The BMP-2 is an infantry combat vehicle vari-ant of the BMP-1 that incorporates a major arma-ment change. It has an enlarged two-man turret which mounts a 30-mm automatic gun, model 2A42, with a long, thin tube and a double-baffle muzzle brake, along with a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun on its...
The BMP-2 was in the design stage and was based on the western type of design with the 30-mm cannon instead of previous model. The Afghanistan War experience made the developers complete the design of the mechanism with a bigger elevation angle for the cannon barrel. Later BMP-2 became the best...
A right front view of a Soviet BMP-2 Infantry Fightig Vehicle armed with a 30mm cannon and, atop the turret, a Spandrel anti-tank guided weapon.
Date Shot: 27 APR 1989 Camera Operator: UNKNOWN
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