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BTR-80 vs TPz Fuchs: how to tell them apart

Two armoured personnel carriers that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

BTR-80, armoured personnel carrier from Soviet Union

BTR-80

Armoured personnel carrier, Soviet Union. In service since 1986

What gives it away

Eight wheels, boat-shaped hull, small conical machine-gun turret, side doors between the second and third axles.

Used by

Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and others

Photo: U.S. Army photo by Capt. Anthony Kapelka, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
TPz Fuchs, armoured personnel carrier from Germany

TPz Fuchs

Armoured personnel carrier, Germany. In service since 1979

What gives it away

Six-wheeled, boat-shaped APC with a pointed nose, large armoured windscreens and two propellers at the rear for swimming.

Used by

Germany, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela and others

Photo: Luhai Wong from Singapore, Singapore, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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