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'''Highland''' is a [[Germany|German]] [[dance music|dance]]/[[hip hop]] group. Their music is recognizable for using [[Italian language|Italian]]/[[Latin|Latin]] [[singing]] together with hip hop beats and [[rapping]] in English, making the songs interesting and unique. Band members are the singer Nicole Heiland and the rappers Dean Burke and Patrice "Lady Scar" Gansau. Their music is written and produced by Mike Michaels, Mark "MM" Dollar and Mark Tabak, who are also behind the artists and bands such as [[Music Instructor]], [[The Boyz]] and [[Ayman]]. Dean Burke has also worked with Music Instructor and [[Lunatics]]. Highland as a group however existed only for a few years.

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| speed_off=40 km/h swim 9 km/h

| range=600

| primary=15.5-mm KPVT machine gun

| secondary=7.62-mm [[PK machine gun|PKT machine gun]]

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| engine=V8 UTD-20 Diesel engine

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'''BTR-80''' is a 8x8 wheeled [[Armoured personnel carrier]] designed in the [[Soviet Union]]. Production started in [[1986]] and replaced the previous versions, [[BTR-60]] and [[BTR-70]] in the Soviet army.

==Description==

Their first single, ''Bella Stella'', was released in [[1999]] and became a hit. In [[2000]], they released the album of the same title and with three more singles, ''Se Tu Vuoi'', ''Solo Tu'' and ''Veni Vidi Vici''. All of these used the same formula, Italian singing mixed with hip hop and [[electronic music]].

The Soviets based the BTR-80 on the [[BTR-70]] APC. It has a 260-hp, V-8 turbocharged, water-cooled, diesel engine. The reconfigured rear portion of the hull accommodates a new, single engine. The Soviets removed the roof [[chamfer]]s of the modified BTR-70, raised the rear, and squared off the rearward-sloping engine compartment.

==Capabilities==

In [[2001]], Highland also released the single ''Magic Fortuna'', which was based on ''O Fortuna'', a part of [[Carl Orff]]'s [[Carmina Burana]]. The main difference between this song and the ''Bella Stella'' album was that it didn't feature Dean and Lady Scar, only Nicole.

The Soviets modified the truncated cone turret used on the BTR-70 for the BTR-80 by redesigning the mantlet. This allows the 14.5-mm and coaxial 7.62-mm machine guns to be elevated to a maximum of 60 degrees. This high angle of fire is useful in engaging targets on steep mountainsides, such as those in Afghanistan. It may also give the BTR-80 increased air defense capability. The Soviets have also modified the design and positioning of the firings ports; the ports are now round, rather than tear-shaped, and have ball mounts similar to those used on the BMP. The forward firing ports now sit in angled recesses which allow the individual weapons to fire to the front of the vehicle.

The redesigned side doors are split horizontally. The upper portion opens forward; this gives dismounting troops some protection against small arms fire from the front of the vehicle. The lower portion opens down, forming a step. Six smoke grenade projectors are mounted on the rear of the turret. Armor protection, particularly in the frontal 60-degree arc, has probably increased.

==Discography==

===Singles=Limitations==

The side firing ports are angled forward. This design prevents mounted infantrymen from engaging targets directly to the sides and rear of the vehicle with small arms fire.

==Remarks==

*Bella Stella ([[1999]])

In 1984, the Soviets began production of a dieselized variant of the BTR-70, which they called the BTR-80. The Soviets have retrofitted some BTR-70s with several of the improvements incorporated into the BTR-80, including the high-angle-of-fire turret.

*Se Tu Vuoi ([[2000]])

*Solo Tu ([[2000]])

*Veni Vidi Vici ([[2001]])

*Magic Fortuna ([[2001]])

===Albums===

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*Bella Stella ([[2000]])

==Versions==

* BTR-80 - armoured personnel carrier

* BTR-80K - Commander APC

* BTR-80A - APC with 30 mm gun as primary weapon

* BTR-80S - APC

==Users==

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There are over 5000 BTR-80s in service in various armies around the world.

[[Afghanistan]], [[Algeria]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Belarus]], [[Estonia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Hungary]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[South Korea]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Macedonia]], [[Moldova]], [[North Korea]], [[Russian Federation]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Turkey]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Ukraine]], [[Uzbekistan]]

==External links==

[[Category:German musical groups]] [[Category:Electronic music groups]]

*[http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/btr-80.htm FAS page]

== See also ==

*[[BTR-152]]

*[[BTR-60]], [[BTR-70]], [[BTR-94]]

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