BMP-3

BMP-3
BMP-3
	BMP-3
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin	Soviet Union; Russia
Service history
In service	1987–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	First Chechen War; Second Chechen War; Yemeni Civil War (2015–present); Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen; 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Production history
Designed	1975–1987
Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod
No. built	2,000+
Specifications
Mass	18.7 tonnes (18.4 long tons; 20.6 short tons)
Length	7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)
Width	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Height	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Crew	3 (commander, gunner, driver) ; 7 troopers (+ 2 additional seats)
Armor	Aluminium alloy and steel, 35 mm frontally
Main; armament	2K23/Bakhcha-U/Berezhok turret with 100 mm 2A70 cannon; 30 mm 2A72 autocannon; AGS-30 grenade launcher and Kornet-EM (Berezhok turret only); AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station turret with 57 mm BM-57 autocannon;
Secondary; armament	3 × 7.62 mm PKT machine guns
Engine	UTD-29M diesel; 500 hp (375 kW)
Power/weight	27 hp/tonne
Suspension	torsion bar
Operational; range	600 km (370 mi)
Maximum speed	72 km/h (45 mph) (road); 45 km/h (28 mph) (off-road); 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (water)

The BMP-3 is a Soviet and Russian infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. The abbreviation BMP stands for Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty (Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "infantry combat vehicle").^[3]^[4]^[5]

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^ "Cloud from shrapnel: how controlled ammunition will strengthen the power of Russian armored vehicles – International News". Archived from the original on 2018-10-16.
^ "BMP-3 IFV armored infantry fighting vehicle technical data | Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK". Archived from the original on 2018-10-10.
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[urlBMD-3_with_Berezhok_weapon_system_–_Russia_|_Thai_Military_and_Asian_Region-1] "BMD-3 with Berezhok weapon system – Russia | Thai Military and Asian Region". 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-10-12.

[urlCloud_from_shrapnel:_how_controlled_ammunition_will_strengthen_the_power_of_Russian_armored_vehicles_–_International_News-2] "Cloud from shrapnel: how controlled ammunition will strengthen the power of Russian armored vehicles – International News". Archived from the original on 2018-10-16.

[urlBMP-3_IFV_armored_infantry_fighting_vehicle_technical_data_|_Russia_Russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_UK_|_Russia_Russian_army_military_equipment_vehicles_UK-3] "BMP-3 IFV armored infantry fighting vehicle technical data | Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK". Archived from the original on 2018-10-10.

[IncreaseFirepower-4] "Russian Bakhcha-U combat turret from KBP will increase firepower of IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle TASS 10404171 | weapons defence industry military technology UK | analysis focus army defence military industry army". 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11.

[5] "Soderzhaniye" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-03.

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