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BMP-2

Specialty Definition: BMP-1

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

General Characteristics (BMP-2)
Length:	6.7 m
Width:	3.1 m
Height:	2.4 m
Weight:	14.3 tons
Speed:	65 km/h (road) 45 km/h (off-road)
Range:	600 km
Primary armament:	30 mm automatic gun AT-5 Spandrel
Secondary armament:	7.62 mm machinegun
Power plant:	300 hp Diesel
Crew:	3 (+ 8 passangers)

The BMP-1 is a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1960s. In the 1980s a improved version called the BMP-2 was introduced.

Production History

The BMP-1 first appeared in November 1967 and was the first Soviet infantry fighting vehicle. It was armed with the AT-3 Sagger ATGM giving it greater firepower compared with its western APCs. It replaced the BTR-50 in motorized infantry units. In the early 1980s an improved version called the BMP-2 was produced. It had a new two man turret with an 30 mm automatic gun and had the capability to use AT-4 Spigot or AT-5 Spandrel ATGMs.

Variants

• BMP-1
• BMP-1K - Command variant
• BMP-1P - AT-4 Spigot ATGM
• BMP-2 - Improved version of the BMP-1 early 1980s

Combat History

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See also

• BMP-3
• M2 Bradley
• Combat Vehicle 90

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "BMP-1."

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