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BMP-2
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Also known as BMP2

The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, , literally "combat machine/vehicle [of the] infantry") is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s.

Key facts

Weapon.engine_power
300 hp (225 kW)
Weapon.pw_ratio
21 hp/tonne
Weapon.is_vehicle
yes
Weapon.name
BMP-2
Weapon.image
Army2016demo-007.jpg
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.caption
BMP-2
Weapon.type
Infantry fighting vehicle
Weapon.origin
Soviet Union
Weapon.manufacturer
Kurganmashzavod, Ordnance Factory Medak, ZTS Detva
Weapon.service
1980–present
Weapon.number
20,000+ (USSR), 26,000–35,000 (licence-built variants included)
Weapon.production_date
1979–present
Weapon.wars
See combat history
Weapon.suspension
torsion bar
Weapon.speed
(road) (off-road) (water)
Weapon.primary_armament
30 mm 2A42 autocannon 9M113 Konkurs ATGM,
Weapon.secondary_armament
7.62 mm PKT machine gun

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Mass
14.3
Image
BMP-2 military parade rehearsal.jpg
Height
2.45
Width
3.15
Length
6.72
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Commons category
BMP-2
service entry
1980-01-01
total produced
11130
ride height
420
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23 sections
Contents
  • Development history
  • Design
  • Layout
  • Mobility
  • Weapons
  • Countermeasures
  • Service history
  • Combat history
  • Variants
  • Soviet Union and Russian Federation
  • Former Czechoslovakia
  • India
  • Israel
  • Poland
  • Finland
  • Operators
  • Current operators
  • Former operators
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, , literally "combat machine/vehicle [of the] infantry") is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s.

== Development history ==

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