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Revision as of 08:29, 3 July 2009
BRDM-2: Recconnaisance and Command Vehicle
Statistics
HMG: 14.5mm KPVT
Ammunition Stowage: 500 ready/0 stowed
Default Ammunition: 500/0 14.5mm AP
Coaxial MG: 7.62mm PKT
Ammunition Stowage: 2000 ready/0 stowed
Default Ammunition: 2000/0 7.62mm
Armour Protection:
Frontal Turret Armour: Thin. Protected vs HMG
Frontal Hull Armour: Thin. Protected vs HMG
Combat Mass: 7tonnes
Engine Power: 140hp
Height: 2.3m to turret roof.
General
the BRDM-2 is a lightly armoured Russian scout truck, first produced in 1962, and has since seen service in a large array of armies, and is still used by several countries today. the BRDM-2 turret is operated with hand cranks, and the gunner has a single-magnification pp-61AM sight, with 2.6x magnification. the TC is seated in the hull front, besides the driver, and has a forward facing window, several vision blocks, and a TKN-3 periscope, with 5x magnification. there was reports in the 1980 afghan war between Russia and Afghanistan, that the Mujahideen were capable of penetrating the armour behind the wheel wells of the BRDM-2 with AK-47 bullets.