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General description
The BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle is intended to increase mobility, fire power and protection of the infantry in battle field conditions and when the weapons of mass destruction are used.
The BMP-2 design features classical layout with the front location of the power plant compartment, with the driving compartment to the left of it. Two-men (a commander and a gunner) fighting compartment is located in the centre of the vehicle. The troop compartment is in the rear of the BMP-2. Troopers disembark from the vehicle through the rear door.
From the moment of the full-scale production beginning and till now the BMP-2 vehicle has been coming into service of the Russian army and armies of other countries. It is the main infantry fighting vehicle of infantry units.
Specifications
| Type | full-tracked, armoured, amphibious, air-transportable |
|---|---|
| Combat weight | 14.0 +2% t |
| Personnel capacity | |
| Crew | 3 persons |
| Troopers | 7 persons |
| Engine, type | UTD-20, four-stroke, multifuel, liquid-cooled |
| Gross power | 221 (300) kW (hp) |
| Overall dimensions | |
| Length (over hull) | 6735 mm |
| Width (over tracks) | 2850 mm |
| Height (to sighting devices) | 2250 mm |
| Ground clearance | 420 mm |
| Maximum speed | |
| On highway forward | 65 km/h |
| On highway backward | 10 km/h |
| Afloat | 7 km/h |
| Average speed on unpaved dry road | 40-50 km/h |
| Cruising range on highway | 550-600 km |
| Transportability | by rail, motor, air and sea |
| Negotiable obstacles | |
| Gradient | 35 deg |
| Side slope | 20 deg |
| Trench | 2.5 m |
| Vertical obstacle | 0.7 m |
| Approach angle | 30 deg |
| Departure angle | 25 deg |
| Armament system | |
| Gun | 2A42, automatic |
| Calibre | 30 mm |
| Rate of fire | |
| Slow | 200-300 rds./min |
| Fast | 550 rds./min |
| Gun feeding | double-belt, separate |
| Maximum firing range | 4000 m |
| Machine gun (coaxial with gun) | PKTM |
| Number | 1 pcs |
| Calibre | 7.62 mm |
| Practical rate of fire | 250 rds./min |
| Machine gun feeding | belts |
| Maximum firing range | 2000 m |
| ATGM launcher | |
| ATGM model | 9M113 "Konkurs", 9M113M "Konkurs-M" |
| Ammunition allowance | |
| Gun 2A42 | 500 rds |
| Machine gun PKTM | 2000 rds |
| ATGM | 4 rds |
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