The crew of the BMD-2 is the same as that in the BMD-1. The commander received the R-123M radio set for communication. The new turret seats the gunner on the left hand side of the main gun. On top of the turret there is one single piece circular hatch opening to the front.

The BMD-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Desanta, 2) thus became a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, to gain time, based heavily on the BMD-1, but with a new turret and hull modifications.

Jul 26, 2018 · The BMD-3 had two forward weapons – a 5.45mm RPKS machine gun and an AG-17 30mm grenade launcher. Instead of crew members, these were manned by members of the vehicles infantry squad, who could remove the weapons and …

The BMD-2's crew is the same as the one in BMD-1 with slight changes like the fact that the commander no longer operates the left bow-mounted 7.62 mm PKT tank machine gun which was removed because the trials proved that he is too consumed by his primary duties to accurately fire it.

The BMD-2 is a Russian armored infantry fighting vehicle destined for paratrooper units. It was developed in the Soviet Union during the 80’s by Kourganmachzavod.

Feb 27, 2022 · Overall weight was 11.5 tons and the standard operating crew was four (driver, commander, gunner and machine gunner) with room for four combat-ready troops. Armament was primarily contained in the small turret which housed the 30mm 2A42 cannon.

Aug 15, 2024 · The BMD-2 is an airborne tracked armored IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle designed by the Russian defense Company Arkadyi Shabalin. The first prototype of the BMD-2 was completed in 1985 and was first seen in 1988.

The BMD-2 armored caterpillar floating landing vehicle is designed to conduct combat operations with armored vehicles and live enemy forces by airborne troops in all terrain and climatic...

Oct 9, 2015 · A cunning crew could take advantage of this and park their BMD-2 behind a hill, exposing only the missile launcher. After hitting the target, the variable height suspension may be lowered to conceal the launcher for a reload, and raised for another shot.

The 9P135M pedestal mounted anti-tank guided missile launcher is able to fire the long range 9M113 Konkurs (NATO: AT-5 Spandrel) and shorter range 9M111 Fagot (NATO: AT-4 Spigot) anti-tank missiles. The BMD-2 uses a similar hull to the BMD-1, …