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BMP-3
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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 (, literally "infantry combat vehicle").
Key facts
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- Weapon.secondary_armament
- 3 × 7.62 mm PKT machine guns
- Weapon.armour
- Aluminium alloy (ABT-102) and steel armour (BT-70Sh)Hull Front: 22 mm steel, 60 mm aluminiumHull Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminiumHull Roof: 15 mm aluminiumHull Floor: 10 mm aluminiumTurret Front: 16 mm steel, 70 mm space, 50 mm aluminiumTurret Roof: 18 mm aluminiumTurret Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminium
- Weapon.engine
- UTD-29M diesel
- Weapon.crew
- 3 (commander, gunner, driver) 7 troopers (+ 2 additional seats)
- Weapon.engine_power
- 500 hp (375 kW)
- Weapon.pw_ratio
- 27 hp/tonne
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.name
- BMP-3
- Weapon.image
- 300px|BMP-3
- Weapon.caption
- BMP-3
- Weapon.type
- Infantry fighting vehicle
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet UnionRussia
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Kurganmashzavod
- Weapon.number
- 2,000+
- Weapon.service
- 1987–present
- Weapon.design_date
- 1975–1987
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Production history
- Design
- Weaponry and optics
- Mobility
- Countermeasures
- Operational history
- First Chechen War
- Kosovo
- Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Variants
- Russia
- Operators
- Current operators
- Failed bids
- See also
- References
- External links
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 (, literally "infantry combat vehicle").
== Production history ==
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