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BRDM-2

The BRDM-2 (Russian: Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина; Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, literally "Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle") is an amphibious armoured scout car designed and developed in the Soviet Union. It was also known under the designations BTR-40PB, BTR-40P-2, and GAZ 41-08. This vehicle, like many other Soviet…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
100 km/h (62 mph) (road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (water)
Armor
Welded steel 10 mm turret front 7 mm turret sides, rear and top 14 mm hull nose plate 5 mm hull, upper front 7 mm hull lower front, sides, rear and top 2 mm hull front floor 3 m…
Crew
4 (driver, commander, radio operator-observer, gunner)
Designer
Vsevolod Konstantinovich Rubtsov [ru]
Engine
GAZ-41 gasoline V-8 140 hp (104 kW) at 3,400 rpm
Fuel capacity
290 L (64 imp gal; 77 US gal)

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Poland

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BRDM-2

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BRDM-2

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related to Poland · 116
BRDM-2 → AAS-1 Taifos, Additional, Afghanistan, All, Also, AN/PPS-5C, As, ASRAD, ASRAD-R, AT-4 Spigot, AT-5 Spandrel, ATGM, ATGMs, AZI, BAA, Because, BRDM-2 R-1A, BRDM-2 R-5, BRDM-2A, BRDM-2B
related to Current operators · 79
BRDM-2 → About, African Republic, Algeria, Angola, April, Around, ATGM, Battle, BDRM-2, Belarus, Benin, BRDM-1, BRDM-2 R-1A, BRDM-2 R-5, BRDM-2 R5, BRDM-2 R5115 BRDM-2s, BRDM-2M-96, BRDM-2M-96i, BRDM-2M-96ik, BRDM-2M-97
related to Soviet Union · 74
BRDM-2 → ASP, AT, AT-2B Swatter, AT-3B Sagger, AT-3C Sagger, AT-4 Spigot, AT-5 Spandrel, ATGM, ATGMs, ATM-1, BRDM-2RKh, BRDM-2RKhA, BRDM-2RKhb, BRDM-2UM, BRDM-3, BTR-40P-2, BTR-40P-2RKh, BTR-40PB, BTR-40PB-RKh, BTR-60PB
related to Russia · 50
BRDM-2 → Additional, All, Another, Arzamas, B-ARMS, Bekas, BRDM-2M, BRDM-2MB, BRDM-2MB Bekas, BRDM-2MS, BRDM-2PPM, BTR-80, Changes, Cruising, Designated BRDM-2A, During, For, GAZ-562, GPS, Improved
related to Former operators · 38
BRDM-2 → Afghanistan, AfghanistanAl-Murabitun, Al-Murabitun, Albania, Armed Forces, Armored-mechanized Battalion, Both, BRDM-1, BRDM-2RCH, BRDM-2s, Bulgaria, Captured, Command, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic, Estonian PoliceMontenegro, Germany, Grenada, HungaryIndiaIslamic StateLatvia, Israel
related to Czech Republic · 28
BRDM-2 → BRDM-2/99, BRDM-2ch, BRDM-2NG, BRDM-2RKhb, CHP-79 Chemical Agent Detector, Command, Czech, Detector Alarm, DP-86 Radiation Meter, GPS, GSP-11, GSP-12 Automatic Chemical Agent, It, IT-65, KPO-1 Area Marking System, LOT-B, LOT-VR, MB, MK-3 Area Marking System, NBC
related to Ukraine · 28
BRDM-2 → As, Azov Battalion, BRDM-2D, BRDM-2DI, BRDM-2s, BRDM-2SMD, Dnipro-1 Battalion, First Battle, For, In, It, IVECO, January, June, Mariupol, Morozov, National Guard, NRMZ, On, Oryx
related to Belarus · 23
BRDM-2 → Adunok, AGS-17, Alesiya, Angola, Belarusian, Borisov, BRDM-2MB1, Cayman, D-245, D245, Entered, HMG, It, Its, Ivory Coast, Kalashnikov, Modified BRDM-2, NSVT Utyos, Repair Plant, The
related to Syria · 21
BRDM-2 → At, BRDM-2 RKh, BRDM-2s, During, Islamic State, Israel, Israeli, Israelis, Kippur War, Lebanon Civil War, Lebanon War, SAM, Strela-1, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrians, The Kurdish YPG, The Syrian Armed Forces, Therefore, They
related to Other operators · 20
BRDM-2 → Afghan Taliban, Afghanistan, African, American M60 Pattons, Arab, BRDM-2s, BRM-1K, First Gulf War, Grenada, Invasion, Iraq, Iraqi Army, It, Like, One, Soviet, The BRDM-2, These, Two BRDM-2s, When

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vehicle also turret system used mm engine fitted side reconnaissance two polish hull front new machine fire launcher gun additional

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BRDM-2.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph) (road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (water)1.00infobox
BRDM-2ArmorWelded steel 10 mm turret front 7 mm turret sides, rear and top 14 mm hull nose plate 5 mm hull, upper front 7 mm hull lower front, sides, rear and top 2 mm hull front floor 3 m…1.00infobox
BRDM-2Crew4 (driver, commander, radio operator-observer, gunner)1.00infobox
BRDM-2DesignerVsevolod Konstantinovich Rubtsov [ru]1.00infobox
BRDM-2EngineGAZ-41 gasoline V-8 140 hp (104 kW) at 3,400 rpm1.00infobox
BRDM-2Fuel capacity290 L (64 imp gal; 77 US gal)1.00infobox
BRDM-2Ground clearance430 mm (17 in)1.00infobox
BRDM-2Height2.31 m (7 ft 7 in)1.00infobox
BRDM-2In service1962–present1.00infobox
BRDM-2Length5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)1.00infobox
BRDM-2Main armament14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun (500 rounds)1.00infobox
BRDM-2ManufacturerGorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) in Nizhny Novgorod1.00infobox
BRDM-2Mass7 tonnes (7.7 short tons; 6.9 long tons)1.00infobox
BRDM-2No. built7,2001.00infobox
BRDM-2Operational range750 km (470 mi)1.00infobox
BRDM-2Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
BRDM-2Power/weight18.2 hp/tonne (13.5 kW/tonne)1.00infobox
BRDM-2Produced1962–1989 (in USSR)1.00infobox
BRDM-2Secondary armament7.62×54mmR PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2,000 rounds)1.00infobox
BRDM-2SuspensionWheeled 4x4 (+ 4 auxiliary wheels), leaf springs with hydraulic shock absorbers1.00infobox
BRDM-2TypeAmphibious armoured scout car1.00infobox
BRDM-2Used bySee § Operators1.00infobox
BRDM-2VariantsSee § Variants1.00infobox
BRDM-2WarsSee § Service history1.00infobox
BRDM-2Width2.37 m (7 ft 9 in)[page needed]1.00infobox

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