BRDM-3

Wheeled Armored Vehicles

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Basic Information

Name

BRDM-3

Designation

BRDM-3

Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

Wheeled Armored Vehicles

Manufacturer

Arzamas Machine Building Plant

Date of Introduction

1999

Description

The BRDM-3 is a 8x8 reconnaissance vehicle derived from the BTR-80A wheeled armored fighting vehicle and leveraging its remotely controlled 30mm cannon and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. With a crew of six-man (driver, gunner, commander and three scouts), the BRDM-3 is intended to conduct reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines at ranges of up to 120 kilometers. It is powered by a Kamaz diesel engine developing 260-hp and allowing a top speed on-road of 80 kilometers per hour. The BRDM-3 is fully amphibious vehicle equipped with a single waterjet which enables a top swimming speed of 10 kilometers per hour. The BRDM-3 was developed and tested in the late 1990s or early 2000s as a potential replacement for the BRDM-2 introduced in the 1960s. It is very unlikely that the Russian Army deployed this vehicle due to the lack of funds and political turmoil during the 1990s. Besides, the Military Industrial Corporation (MIC) and Arzamas developed an upgraded variant of the BRDM-2 4x4 armored reconnaissance vehicle called the BRDM-2A.

Ground Specifications

Crew 6

Mobility Type Wheeled (8x8)

Main Weapon 30mm cannon (30mm)

Max Speed 80.0 km/h

Range 700.0 km

Overview (Deagel)

Group Wheeled Armored Vehicles

Status Cancelled

Origin Russia

Contractor Arzamas Machine Building Plant

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1999

Total Production ?

Specifications (Deagel)

Crew 6

Wheel Drive 8

Wheels 8

Dimensions — Height 2.8 meter

Dimensions — Length 7.7 meter

Dimensions — Main Gun Caliber 30 millimeter

Dimensions — Width 2.9 meter

Mass — Combat Weight 14.5 ton

Percentage — Gradient 60 %

Performance — Ditch Crossing Ability 2 meter

Performance — Max Range 700 kilometer

Performance — Step Climbing Ability 0.50 meter

Performance — Swimming Distance 12 kilometer

Power — Power 260 hp

Speed — Top Speed 80 kph

Speed — Top Swimming Speed 10 kph

Variants

Variant 1 BTR-80

Variant 2 BMM

Variant 3 BREM-K

Variant 4 PU-12M6

Variant 5 RKhM-4-1

Variant 6 Nona-SVK

Variant 7 BRDM-3

Variant 8 BTR-82A

Variant 9 Infauna

Variant 10 RKhM-6

Details

Country of Origin Russia

Sources

deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a000348

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

7.7 m

Width

2.9 m

Height

2.8 m

Weight

14500 kg

Operators (1)

Russia

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