Press Service of the Western Military District reports that, that deployed in the suburbs Taman Motorized Rifle Division completed a re on upgraded infantry fighting vehicles. We are talking about BMP-2M. So, completed acceptance Party BMP-2M in the amount of several tens under the state defense order execution.
Upgraded armored vehicles have an updated set of arms, comprising gun caliber 7,62 mm, automatic 30mm cannon, AGS-17 with the changed location, as well as anti-tank missile launchers "Cornet". Complex weapons has the name "Berezhok". The rocket through the arms control system operator "Berezhko" carries out directly from the crew compartment.
BMP-2M feature the latest equipment for "panoramic" targeting and monitoring, that have a functional night vision. For communication using a new radio R-2-168-25U. It implements a classified version of the communication, You can prevent interception and decoding of radio data. Besides, radio is protected by electronic jamming.
Upon receipt of the modernized BMP armored anti-tank guided missiles it has become a very efficient tool for combating the tanks and other armored vehicles of the enemy. BMP-2M using “cornet” It is capable of hitting the target at a distance of 5 km.
Recall, that earlier (also in 2005 year) Russia has signed a contract with Algeria for the modernization of BMP-2. It Algerian operation of these machines gave food for thought to the Ministry of Defense: and why the modernized armored vehicle not begin to rearm its own motorized formation? And rearming.
