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BRDM-2

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The BRDM-2 is a Soviet amphibious armored scout car that entered service in 1962 and was first shown publicly in 1966. It replaced the earlier BRDM-1 in Soviet and Warsaw Pact armies, adding improved amphibious performance and heavier armament in a distinctive conical turret carrying a 14.5mm KPVT heavy machine gun and a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun. Chain driven belly wheels help it cross trenches, and a water jet propulsion system gives it amphibious capability, powered by a GAZ-41 V8 gasoline engine producing 140 horsepower. About 7,200 were built between 1962 and 1989, and the vehicle was widely exported, remaining in service with at least 38 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Amphibious armoured scout car 1
Introduced Year
1962 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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Operated By

Bundeswehr, Armed Forces and Units
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Egyptian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
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Israeli Defense Forces, Armed Forces and Units
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Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
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United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Croatian War of Independence, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BRDM-2
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BRDM-2
Kosovo War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BRDM-2
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Manufactured By

Arzamas Machine-Building Plant

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: BRDM-2
GAZ

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: BRDM-2
Sources
1. Wikipedia: BRDM-2
  • Infobox, type
    Amphibious armoured scout car
  • Infobox, service
    1962
  • Article text
    Production started in 1962 and went on until 1989, with 7,200 vehicles produced (mostly for export).
  • Infobox: service
    1962-present
  • Used In: Croatian War of Independence, Wikipedia article text
    BRDM-2 armoured scout cars were used by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) during the Ten-Day War as well as the initial operations in Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence.
  • Used In: Gulf War, Wikipedia article text
    The BRDM-2 also saw service with the Iraqi Army during the First Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
  • Used In: Kosovo War, Wikipedia article text
    The BRDM-2 was also used by the Yugoslav Army (VJ) against the KLA during the Kosovo war.
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2. Wikidata: BRDM-2
Wikidata Q167968, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: BRDM-2
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  • Operated By: Egyptian Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Abkhazia; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Belarus; Benin; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Burundi; Cape Verde Islands; Cambodia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Croatia; Cuba; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Gaza; Georgia; Germany; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iraq; Israel; Ivory Coast; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lebanon; Libya; Lithuania; Macedonia; Madagascar; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Namibia; Nicaragua; Palestine; Peru; Poland; Polisario; Romania; Russia; Serbia and Montenegro; Seychelles; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; Somaliland; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United States; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zimbabwe; Zambia ]
  • Operated By: Bundeswehr, Operators
    [ Abkhazia; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Belarus; Benin; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Burundi; Cape Verde Islands; Cambodia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Croatia; Cuba; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Gaza; Georgia; Germany; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iraq; Israel; Ivory Coast; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lebanon; Libya; Lithuania; Macedonia; Madagascar; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Namibia; Nicaragua; Palestine; Peru; Poland; Polisario; Romania; Russia; Serbia and Montenegro; Seychelles; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; Somaliland; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United States; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zimbabwe; Zambia ]
  • Operated By: Israeli Defense Forces, Operators
    [ Abkhazia; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Belarus; Benin; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Burundi; Cape Verde Islands; Cambodia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Croatia; Cuba; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Gaza; Georgia; Germany; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iraq; Israel; Ivory Coast; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lebanon; Libya; Lithuania; Macedonia; Madagascar; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Namibia; Nicaragua; Palestine; Peru; Poland; Polisario; Romania; Russia; Serbia and Montenegro; Seychelles; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; Somaliland; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United States; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zimbabwe; Zambia ]
  • Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Abkhazia; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Belarus; Benin; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Burundi; Cape Verde Islands; Cambodia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Croatia; Cuba; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Gaza; Georgia; Germany; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iraq; Israel; Ivory Coast; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lebanon; Libya; Lithuania; Macedonia; Madagascar; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Namibia; Nicaragua; Palestine; Peru; Poland; Polisario; Romania; Russia; Serbia and Montenegro; Seychelles; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; Somaliland; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United States; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zimbabwe; Zambia ]
  • Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Abkhazia; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Belarus; Benin; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Burundi; Cape Verde Islands; Cambodia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Croatia; Cuba; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Gaza; Georgia; Germany; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iraq; Israel; Ivory Coast; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lebanon; Libya; Lithuania; Macedonia; Madagascar; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Namibia; Nicaragua; Palestine; Peru; Poland; Polisario; Romania; Russia; Serbia and Montenegro; Seychelles; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; Somaliland; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United States; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zimbabwe; Zambia ]
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