BRDM-3 – reconnaissance and patrol vehicle developed by the design bureau of JSC "GAZ". It is designed to support the actions of the intelligence units in the depth of the enemy defense at a distance of up to 120 km.
AS A bazы with the establishment of BRDM-3 yspolzovan BTR-80A. Purpose and location of machinery and equipment machine has three offices: management, combat and power pack. Combat vehicle calculation – 6 human: razvedot-division commander, driver mechanic, gunner and three scouts. Jobs combat crew fitted with safety belts, total system, individual and emergency lighting with automatic switching to avtomaskirovki by opening the landing hatches machines.
Like the BTR-80A, reconnaissance and patrol vehicle armed with a gun-turret machine gun mount with outdoor seating 30-mm automatic gun 2A72 and paired with her 7.62-mm machine gun PKT. Ammunition for the gun, and for machine guns fused in the tape cartridge, and placed each in his shop. The tower unit is equipped with a day sight-9 1PZ, as well as night sight TPN-3-42 with a projector OU-5M. Sighting range of gun armor-piercing tracer shells day is 2000 m, at night - 800 m, machine gun, respectively, 1500 and 800 m. Tower installation is also equipped with smoke grenade launching system.
For reconnaissance vehicle is equipped with ground reconnaissance radiological station, laser survey instrument, chemical detection equipment, night binoculars, minoiskatelem, navigation equipment TNA-4-6. Transfer intelligence carried out using HF radios, four VHF radios (two remote), two telephones, special equipment sets for classifying talks.
On BRDM-3 installed diesel engine with a turbo-supercharged KamAz maximum power 7403 260 HP. In one unit with the motor units combined mechanical transmission, that allows you to quickly carry out the replacement of the power plant in the field. Chassis BRDM-3 is the same, like BTR-80. It is formed by the wheel formula 8×8, are controlled both front pairs of wheels. Individual torsion bar suspension. On wheels mounted tire wear CT-80 or CT-126, that allow them to continue moving at lumbago. There is a system of air pressure control tire.
BRDM-3 has cross, comparable to the cross-track machine. It overcomes the steep rise up to 30 °, the vertical height of the wall to 0,5 m and a width of the ditch 2 m, can move with the lateral tilt angle 25 °. Water machine overcomes obstacles to swim at a speed of 9-10 km / h. Movement afloat is provided a jet propulsion unit. When driving on the highway the car has a top speed 80 km / h.
In addition to communication tools, navigation and reconnaissance machine is equipped with system of protection against weapons of mass destruction, fire-fighting appliances, bilge devices.
Performance characteristics BRDM-3
Crew, pers.: 6
Weight BRDM-3
– 14,5 tonnes
Dimensions BRDM-3
– body Length, mm: 7700
– housing width, mm: 2900
– Height, mm: 2760
Bumper BRDM-3
– Type broni: bulletproof
Arming BRDM-3
– Caliber guns and stamp: 30-mm 2A72
– gun type: nareznaya malokalibernaya avtomaticheskaya gun
– barrel length, calibres: 100,2
– gun ammunition: 300
– firing range, km: to 2
– sights: 1PZ-9, TPN-3-42
– Shotgun: 1 x 7.62mm PKT
Engine BRDM-3
– engine's type: KamAZ 7403
– Engine power, l. from.: 260
Speed-3 BRDM
– Road speed, kmh: 80
– Speed over rough terrain, kmh: 40
– Cruising on the highway, km: 600
– power density, l. p. / m: 19,1
– Kolёsnaya formula: 8 × 8 / 4
– suspension type: individual torsion
– Gradeability, city.: 30
– to overcome the wall, m: 0,5
– trench, m: 2,0
– fording, m: It floats at up to 9 kmh
Photo BRDM-3
