| BMD-2 | |
|---|---|
 BMD-2 airborne combat vehicle outside the 'Museum of the History of the Airborne Forces in the city of Ryazan | |
| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1985–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | See Service history |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1981–1985 |
| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant |
| Produced | 1985–1991? (out of production) |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications (BMD-2) | |
| Mass | 11.5 tonnes |
| Length | 5.91 m (Gun forward) 5.40 m (Hull) |
| Width | 2.63 m |
| Height | 1.97 m with suspension raised 1.62 m with suspension lowered |
| Crew | 2 (driver + gunner) + 6 dismounts (1 commander + 1 mg gunner + 4 troopers) |
| Armor | Welded aluminium alloy 7 mm turret 15 mm hull front 10 mm rest of the hull |
Main armament | 30 mm 2A42 autocannon (300 rounds (180 AP and 120 HE)) 9M111 / 9M113 ATGMs |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun 7.62 mm PKT hull tank machine gun 2,940 rounds |
| Engine | 5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 liter diesel 241 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 rpm |
| Power/weight | 21 hp/tonne (15.7 kW/tonne) |
| Suspension | torsion-bar |
| Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm |
| Fuel capacity | 300 l |
Operational range | 450 km (road) |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (road) 40 km/h (cross country) 10 km/h (swimming) |
The BMD-2 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, introduced in 1985. It is a variant of BMD-1 with a new turret and changes to the hull. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Боевая Машина Десанта, which literally translates to "Airborne Combat Vehicle").[1]
It was developed as a replacement for the BMD-1 but did not supersede it entirely in Soviet service. Its NATO designation is BMD M1981/1.[2]
- ^ "†" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008.
- ^ John Pike. "BMD-1 Airborne Infantry Fighting Vehicle". Retrieved 15 December 2014.