"The new variant of the Russian BMP-3 Inf. fighting vehicle" Topic

"At RAE 2015 (Russia Arms Expo 2015), the Russian Defense Company Machinery & Industrial Groups N.V. Concern "Tractor plants" unveils a new variant of the famous BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle equipped with a new turret armed with a 57mm automatic cannon AU-220M.

This new version is based on the chassis of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle fitted with a new turret armed with a 57mm automatic cannon using gun mount module AU-220M. A 7,62mm coaxial machine gun is mounted to right side of the main armament. A bank of four smoke grenade dischargers is mounted on each side of the turret.

The vehicle is also equipped with latest generation of computerized firing control system to increase the accuracy of the 57mm cannon. It has the capacity to be used against ground and aerial targets as helicopter and drones.

The 57mm gun with the AP round has a penetration capability of 130mm of Steel at a range of 1.000m…"

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Armand

Wow, weren't we just discussing how big-caliber autocannons were a better IFV solution than either under-armed APCs (Stryker) or the slightly overgunned "standard" BMP-3? Nice unmanned turret too.

If GHQ makes some of these I'd buy at least a company's worth (@ 1:1) in a heartbeat.

Penetration of 130mm RHA sounds poor…but I can't find the data for the Bofors 40mm L/70 for comparison so maybe I'm wrong. Probably more than enough to kill anything short of an MBT. I think both Germany's new Puma, as well as the M2A3 Bradley are proof only against 30mm AP. It *DOES* lose the ability to shoot ATGMs out of the 100mm gun, but your IFVs probably shouldn't be shooting at tanks anyway…

ATGW is also range [against any target type] not just penetration capability.

given the Russian penchant for atgms on everything – dedicated anti-tank vehicles, IFVs, tanks – it looks like this is intended for the export market

Hope they have moved the fuel tanks from the rear doors.