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The BMP-1, the predecessor to the BMP-2. Although the BMP-1 was a revolutionary design, its main armament, the 2A28 Grom and the 9S428 ATGM launcher capable of firing 9M14 Malyutka (NATO: AT-3A Sagger A) and 9M14M Malyutka-M (NATO: AT-3B Sagger B) ATGMs, quickly became obsolete.
Main battle tank: 200 T-55AM2 variant, serviceability doubtful. [3] T-62: Soviet Union Main battle tank 50 Serviceability doubtful. [3] T-72: Soviet Union Main battle tank 50 T-72M1 variant, serviceability doubtful. [3] PT-76: Soviet Union Light tank: 10 Serviceability doubtful. [3] PTL-02 Assaulter: China: Assault gun: 9+ [3] BRDM-2: Soviet ...
The design of the BMP-3 or Obyekt 688M can be traced back to the Obyekt 685 light tank prototype with 100 mm gun 2A48-1 from 1975. [ citation needed ] This vehicle did not enter series production, but the chassis, with a new engine, was used for the next-generation infantry combat vehicle Obyekt 688 [ 5 ] from A. Blagonravov's design bureau.
BMP2 or BMP-2 may refer to: Bone morphogenetic protein 2; Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty , a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle; See also. BMP (disambiguation)
In the 1970s and 1980s, through providing maintenance service for the Egyptian Army, the state-owned defense manufacturer Norinco acquired the export variant of BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle from Egypt in 1980, [4] which was then reverse-engineered. The prototype was codenamed "WZ-501" and launched for testing in 1984.
That said, a BMP-2’s autocannon could still defeat a Bradley’s side or rear armor. Bradley from B Company of the 12th Cavalry Regiment launches a TOW missile at the Grafenwoehr training range ...
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
[2] In 2000, Czech T-55 AM II MBTs, BMP-2, BMP-3 IFVs were added followed by the BMP-2 command vehicles in 2002. The regiments underwent reorganizing with new equipment, the 4th Armoured Regiment was reorganized in 2001 with three squadrons of T-55 AM II; 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment received one squadron of T-55A and the 1st Reconnaissance ...