislavian Ground Forces with a basic troop transport vehicle.

It entered service in 2154, and remains in service with the Dorislavian Ground Forces as of 2200. However, due to its age and vulnerability to incendiary and explosive weapon attacks from above, it is scheduled to be retired by 2215.

Development

AAZ began developing the BTR-47 (internal name AAZ-E47 Open-top Compact Armored Personnel Carrier) in 2147. The concept was designed to be compact and suitable for use in tight spaces, while also being able to be loaded into strategic airlifters. It would also lack weapons by default, though it could be optionally fitted with a 12.7 mm remotely-operated machine gun. AAZ submitted a proposal for a compact, airborne open-top armored personnel carrier to the Ministry of Defense in 2149. While criticized for the obvious vulnerability of lacking a roof, their proposal was accepted and greenlit for further development.

In 2150, a war broke out in Dorislav, then a part of Belanirislav. The conflict severely hampered development and halted all work on the prototype, which ground to a halt when Astif was seized by the Dorislavians. Development only resumed after the end of the conflict, with the prototype being completed by late 2152. Following months of testing, it was accepted into service as the Personnel Carrier, Wheeled, BTR-47 in mid-2153.

Description

Overview

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Protection

The BTR-47's armor is 8 mm all around which is enough to stop small arms fire and shell fragments, but not 12.7 mm rounds or larger. The engine compartment is made of aluminum, while the crew compartment is made of steel; this was done largely due to the engine and fuel tanks in the front causing its center of mass to shift closer to the front.

Operational history

Dorislav

The BTR-47 entered service with the Dorislavian Ground Forces in 2154. Produced from 2153 to 2173, it was their primary armored personnel carrier until the introduction of [tbd] in 2160. It saw limited use in the Zimori War of Independence, where its vulnerability to attacks from above became obvious, though this was already known nearly two decades at that point. Zimoris on rooftops or floors above ground would wait for a BTR-47 to come in, then surprise them with grenades or incendiary bottles, killing the crew. Crews attempted to fix this problem by building and making makeshift roofs made from tarp or roofs from destroyed homes; however, this made the already cramped interior even more cramped. Metal sheets provided adequate protection from fire bottles, but not small arms fire or grenades. Its 4x4 configuration also meant that if it lost a wheel, crew members would have to abandon the vehicle or risk getting shot trying to replace a popped tire with a spare wheel.

Beginning in 2171, the BTR-47's role was limited mostly to fire support, logistics and transporting wounded personnel, though it was rarely used for the latter. A year after the conflict ended, production ended with [tbd] units built from 2153 to 2173, ending its 20-year-long production run. At this point in time, surplus BTR-47s were being sold elsewhere, transferred to police units in some cities for use as personnel transport or in the riot control role, or scrapped. Currently, only 27 BTR-40s remain in service with the Dorislavian Ground Forces. These vehicles are expected to be retired by 2215 and replaced by more reliable, better armed and protected APCs and IFVs.

Foreign service

There's no documentation on its service with other armies... yet.

Conflicts

Zimori War of Independence (2169-2172)