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BMP-2

Armored Vehicles

The BMP-2 is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the Soviet Union in the 1980s, succeeding the BMP-1 that had entered service in the 1960s. 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
Classification
Caliber
30mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Infantry fighting vehicle 1
Introduced Year
1980 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 2
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Operated By

Finnish Defence Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
Vietnam People's Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)

Used In

Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BMP-2
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Manufactured By

Cestné a Stavebné Mechanizmy Tisovec

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: BMP-2
Kurganmashzavod

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: BMP-2
Sources
1. Wikipedia: BMP-2
  • Infobox, type
    Infantry fighting vehicle
  • Infobox, service
    1980
  • Article text
    1980 - Initial production model.
  • Infobox: service
    1980-present
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Wikipedia article text
    In service since 1982, it saw service during Soviet-Afghan War.
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2. Wikidata: BMP-2
Wikidata Q160357, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
    [ Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; East Germany / West Germany; Finland; Georgia; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ivory Coast; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Macedonia; Poland; Russia; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Tajikistan; Togo; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen ]
  • Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; East Germany / West Germany; Finland; Georgia; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ivory Coast; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Macedonia; Poland; Russia; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Tajikistan; Togo; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen ]
  • Operated By: Vietnam People's Army, Operators
    [ Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; East Germany / West Germany; Finland; Georgia; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ivory Coast; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Macedonia; Poland; Russia; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Tajikistan; Togo; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen ]
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