BMPT Terminator

BMPT Terminator
Tank support combat vehicle "Terminator-1" during the "Armiya 2020" exhibition
Type	Fire Support Combat Vehicle (Tank support combat vehicle) Missile tank
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	2011–present
Used by	Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Syria
Wars	Syrian Civil War[1] 2022 War in Ukraine Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)[2] Battle of the Svatove-Kreminna line
Production history
Designer	Ural Transport Engineering Design Bureau
Designed	1998–2002
Manufacturer	Uralvagonzavod
Produced	2002–present
No. built	23 built and 19 active as of December 2023
Variants	BMPT-72
Specifications (BMPT)
Mass	48 t (53 short tons; 47 long tons)
Length	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Width	3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)[a] 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)[b]
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[c] 3.44 m (11 ft 3 in)
Crew	5
Armor	Combination of composite armor, reactive armor and steel
Main armament	4× 130 mm Ataka-T GWS launchers 2× 30 mm 2A42 autocannons (850 rounds)
Secondary armament	2× 30 mm AG-17D or 2x AGS-30 grenade launchers (600 rounds) 1× 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun (2,000 rounds)
Engine	V-92S2 diesel engine 1,000 hp (736 kW)
Power/weight	20.4 hp/tonne (15.0 kW/tonne)
Suspension	Torsion bar
Ground clearance	406 mm (16.0 in)
Fuel capacity	1,200 L (320 US gal)
Operational range	≥550 km (340 mi)
Maximum speed	≥60 km/h (37 mph)

The BMPT "Terminator" (Боевая машина поддержки танков - Tank Support Fighting Vehicle)^[3] is an armored fighting vehicle (AFV), designed and manufactured by the Russian company Uralvagonzavod. This vehicle was designed for supporting tanks and other AFVs in urban areas. The BMPT is unofficially named the "Terminator" by the manufacturers. It is heavily armed and armored to survive in urban combat. The AFV is armed with four 9M120 Ataka missile launchers, two 30 mm 2A42 autocannons, two AG-17D grenade launchers, and one coaxial 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun.

The BMPT is built on the chassis of the widely used T-72 main battle tank. The BMPT was designed based on combat experience gained during the Soviet–Afghan War and the First Chechen War. Multiple prototypes of a tank support combat vehicle were created prior to the design of the current BMPT. The Object 199 "Ramka" was the prototype later to be designated the modern BMPT with the official producer being Uralvagonzavod. By late 2013, the only operator of the BMPT was Kazakhstan.

A small number were delivered to the Russian Ground Forces for evaluation beginning in 2005. The Russian Defence Ministry finally ordered the BMPT in August 2017.^{[citation needed]} Deliveries of more than 10 vehicles were begun in early 2018. On 1 December 2021, the first BMPT company of nine combat vehicles was introduced into one of the tank regiments of the tank division of the Central Military District.^[4] The version, unofficially dubbed the "Terminator-3", incorporates the chassis, hulls, and components of the T-14 Armata tank.^[5]

Examples of an "upgraded" version of the BMPT-72 are participating in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, first observed during the battle of Sieverodonetsk in Ukraine.^[6][2]

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