BMP-3

Also known as BMP 3, BMP3

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").

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Weapon.Thai Military and Asian Region">{{cite web |url: https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/berezhok-weapon-system-on-bmd3-russia/ |title=BMD-3 with Berezhok weapon system – Russia | Thai Military and Asian Region |date=20 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012175458/https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/berezhok-weapon-system-on-bmd3-russia/ |archive-date=2018-10-12 |url-status=live }} AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station turret with 57 mm BM-57 autocannon
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

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 18.7
Image: TB2015ExhibitionP2-42.jpg
Height: 2.4
Width: 3.2
Length: 7.14

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Commons category: BMP-3
service entry: 1987-01-01

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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 ==