{
  "id": "bmp-2",
  "name": "BMP-2",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Amphibious infantry fighting vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1980,
  "operators": [
    "AGO",
    "ARM",
    "AZE",
    "BLR",
    "CZE",
    "DZA",
    "FIN",
    "GEO",
    "IDN",
    "IND",
    "IRN",
    "JOR",
    "KAZ",
    "KGZ",
    "KWT",
    "MKD",
    "RUS",
    "RWA",
    "SDN",
    "SLE",
    "SYR",
    "TGO",
    "TJK",
    "TKM",
    "UGA",
    "UKR",
    "UZB",
    "VNM",
    "YEM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 30,
  "summary": "The BMP-2 [BMP = Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhota - Infantry Fighting Vehicle] infantry combat vehicle, fielded in the early 1980s [initially designated BMP 1981], is an improved version of the BMP-1 incorporating major armament changes.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Kurganmashzavod",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 14.3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "UTD-20",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 300,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "torsion bar, hydraulic shock-absorbers on 1st, 2nd, and 6th roadwheels",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 550,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of fire (max)",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "200-300 rds/min; 550-800 rds/min",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Maximum elevation",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "+75 deg",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Minumum elevation",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "-5 deg",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Computerized FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Sight Gunner",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "BPK-1-42 Sight",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Main Gun Stabilization",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, two-plane stabilization system designated as 2E36-1",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "All-welded steel that is believed to be between 5 and 19 mm thick. The front of the hull is also fitted with an aluminum armor late that helps increase protection against heavy machine guns.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "23-33 mm",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Explosive reactive armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Collective, GO-27 Radioactive and chemical agent detector",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "6 x smoke grenade launchers, VEESS",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "main_armament",
      "v": "1 × turret-mounted 30 mm dual feed 2A42 cannon, 30 mm",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 × coaxial-mounted 7.62 mm PKT machine gun",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Maximum firing range"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "HEI",
      "role": "30 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "960 m/s"
      },
      "qty": "500 total of any combination 30mm projectile ea"
    },
    {
      "name": "APFSDS-T",
      "role": "30 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "1,260 m/s"
      },
      "qty": "500 total of any combination 30mm projectile"
    },
    {
      "name": "APDS",
      "role": "30 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "1,120 m/s"
      },
      "qty": "500 total of any combination 30mm projectile"
    },
    {
      "name": "Soviet SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile.",
      "role": "ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Warhead": "2.7 kg",
        "Guidance": "Wire-guided SACLOS",
        "Armor penetration": "600mm of RHA"
      },
      "qty": "4 x 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "BMP-2 obr.",
      "text": "Improved version with \"kovriki\" armor on turret front.",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BMP-2 obr. 1986",
      "text": "Late-production model with new BPK-2-42 sight instead of the BPK-1-42.",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BMP-2D",
      "text": "Fitted with additional spaced type steel appliqué armor on the hull sides, under the driver's and commander's stations, and 6 mm thick appliqué armor on the turret.",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BMP-2K",
      "text": "Command variant fitted with two whip antennas mounted on the rear of the hull, one behind the turret and one on the right-hand side of the rear of the vehicle, one IFF antenna (pin stick) on the left-hand side of the rea",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BMP-2M",
      "text": "This is the general designator for upgraded versions.",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BMP-2M \"Berezhok\"",
      "text": "Modernized version from KBP. This version has B05Ya01 Berezhok turret equipped with 2A42 30mm autocannon, PKMT 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, AGS-30 grenade launcher, 2+2 launchers for ATGM 9M133M \"Kornet-M\" and new day/nig",
      "src": [
        "weg-bmp-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "ifv",
  "image": {
    "file": "bmp-2.jpg",
    "thumb": "bmp-2-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Andrey Butko",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2022-11-12._%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8F%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B0_DSC_9607.jpg",
    "title": "File:2022-11-12. Чистяковская роща DSC 9607.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/bmp-2.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-bmp-2": {
      "title": "BMP-2 Russian Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/BMP-2_Russian_Amphibious_Infantry_Fighting_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}