Infantry fighting vehicle Object 769

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Infantry fighting vehicle Object 769 (? BMP-2 as Kubinka catalogue)

Designed in 1972. Prototype released. Not in service. Not used in battles.

Infantry fighting vehicle Object 769, Kubinka tank museum

Infantry fighting vehicle Object 769, Kubinka tank museum

Infantry Fighting Vehicle object 769, Kubinka Tank Museum

The performance characteristics

Weight – 13.8 tons
The number of crew (landing) – 3 (7) people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6735 x 3150 x 2450 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 30 mm., Ammunition – 500 shots
machine gun – 2 pieces, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 rounds
anti-tank guided missile – 2 pieces
Armor Protection – Bulletproof
Engine power – 320 horsepower
Maximum speed – 65 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 550 km.
The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 7 km / h

Design features

Base – BMP-1.

General layout – the power plant is located in front, the landing compartment – in the back.

Armament – a 30-mm cannon and a coaxial machine gun are located in a double man turret; one machine gun is mounted in a rotating turret on the body.

Protection – welded hull and turret, from steel sheets; the casing has side niches protruding above the caterpillar.

Chassis – six-cylinder engine, liquid-cooled diesel; mechanical transmission, consisting of a multi-disk main clutch of dry friction, a five-speed gearbox, two planetary two-stage turning mechanisms and two final drives; the chassis has seven road wheels; crawler mover with hydrodynamic lattice.