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===[[Townsville Primary School]]===

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Primary schools are not notable. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. '''Delete'''. [[User:Proto|Proto]]<small>&nbsp;[[User_talk:Proto|t]]&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Proto|c]]</small> 10:22, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

| image=[[Image:Btr-80 in Serbia.jpg|250px]]

| caption=Btr-80 in Serbia

| length=7.65

| width=2.90

| height=2.35

| weight=13.6

| suspension=wheeled

| speed_road=80

| 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]]

| armour=[classified]

| engine=V8 UTD-20 Diesel engine

| hp=260

| kW=

| crew=3 (+7 passengers)

}}

[[Image:BTR-80 and Bradley.jpg|thumb|]]

'''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==

*'''Delete''' - Individual schools at any level may be notable. But, there's nothing claimed, that would make this school notable. --[[User:Thivierr|rob]] 11:07, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

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.

*'''Delete''' - "Townsville"?? This has to be a joke.

**'''Note''' "Townsville" is the fictional city where the Powerpuff Girls live. Despite the silliness, though, there are several real-world locations with the same name. [[User:Starblind|Andrew Lenahan - <FONT COLOR="#FF0000">St</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF5500">ar</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF8000">bli</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FFC000">nd</FONT>]] 11:50, August 31, 2005 (UTC)

==Capabilities==

*'''Delete'''. Non-notable school. FYI, it really exists somewhere in the central part of Singapore. [[User:*drew|*drew]] 11:58, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

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.

*'''Delete''' NN [[User:DV8 2XL|DV8 2XL]] 12:24, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

*comment: it's real and it's a copyvio of http://www.townsvillepri.moe.edu.sg/history.htm . While I think we should carry forward with the deletion (since the sole conent is a small copy/paste), I would actually support a future article on the school, if done properly, given the fact this elementary school is bigger than a lot of high schools (including my own). But, I don't beleive in keeping stubs in the name of "hope". So, carry on with the delete. --[[User:Thivierr|rob]] 13:16, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

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.

*'''Delete''' as a copyvio. I tagged it too. --[[User:Apyule|Apyule]] 13:31, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

*'''Keep''' it needs work, granted but the life of every shild and young person is shaped more by their school than anything else. If the individual schools who make children into the adults they will one day become aren't notable than this entire project, this so called "sum of all human knowledge" (User:Jimbo Wales), is moot. [[User:HoratioVitero|HoratioVitero]] 15:26, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

==Limitations==

*'''weak delete''' High Schools are notable. Anything below is more difficult to say... [[User:Roodog2k|Roodog2k]] 16:24, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

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.

*'''delete''' nn school --[[User:TimPope|TimPope]] 17:28, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

*'''keep''' please but fix the violations [[User:Yuckfoo|Yuckfoo]] 17:29, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

==Remarks==

*'''Delete'''. Primary school is not intrinsically notable. [[User:Sdedeo|Sdedeo]] 18:11, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

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.

[[Image:Btr-80-color.jpg|Thumb|Left|300px|BTR-80]]

==Versions==

* BTR-80 - armoured personnel carrier

* BTR-80K - Commander APC

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

* BTR-80S - APC

==Users==

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==

*[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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