BMD-2

BMD-2
BMD-2
	A Ukrainian BMD-2 in 2016
Type	Airborne infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1985–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	See Service history
Production history
Designed	1981–1985
Manufacturer	Volgograd Tractor Plant
Produced	1985–1991? (out of production)
Variants	See Variants
Specifications (BMD-2)
Mass	11.5 tonnes
Length	7.85 m
Width	2.94 m
Height	2.45 m
Crew	2 (driver + gunner) + 6 dismounts (1 commander + 1 mg gunner + 4 troopers)
Armor	Welded aluminium alloy ; 7 mm turret ; 15 mm hull front ; 10 mm rest of the hull
Main; armament	30 mm 2A42 autocannon (300 rounds (180 AP and 120 HE)) ; 9M111 / 9M113 ATGMs
Secondary; armament	7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun ; 7.62 mm PKT hull tank machine gun ; 2,940 rounds
Engine	5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 liter diesel; 241 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 rpm
Power/weight	21 hp/tonne (15.7 kW/tonne)
Suspension	torsion-bar
Ground clearance	Adjustable ; 100 mm to 450 mm
Fuel capacity	300 l
Operational; range	450 km (road)
Maximum speed	80 km/h (road) ; 40 km/h (cross country) ; 10 km/h (swimming)

The BMD-2 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, introduced in 1985. It is a variant of BMD-1 with a new turret and changes to the hull. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Боевая Машина Десанта, which literally translates to "Airborne Combat Vehicle").^[1]

It was developed as a replacement for the BMD-1 but did not supersede it entirely in Soviet service. Its NATO designation is BMD M1981/1.^[2]

^ "†" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008.
^ John Pike. "BMD-1 Airborne Infantry Fighting Vehicle". Retrieved 15 December 2014.

[1] "†" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008.

[Global_Security_BMD-1-2] John Pike. "BMD-1 Airborne Infantry Fighting Vehicle". Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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