A new design, like the BMP, combining the properties of an armoured personnel carrier (APC) and a light tank would allow infantry to operate from the relative safety of its armoured, radiation-shielded interior in contaminated areas and to fight alongside it in uncontaminated areas.

The VPK-7829 Bumerang (Russian: Бумеранг, Boomerang) is a modular amphibious wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier being developed by Russian Military Industrial Company (MIC) for the Russian army. [4][5] In the early 1990s, the BTR-90 was developed as a replacement for the BTR-80 in the Russian Army.

Apr 15, 2019 · The Russian APC. Developed by the Soviet Union for use on the front lines, the BMP-1 was designed to protect combatants from nuclear radiation, chemical and biological weapons, and conventional...

Dec 15, 2019 · The BMP-1 Armored Personnel Carrier was developed by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and the BMP-1 Model 1970 is the primary production variant. It is an amphibious vehicle designed to accompany tanks in an assault and beyond the objective.

Tank driving with the Soviet BMP APC/AIFV. Video of the tank drive, history, description, specifications and photos of the Soviet BMP armored infantry fighting vehicles.

development of armoured personnel carriers (APC - effectively the forerunners of the modern IFV), particularly the USA, UK and Germany who had produced the M3 half-track, British Universal Carrier and the SdKfz 251 respectively.

Dec 1, 2015 · Based off the Merkava MBT, the Namer APC is heavily armored. The vehicle is an APC because its primary role is to transport troops, hence the armament of only two machine guns.

The BMP-1 and BMP-2 share the same chassis and have almost identical road performance. The BMP-2 is heavier, but also has a more powerful engine to compensate. The BMP-2 is amphibious with little preparation, using hydrodynamic fairings to convert track momentum into water jets.

Oct 16, 1999 · The BMP represented an important shift from the concept of an armored personnel carrier to an armored infantry combat vehicle, combining high mobility, effective anti-tank weapons, and armored protection for carrying troops. The BMP is significantly smaller than Western APCs and has considerably greater firepower.

BMP-1 (Ob'yekt 765Sp2) was equipped with a stabilization system for its 73 mm main gun, a semi-automatic guidance for the 9S428 anti-tank-guided-missile (ATGM) launcher, an improved NBC system, a more powerful engine, an improved …