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BMD-4

The BMD-4 (Russian: Боевая Машина Десанта-4, romanized: Boyevaya Mashina Desanta-4, lit. 'Combat Vehicle of the Airborne-4') is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) originating from post-Cold War Russia. Originally designated as the BMD-3M, the chassis of the BMD-4 is the same as that of the BMD-3 because it was developed on the same…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
70 km/h (43 mph) (on paved roads) 45 km/h (28 mph) (on rough terrain) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (in water)
Armor
Turret: Steel Hull: Aluminum alloy
Crew
3
Designed
1990s
Engine
BMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4: 450 hp (331 kW) BMD-4M: 500 hp (368 kW)
Height
2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)

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BMD-4

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples190
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
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related to Production · 30
BMD-4 → According, Bakhcha-U, BMD-4M, BMP-3, Bolshoi, Chief, Chief Armor Management, Colonel Gennady Anashkin, Concern Tractor Plants, December, Defense, General Staff, Guards Airborne Division, In, In August, It, KTZ, Kurganmashzavod, Mikhail Bolotin, Ministry
related to history · 26
BMD-4 → About, Additional, April, August, BMD-4M, BMD-4M AIFVs, BMD-4Ms, BTR-MDM, BTR-MDM Rakushka, BTR-MDM Rakushka APCs, BTR-MDMs, In, January, July, June, Kurganmashzavod, March, November, Pskov, Rakushka
related to Operators · 17
BMD-4 → Airborne Training Center, As, Battalion, BMD-4M, BMD-4Ms, BTR-MDM, BTR-MDMs, February, Omsk, Prior, Rotary, Russia, Russian, Ryazan Airborne Command School, The, Ukraine, War
related to Potential operators · 16
BMD-4 → All, Allegedly, Along, Among, BMD-4M, BTR-MDM Rakushka, China, Chinese, Dalnolyot, Orlan-10, People's Liberation Army, RUSI, Russia, Russian, Software, Sprut-SDM1
related to Russo-Ukrainian War · 16
BMD-4 → As, Battle, BMD, BMD-3, BMD-4M, BMD-4M Obr, BMD-4s, BTR-MDM, BTR-MDM Rakushka, Destroyed, Hostomel Airport, March, Oryx, Rakushka, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War
related to BMD-4M · 12
BMD-4 → An, Bakhcha-U, BMD-4M, BMD-4M Obr, BMD-4M Sinitsa, BMP-3, In, Kurganmashzavod, Special, The, The BMD-4M, This
related to Mobility · 11
BMD-4 → An Il-76, Beaufort, BMD-1s, BMD-2s, BMD-3, Its, Like, The, The BMD-4, This, With
related to External links · 10
BMD-4 → Airborne Fighting Vehicle, Bakhcha-U, English, Media, Russian Paratroopers, The, Wikimedia CommonsSmotr, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, YouTubeBMD-4, YouTubeBMD-4M Armored
related to Fire control system and sensors · 9
BMD-4 → Advanced, Bakhcha-U, FCS, The, The BMD-4, The FCS, The IFV, This, With
related to Hull · 6
BMD-4 → BMD-1, BMD-2, BMD-3, It, The, The BMD-4

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bmd-4m vehicle russian mm vehicles turret gun airborne fighting armament btr-mdm bakhcha-u infantry armored kurganmashzavod russia delivered also fire range

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BMD-4.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed70 km/h (43 mph) (on paved roads) 45 km/h (28 mph) (on rough terrain) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (in water)1.00infobox
BMD-4ArmorTurret: Steel Hull: Aluminum alloy1.00infobox
BMD-4Crew31.00infobox
BMD-4Designed1990s1.00infobox
BMD-4EngineBMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4: 450 hp (331 kW) BMD-4M: 500 hp (368 kW)1.00infobox
BMD-4Height2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)1.00infobox
BMD-4In service2004–present1.00infobox
BMD-4Length6.36 m (20 ft 10 in) (gun forward) 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) (hull)1.00infobox
BMD-4Main armamentBakhcha-U/Sinitsa turret with 100 mm 2A70 cannon1.00infobox
BMD-4Main armament30 mm 2A72 autocannon1.00infobox
BMD-4Main armament9M113 Konkurs ATGM1.00infobox
BMD-4ManufacturerVolgograd tractor factory Kurganmashzavod (since April 2024)1.00infobox
BMD-4Mass13.6 t (15.0 short tons; 13.4 long tons)1.00infobox
BMD-4Operational range500 km (310 mi) (on paved roads)1.00infobox
BMD-4Passengers51.00infobox
BMD-4Place of originRussia1.00infobox
BMD-4Power/weightBMD-4: 33.1 hp/tonne (24.3 kW/tonne) BMD-4M: 37.0 hp/tonne (27.2 kW/tonne)1.00infobox
BMD-4Produced2004–present1.00infobox
BMD-4Secondary armament5.45 mm RPK-74 machine gun1.00infobox
BMD-4Secondary armament7.62 mm PKM machine gun1.00infobox
BMD-4SuspensionHydropneumatic suspension1.00infobox
BMD-4TypeAirborne Infantry fighting vehicle1.00infobox
BMD-4Used byRussia1.00infobox
BMD-4VariantsSee Variants1.00infobox
BMD-4WarsRusso-Ukrainian War1.00infobox
BMD-4Width3.11 m (10 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
BMD-4is asame as that of the BMD-3 because it was developed on the same basis0.90text

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