BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle

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The BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle is a Soviet/Russian airborne armored vehicle designed for rapid deployment by parachute and providing mobile firepower and transport for paratroopers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne combat vehicle
infantry fighting vehicle
airTransportableBy An‑124 aircraft
Il‑76 aircraft
linked to: Ilyushin Il-76
amphibious true
canFire 9M117 Bastion ATGM through main gun
combatWeight approximately 13.2 tonnes
countryOfOrigin Russia
Soviet Union
crew 3
designedBy Soviet design bureaus for airborne forces
designedFor airborne operations
mobile fire support
parachute deployment
transport of paratroopers
drive tracked
engineModel 2V‑06‑2 water‑cooled diesel
enginePower 450 hp
engineType diesel engine
era Cold War
hasFeature NBC protection system
automatic fire suppression system
night vision equipment
height approximately 2.45 m
hullMaterial aluminium alloy armor
length approximately 6.36 m
manufacturer Volgograd Tractor Plant
maximumRoadSpeed about 70 km/h
maximumWaterSpeed about 10 km/h
nameMeaning Boyevaya Mashina Desanta‑3 (Airborne Combat Vehicle‑3)
originLanguageName БМД‑3
parachuteDeployment capable
passengerCapacity 5 to 7 paratroopers
predecessor BMD‑2
primaryArmament 100 mm 2A70 rifled gun
30 mm 2A72 autocannon
range about 500 km on road
role air‑droppable infantry fighting vehicle
armored personnel transport for paratroopers
secondaryArmament 7.62 mm PKT machine gun
serviceEntry late 1980s
successor BMD‑4
suspension torsion bar
turretType two‑man turret
usedBy Russian Airborne Forces
Soviet Airborne Forces
width approximately 3.11 m

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Soviet Airborne Forces equipment BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle
BMD‑1 successor BMD‑3
linked to: BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle
BMD-2 successor BMD-3
linked to: BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle
BMD‑3 originLanguageName БМД‑3
linked to: BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle
BMD‑3 nameMeaning Boyevaya Mashina Desanta‑3 (Airborne Combat Vehicle‑3)
linked to: BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle