BRDM-2

Armoured car / MRAP Soviet UnionIn service since 1962

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Key specs

Type: Armoured car / MRAP
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, Nizhny Novgorod
Designer: Vsevolod Konstantinovich Rubtsov
Entered service: 1962
Produced: 1962–1989
Units produced: 7,200
Status: In service
Crew: 4

Overview

BRDM-2 is a wheeled armoured vehicle from the Soviet Union, made by Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod and Nizhny Novgorod. It entered service in 1962; it was produced from 1962 to 1989; 7,200 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 14.5 mm. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, the Soviet Union, Algeria, Angola and 46 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan, among others.

Armament

Main armament: 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun (500 rounds)
Caliber: 14.5 mm
Maximum range of fire: 2 km
Secondary armament: 7.62×54mmR PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2,000 rounds)

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 7 t
Length: 5.75 m
Width: 2.37 m
Height: 2.31 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: GAZ-41 gasoline V-8
Power: 104 kW
Road speed: 100 km/h
Off-road speed: 8 km/h
Operational range: 750 km
Fuel capacity: 290 l
Suspension: Wheeled 4x4 (+ 4 auxiliary wheels), leaf springs with hydraulic shock absorbers
Amphibious: Yes
Armour: Welded steel 10 mm turret front 7 mm turret sides, rear and top 14 mm hull nose plate 5 mm hull, upper front 7 mm hull lower front, sides, rear and top 2 mm…

Variants

BRDM-1based onBRDM-21962

Weapons and ammunition on board

KPV heavy machine gun PKT 14.5×114mm 7.62×54mmR

Sources

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.

BRDM-2

Key specs

Armoured car / MRAP

Overview

Specifications

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Weapons and ammunition on board

Users & conflicts

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