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BMD-2
Airborne infantry fighting vehicle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The BMD-2 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, introduced in 1985. It is a variant of BMD-1 with a new turret and changes to the hull. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Боевая Машина Десанта, which literally translates to "Airborne Combat Vehicle").[1]
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BMD-2 | |
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![]() A Ukrainian BMD-2 in 2016 | |
Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1985–present |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | See Service history |
Production history | |
Designed | 1981–1985 |
Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant |
Produced | 1985–1991? (out of production) |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications (BMD-2) | |
Mass | 11.5 tonnes |
Length | 7.85 m |
Width | 2.94 m |
Height | 2.45 m |
Crew | 2 (driver + gunner) + 6 dismounts (1 commander + 1 mg gunner + 4 troopers) |
Armor | Welded aluminium alloy 7 mm turret 15 mm hull front 10 mm rest of the hull |
Main armament | 30 mm 2A42 autocannon (300 rounds (180 AP and 120 HE)) 9M111 / 9M113 ATGMs |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun 7.62 mm PKT hull tank machine gun 2,940 rounds |
Engine | 5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 liter diesel 241 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 rpm |
Power/weight | 21 hp/tonne (15.7 kW/tonne) |
Suspension | torsion-bar |
Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm |
Fuel capacity | 300 l |
Operational range | 450 km (road) |
Maximum speed | 80 km/h (road) 40 km/h (cross country) 10 km/h (swimming) |
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It was developed as a replacement for the BMD-1 but did not supersede it entirely in Soviet service. Its NATO designation is BMD M1981/1.[2]