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BMT-72 Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Parameter Unit of measure Value
General
Combat weight (with troops) t 50
Crew persons 3
Troops persons 5
Power-to-weight ratio kW/t (hp/t) 17.6 (24)
Average ground pressure MPa (kgf/cm2) 0.08 (0.82)
The vehicle can operate in the following ambient air temperature range: °Centigrade -40 to +50
Main dimensions
Length (with gun):
gun forward mm 10760
gun rear mm 9640
Width (with skirts) mm 3770
Height (turret roof) mm 2285
Ground clearance mm at least 480
Operating data
Average speed on dry natural soil road km/h 40
Maximum speed:
on dry natural soil road km/h up to 55
on hard surface road km/h up to 60
Fuel consumption per 100 km
on dry natural soil road lt 325 - 370
on hard surface road lt 300
Fuel distance
on dry natural soil road km 300
on hard surface road km 750
Obstacles
Gradient degrees 35
Side slope degrees 25
Trench m up to 2.8
Vertical obstacle m up to 1.0
Fording (without preparation) m up to 1.8
Fording (after installation of deep water fording kit) m up to 5.0
Armament
Main gun
Designation 2A46M
Calibre mm 125
Natures of ammunition armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS), high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), high-explosive fragmentation (HE-FRAG), guided missile (GM)
Coaxial machine gun
Number pcs 1
Model PKT or KT-7.62
Calibre mm 7.62
Anti-aircraft machine gun system (AAMGS)
Type self-contained, remote-controlled, can be laid and fired from within the safety of the turret under complete armour protection
Operating mode automatic and semi-automatic
Anti-aircraft machine gun system elevation/depression (limited by means of the electronic limiter):
elevation degrees 68+2
depression degrees minus 3+1
Anti-aircraft machine gun system traverse:
limited by rests on the turret degrees +/-75
together with the turret degrees 360
Anti-aircraft machine gun
Model NSVT–12.7 or KT–12.7
Calibre mm 12.7
Additional weapons
There are stowages places for AKS-74 sub-machine gun and 26 mm flare pistol in the fighting compartment
Ammunition
Main gun rounds: rds 30
in automatic loader rds 22
in stowage places rds 8
Cartridges
for coaxial machine gun rds 2000 (250x8)
for anti-aircraft machine gun rds 450 (150x3)
for AKS sub-machine gun rds 300
for flare pistol rds 12
Weapons of the troops
AKS-74 sub-machine guns pcs 5
Hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers pcs 2
F-1 hand grenades pcs 10



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