Combat Infantry Vehicles (BMP) in Combat.

Abstract

The Soviet BMP combat infantry vehicle is not a tank, but it is certainly much more than an armored personnel carrier in the traditional sense of the term. This amphibious, highly maneuverable vehicle has tremendous fire power. It mounts a 73mm smooth bore gun and a 7.62mm, co-axial machinegun both with maximum effective ranges of approximately 1000 meters and antitank guided missiles (4-5 Saggers) with a maximum effective range of 3000 meters. The BMP was first paraded before foreign observers on 7 November 1967 in Moscow. It has replaced older personnel carriers in many Soviet and some Warsaw Pact divisions, and it is becoming the standard combat vehicle for the Soviet rifle squad.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA067261

Entities

People

  • James K. Mccaslin Jr

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Automatic Weapons
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Fire Support
  • Guided Missiles
  • Guns
  • Rifles
  • Small Arms
  • Training
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Military Science