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Measured figures
Gun forward
Single sourceHull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-2 | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
| Wars |
5.91 m (Gun forward) 5.40 m (Hull)[source]
6x6
Single sourceLength
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
with suspension lowered
Single sourcewith suspension raised
Single source1.97 m with suspension raised 1.62 m with suspension lowered[source]
driving
Single sourcefor transport
Single source3.89 m (153 in) (driving) 2.67 m (105 in) (for transport)
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source80 km/h (road) 40 km/h (cross country) 10 km/h (swimming)[source]
Maximum; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)
5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 liter diesel at 2,600 rpm
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 liter diesel 241 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Cummins 6.7 QSB 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)
Single sourceCummins 6.7 QSB 149 kW (203 PS) 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Service history[source] |
War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designed | 1981–1985[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Produced | 1985–1991? (out of production)[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded aluminium alloy 7 mm turret 15 mm hull front 10 mm rest of the hull[source] | A-kit: standard unprotected B-kit: applique and transparent armour C-kit (Theatre Entry Standard): blast mitigation belly plate, internal spall liner, slat armour, capacity for electronic counter-measures and situational awareness.[source] |
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| Main armament | 30 mm 2A42 autocannon (300 rounds (180 AP and 120 HE)) 9M111 / 9M113 ATGMs[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun 7.62 mm PKT hull tank machine gun 2,940 rounds[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 21 hp/tonne (15.7 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion-bar[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm[source] | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 l[source] | — |
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| No. built | — | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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