BMP-2
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This article is about the Soviet infantry fighting vehicle. For other uses, see BMP-2 (disambiguation).
The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "combat machine/vehicle (of the) infantry")[4] is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s.[5]
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BMP-2 | |
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Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1980–present |
Wars | See combat history |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod, Ordnance Factory Medak, ZTS Detva |
Produced | 1979–present |
No. built | 20,000+ (USSR), 26,000-35,000 (licence-built variants included)[1][2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 14.3 tonnes (15.8 short tons; 14.1 long tons) |
Length | 6.735 metres (22 ft 1.2 in) |
Width | 3.15 metres (10 ft 4 in) |
Height | 2.45 metres (8 ft 0 in) |
Crew | 3 (+7 passengers) |
Armor | 33 millimetres (1.3 in) (max)[3] |
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Engine | diesel UTD-20/3 300 hp (225 kW) |
Power/weight | 21 hp/tonne |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 600 km (370 mi) |
Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) (road) 45 km/h (28 mph) (off-road) 7 km/h (4.3 mph) (water) |
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