BMD‑2 infantry fighting vehicle

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The BMD‑2 infantry fighting vehicle is a Soviet-era, air-droppable armored vehicle designed for airborne troops, combining light armor, mobility, and a 30 mm autocannon for rapid deployment and support.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
BMD‑2 2
BMD-2 1
BMD‑2 infantry fighting vehicle canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne combat vehicle ⓘ
infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
airDroppable true ⓘ
amphibious true ⓘ
antiTankMissileCompatibleWith 9M111 Fagot ⓘ
9M113 Konkurs ⓘ
armorProtectionLevel protection against small arms fire and shell splinters ⓘ
armorType aluminum alloy armor ⓘ
basedOn modified BMD-1 hull ⓘ
combatUse First Chechen War ⓘ
Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
Second Chechen War ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War (late phase) ⓘ
linked to: Soviet–Afghan War
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
designedBy Soviet design bureaus for airborne forces ⓘ
designedFor airborne troops ⓘ
airdroppable operations ⓘ
enginePower 240 hp ⓘ
engineType diesel engine ⓘ
fireControl simple optical sighting system ⓘ
gunElevationRange -5 to +75 degrees (2A42) ⓘ
height about 2.45 m ⓘ
introducedToReplace BMD-1 with 73 mm gun ⓘ
length about 7.36 m ⓘ
manufacturer Volgograd Tractor Plant ⓘ
maximumRoadSpeed about 60 km/h ⓘ
maximumWaterSpeed about 10 km/h ⓘ
NATOReportingName BMD-2 ⓘ
notableFeature high gun elevation for engaging targets in mountainous or urban terrain ⓘ
lightweight construction for parachute deployment ⓘ
parachuteSystemCompatibleWith PRSM-915 ⓘ
passengerCapacity 4 to 5 dismounts ⓘ
predecessor BMD-1 ⓘ
primaryArmament 30 mm 2A42 autocannon ⓘ
role fire support for airborne infantry ⓘ
rapid reaction operations ⓘ
secondaryArmament 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun ⓘ
9P135M ATGM launcher ⓘ
serviceEntry 1985 ⓘ
successor BMD-3 ⓘ
suspension torsion bar ⓘ
turretType one-man turret ⓘ
usedBy Belarus ⓘ
Kazakhstan ⓘ
Russian Airborne Forces ⓘ
Soviet Airborne Forces ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ
other post-Soviet states ⓘ
weight approximately 8.2 tonnes ⓘ
width about 2.94 m ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Airborne Forces → equipment → BMD‑2 infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
BMD‑1 → successor → BMD‑2 ⓘ
linked to: BMD‑2 infantry fighting vehicle
BMD-2 → NATOReportingName → BMD-2 ⓘ
linked to: BMD‑2 infantry fighting vehicle
BMD‑3 → predecessor → BMD‑2 ⓘ
linked to: BMD‑2 infantry fighting vehicle