BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle
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The BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle is a Soviet/Russian airborne armored vehicle designed for rapid deployment by parachute and providing mobile firepower and transport for paratroopers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BMD‑3 | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne combat vehicle
ⓘ
infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| airTransportableBy |
An‑124 aircraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Il‑76 aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amphibious | true ⓘ |
| canFire | 9M117 Bastion ATGM through main gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatWeight | approximately 13.2 tonnes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet design bureaus for airborne forces ⓘ |
| designedFor |
airborne operations
ⓘ
mobile fire support ⓘ parachute deployment ⓘ transport of paratroopers ⓘ |
| drive | tracked ⓘ |
| engineModel | 2V‑06‑2 water‑cooled diesel ⓘ |
| enginePower | 450 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
NBC protection system
ⓘ
automatic fire suppression system ⓘ night vision equipment ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.45 m ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | aluminium alloy armor ⓘ |
| length | approximately 6.36 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRoadSpeed | about 70 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumWaterSpeed | about 10 km/h ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Boyevaya Mashina Desanta‑3 (Airborne Combat Vehicle‑3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originLanguageName | БМД‑3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parachuteDeployment | capable ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 5 to 7 paratroopers ⓘ |
| predecessor | BMD‑2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmament |
100 mm 2A70 rifled gun
ⓘ
30 mm 2A72 autocannon ⓘ |
| range | about 500 km on road ⓘ |
| role |
air‑droppable infantry fighting vehicle
ⓘ
armored personnel transport for paratroopers ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 7.62 mm PKT machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1980s ⓘ |
| successor | BMD‑4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| turretType | two‑man turret ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian Airborne Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Airborne Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | approximately 3.11 m ⓘ |
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