BMP-3

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The BMP-3 is a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced 1990. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty (Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "Combat Vehicle of Infantry") †.

1 Production history
- 1.1 Variants
2 Inventory
3 See also
4 External links

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Production history

The BMP-3, introduced in 1990, is a development of the BMP-1 and BMP-2. It is armed with a 100mm main gun/launcher, which can fire conventional HE-Frag shells or AT-10 Stabber ATGMs, a 30mm autocannon, and a 7.62mm machine gun, all mounted coaxially in the turret. There are also two 7.62mm bow machine guns.

The BMP-3 is capable of engaging targets out to 4,000 meters, with its ATGM weapon system (with an approximately eighty percent probability of a hit at that range). The U.S. M1 Abrams main battle tank is capable of hitting a tank-sized target with a probability of fifty percent at 4,000 meters. The AT-10 is capable of penetrating the armour of all MBTs currently deployed. All weapons can be fired from a halt, on the move and afloat with the same effectiveness, according to the manufacturer. However, the AT-10 Stabber suffers from the drawback of all ATGMs: the missile has a long flight time, giving the enemy time to take evasive action or fire back.

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Variants

BMP-3
BMP-3 M1995 - AT-14 Kornet ATGM
BRM-3 - reconnaissance variant with 1PN71 thermal sight (3.7x/11x, 3km range), 1PN65 second-generation Image Intensifier (7x, 1.2-1.5km range), and Tall Mike I-band surveillance radar (3km man, 12km vehicle).
BMP-3K - Command variant, includes additional radios and Ainet round fuzing capability.
BMP-3M - upgraded version with uprated engine and thermal sights.

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