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The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты; infantry combat vehicle) is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following the BMP-1 of the 1960s.

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Type Infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin
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Soviet Union
Production history
Manufacturer Kurganmashzavod
Specifications
Weight 14.3 tonnes (15.8 short tons; 14.1 long tons)
Length 6.72 metres (22 ft 1 in)
Width 3.15 metres (10 ft 4 in)
Height 2.45 metres (8 ft 0 in)
Crew 3 (+7 passengers)
Armor 33 millimetres (1.3 in) (max)[1]
Main armament 30 mm automatic cannon 2A42, 9M113 Konkurs ATGM
Secondary armament 7.62 mm machine gun (PKT)
Engine diesel UTD-20/3, 300 hp (225 kW)
Power/weight 21 hp/tonne
Suspension torsion bar
Operational range 600 km (370 mi)
Speed 65 km/h (40 mph) (road), 45 km/h (28 mph) (off-road), 7 km/h (4.3 mph) (water)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP-2




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