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BMP-2 "Sarath" ("Chariot of Victory"), also known as BMP-II – Indian licence-produced variant of the BMP-2, [25] built by Ordnance Factory Medak since 1987. [26] The turret is equipped with an ATGM launcher while each vehicle can carry 4 missiles.
In DefExpo 2016, a Kestrel was seen outfitted with the BMP-2 turret. The turret includes a 30 mm 2A42 autocannon and 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds) mounted to the left of the cannon. The version is also fitted with an ATGM launcher. [23]
BMP-3 Dragoon – New IFV version with an unmanned turret which can be armed with a variety of combat modules, including standard BMP-3's Bakhcha-U turret with a 2A70 100 mm cannon, a 2A72 30 mm autocannon and a PKTM 7.62 mm machine gun, the AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station module with a 57 mm BM-57 gun and a module with a 125 mm 2A82-1M ...
Russian Army BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle in front of a unit of main battle tanks in August 2021, a half year prior to hostilities with Ukraine. ... Note the two guns on the turret, 30- and 100 ...
The infantry fighting vehicle concept was first conceived of in the 1960s during the Cold War, where a confrontation between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries was expected to be dominated by tanks, so infantry required transport to sustain the pace of advance while having armament to fight tanks, and armor to withstand machine gun and artillery fire; the Soviet Union created the BMP-1/BMP-2 and ...
The BMP-1P was in production by the late 1970s and existing BMP-1s were gradually upgraded to the standard during the 1980s. A development program to completely address the shortcomings of the BMP was started at the same time resulting in four prototypes, all of which had two-man turrets.
The turret can traverse 360°. [3] Cyclic rate of fire is between 8 and 10 rounds per minute, with the gun returning to an elevation of +3° 30' to reload after each shot if the autoloader is used. It is fed from a forty-round mechanized conveyor double-row magazine located around the turret ring of the BMP-1.
Upgraded to BMP-2M "Berezhok" variant, which comprises four 9M133 Kornet-E anti-tank missiles, an AGS-30 30mm automatic grenade launcher, a 30mm 2A42 main gun designed for the BMP-2 and a PKT 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. [8] A total of 760 such turrets were bought for upgrades, 400 were ordered in 2005 and 360 in 2014. [7] BMP-2 Soviet Union