The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "combat machine/vehicle (of the) infantry") [4] is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s. [5]

The design of the BMP-2 M-tracked armored fighting vehicle is based on the BMP-2 IFV, which was commissioned by the Russian Army in 1980. Combat efficiency of the vehicle has been highly...

Field tests showed the BMP-2 was found capable of climbing a gradient 60% steep, 30% side slope, 0.7 m vertical step and gap a 2.5 m Trench. The BMP-2 could be also converted as a bulldozer with fittings for a mine plough.

2024年12月2日 · The BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle is designed to enhance the mobility, firepower and protection of mounted infantrymen on the battlefield under NBC (Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical) attack.

BMP-II known as APC ‘Sarath’ - is fully tracked, highly mobile amphibian ICV with 30mm fully stabilized automatic cannon, 7.62 mm PKT Machine Gun and 4 kms range anti-tank wire guided ‘Konkurs’ Missile housing 7 troopers and 3 crews.

2022年11月13日 · The BMP-2 is an SSSR-made amphibious infantry fighting vehicle designed and developed during the 1980s as a successor of the earlier version of the infantry fighting vehicle designated as BMP-1. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty in Russian, which literally means “infantry combat vehicle.”

2025年2月21日 · The ongoing war in Ukraine has exposed the severe shortcomings of Soviet-designed infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), particularly the BMP-2. Russian forces have been forced to implement makeshift modifications to compensate for these flaws, attempting to increase their chances of survival in combat.