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The BMP-3 has a range of 600 km, an altitude of operation of up to 3,000 m and it is transportable by train, truck, sea, and air. The BMP-3 engine is a diesel four-stroke, liquid-cooled design. The transmission is a four-speed hydromechanical power unit, with power takeoff to its water jets.
The resulting BMP-3 was developed in the early 1980s and entered service with the Soviet Army officially in 1987. At the moment the BMP-3 is the most modern, in service, tank of the BMP series while it is supposed to be replaced by the BMP T-15 Armata which is currently in the prototype stage.
Later, the T-72B, T-84 and T-90 tanks were also equipped with Kontakt-5. In addition, the T-55, T-62 and BMP-3 tank models can also be equipped or upgraded with Kontakt-5. According to the manufacturer, Kontakt-5 is the first type of reactive armor that effectively protects armored vehicles against tandem shaped charges.
IFVs armed with miniature tank guns did not prove popular because many of the roles they were expected to perform were better performed by accompanying tanks. [6] [8] The BMP-1, which was the first IFV to carry a relatively large cannon, came under criticism during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War for its mediocre individual accuracy, due in part to ...
BREM-L armored recovery vehicle based on the BMP-3 (Russia; modern) BRM-23 reconnaissance vehicle (Bulgaria; Cold War/modern) BT-2 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II) BT-5 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II) BT-7 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II) BT-8 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II) BTR-3 8×8 armoured personnel carrier ...
Type 1 Ho-Ni II 105 mm tank destroyer; Type 3 Ho-Ni III tank destroyer; Type 5 Na-To tank destroyer; Type 1 Ho-Ha armoured halftrack; Type 74 105 mm self-propelled howitzer; Type 75 155 mm self-propelled howitzer; Type 99 155 mm self-propelled howitzer; Type 60 self-propelled 106 mm recoilless gun; Type 60 armored personnel carrier; Type 73 ...
The 2S31 consists of a 120mm 2A80 rifled gun-mortar mounted on the chassis of the BMP-3 infantry combat vehicle. [1] It was developed by Joint Stock Venture "Plants of Motovilikha" (Russian: ОАО "Мотовилихинские заводы"). The 2S31's turret is equipped with digital automated fire control system, navigation system, and ...
The 100 mm gun-launcher 2A70 (GRAU designation: 2А70) is a model of low-pressure rifled cannons designed in the Soviet Union by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau.Integrated into Bakhcha-U and Sinitsa turret modules, the gun equips the BMD-4, BMP-3, and BTR-90M infantry fighting vehicles.