BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle

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The BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle is a Soviet-era tracked armored combat vehicle designed to transport infantry into battle while providing significant firepower and protection on the modern battlefield.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle ⓘ
infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
amphibious yes ⓘ
antiTankArmament 9P135 launcher for ATGM ⓘ
antiTankMissileTypes 9M111 Fagot ⓘ
9M113 Konkurs ⓘ
9M115 Metis (on some variants) ⓘ
combatWeight about 14.3 tonnes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
designedAsSuccessorOf BMP-1 ⓘ
designedFor engaging armored vehicles ⓘ
engaging low-flying air targets ⓘ
providing fire support to dismounted infantry ⓘ
transporting infantry under armor ⓘ
enginePower 300 hp ⓘ
engineType UTD-20 diesel engine ⓘ
enteredService 1980 ⓘ
exportedTo Algeria ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ
Finland ⓘ
India ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Slovakia ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
many other countries ⓘ
firingPortsLocation sides of troop compartment ⓘ
fuelType diesel ⓘ
gunDepression -5 degrees (approximate) ⓘ
gunElevation +74 degrees (approximate) ⓘ
hasFiringPorts yes ⓘ
height about 2.45 m ⓘ
hullArmorType welded steel ⓘ
length about 6.7 m ⓘ
manufacturer Kurgan Machine-Building Plant ⓘ
maximumRoadSpeed about 65 km/h ⓘ
notableVariant BMP-2D ⓘ
BMP-2K ⓘ
Sarath (Indian license-built BMP-2) ⓘ
numberOfRoadWheelsPerSide 6 ⓘ
passengerCapacity 7 infantry soldiers ⓘ
primaryArmament 30 mm 2A42 autocannon ⓘ
rangeOnRoad about 600 km ⓘ
secondaryArmament 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun ⓘ
suspension torsion bar ⓘ
turretType two-man turret ⓘ
usedInConflict Gulf War ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts ⓘ
Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
waterPropulsion tracks ⓘ
width about 3.15 m ⓘ

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

Soviet Ground Forces → usedVehicle → BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
MLI-84 infantry fighting vehicle → derivedFrom → Soviet BMP-1 ⓘ
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BMP-2 → notableVariant → BMP-2D ⓘ
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BMP-2 → notableVariant → BMP-2K ⓘ
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BMP-2 → notableVariant → Sarath (Indian license-built BMP-2) ⓘ
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Battle of 73 Easting → IraqiEquipment → BMP infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
linked to: BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle