BMP-2M
Type: Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: NPO Mashinostroyeniya
First Deployed: 2005
Overview
The BMP-2M is a modernized variant of the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle, featuring an upgraded fire control system with thermal imager and the Kornet-E ATGM launcher. Algeria operates a significant fleet of BMP-2/M vehicles as its primary mechanized infantry carrier. The M variant upgrade improves both anti-armor and fire control capabilities substantially.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 3 + 7 passengers |
|---|---|
| armor | Aluminium/steel composite hull |
| range | 600 km |
| width | 3.15 m |
| engine | UTD-20S1 300 hp diesel |
| length | 6.74 m |
| weight | 14,300 kg |
| main_gun | 30mm 2A42 autocannon |
| max_speed | 65 km/h road / 7 km/h water |
| secondary_weapons | 7.62mm PKT MG, 9M133 Kornet-E ATGM (BMP-2M) |
Operators
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- China
- Croatia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Greece
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Slovakia
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Yemen
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