Tradoc Bulletin 7: The BMP: Capabilities and Limitations

Abstract

The BMP represents a significant departure from previous Threat armored personnel carriers in that it satisfied a long standing requirement for a highly mobile, amphibious, mechanized infantry vehicle capable of fighting on the move while accompanying tanks. Only the commander who knows the potential of Threat equipment can effectively counter is; and only he who understands what present US weapons can accomplish is prepared to use them to their best advantage. The purpose of this bulletin is to discuss the BMP and to propose tactics and techniques that can be used to degrade its effectiveness. But before we can effectively counter a weapon system, we must know it and, to this end, the BMP weapons system is discussed in detail, showing: how it operates; its strengths and weaknesses; how it is employed; how to defeat it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1977
Accession Number
ADA392787

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army Training
  • Doctrine
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Launchers
  • Machine Guns
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Rocket Propelled Grenades
  • Small Arms
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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