30 Juni 2019
BT-3F amphibious armored personnel carrier (photo : BMPD)
KUBINKA / Moscow Region /Tass / - The BT-3F armored personnel carrier will receive reinforced armament in the version for the Russian army - a 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun will be replaced with a 30mm cannon. This was reported by TASS in the framework of the forum "Army-2019" chief designer of JSC "SKBM" (included in the holding "High-precision complexes" of the Rostec state corporation) Sergei Abdulov.
“The Defense Ministry’s interest in the BT-3F exists. Moreover, they are interested in increasing the power of weapons. Preparatory work is planned to install a 30-mm module,” said Abdulov.
The BT-3F floating armored personnel carrier is based on the BMP-3 and is designed for the transportation of infantrymen (up to 14 people), as well as for fire support. The mass of the car is more than 18 tons, the reservation provides all-round protection against a heavy machine gun.
Current cannon of BT-3F (photo : BMPD)
In the basic version, the BT-3F is armed with a remote-controlled machine gun of 7.62 mm caliber. Another variant of the BT-3F armament is a combat module with a 12.7 mm Kord machine gun.
The Army 2019 Forum takes place from June 25 to June 30 at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center in the Moscow Region, and exhibition events will be held in other regions of Russia. More than 1.3 thousand enterprises and organizations that represent over 27 thousand products and technologies take part in the forum.
(TASS)
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Breaking News: New BT-3F Armored Personnel Carrier will Receive a 30-mm Cannon - News Paper
KUBINKA / Moscow Region /Tass / - The BT-3F armored personnel carrier will receive reinforced armament in the version for the Russian army - a 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun will be replaced with a 30mm cannon. This was reported by TASS in the framework of the forum "Army-2019" chief designer of JSC "SKBM" (included in the holding "High-precision complexes" of the Rostec state corporation) Sergei Abdulov.
“The Defense Ministry’s interest in the BT-3F exists. Moreover, they are interested in increasing the power of weapons. Preparatory work is planned to install a 30-mm module,” said Abdulov.
The BT-3F floating armored personnel carrier is based on the BMP-3 and is designed for the transportation of infantrymen (up to 14 people), as well as for fire support. The mass of the car is more than 18 tons, the reservation provides all-round protection against a heavy machine gun.
In the basic version, the BT-3F is armed with a remote-controlled machine gun of 7.62 mm caliber. Another variant of the BT-3F armament is a combat module with a 12.7 mm Kord machine gun.
The Army 2019 Forum takes place from June 25 to June 30 at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center in the Moscow Region, and exhibition events will be held in other regions of Russia. More than 1.3 thousand enterprises and organizations that represent over 27 thousand products and technologies take part in the forum.
(TASS)
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Breaking News: New BT-3F Armored Personnel Carrier will Receive a 30-mm Cannon - News Paper
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