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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
BMD-2larger figure on 1 of 1
Praga V3Slarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Gun forward
Single sourceHull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-2 | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | See Service history[source] | — |
| Designed | 1981–1985[source] | — |
5.91 m (Gun forward) 5.40 m (Hull)[source]
Length
Single source6.91 m (272 in)[source]
(driver + gunner) + 6 dismounts (1 commander + 1 mg gunner + 4 troopers)
Single source2 (driver + gunner) + 6 dismounts (1 commander + 1 mg gunner + 4 troopers)[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source80 km/h (road) 40 km/h (cross country) 10 km/h (swimming)[source]
Operational; road
Single source450 km (road)[source]
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 1985–1991? (out of production)[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 l[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 4-step[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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