BRDM 2U Russian 4x4 Command and Control Vehicle
BRDM-2UM, GAZ 41-08, BTR-40P-2, BTR-40PB
Automated Command and Control (C2) System
Other
Basic Information
Name
BRDM 2U Russian 4x4 Command and Control Vehicle
Designation
BRDM-2UM, GAZ 41-08, BTR-40P-2, BTR-40PB
Alternate Designation
BRDM-2UM, GAZ 41-08, BTR-40P-2, BTR-40PB
Equipment Type
Automated Command and Control (C2) System
Manufacturer
—
Date of Introduction
1962
Description
The BRDM-2U command vehicle has no turret but carries a generator and extra radios. The increased number of antennas marks this version as a command and control vehicle. It is found in battalion and regimental headquarters of maneuver units and also is used extensively by artillery units. The BRDM-2U (BRDM-2UM) carries a 1 kW generator and extra radios (two R-123 and an R-107, or according to other sources one R-105M, one R-108M and one R-130M). On either side of the upper hull there is a big antenna base.
Ground Specifications
Crew
4
Mobility Type
Wheeled (4x4)
Engine
Gasoline (140 hp)
Max Speed
95.0 km/h
Range
750.0 km
System
Alternative Designation
BRDM-2UM, GAZ 41-08, BTR-40P-2, BTR-40PB
Type
Command and Control Vehicle
Crew
4 ea
Troop Compartment Capacity
INA
Dimensions
Length
5.7 m
Width
2.75 m
Height
2.3 m
Weight, Combat
7 mT
Automotive
Engine Name
GAZ-41 V8
Engine Type
Gasoline
Engine Power
140 hp
Cruising Range
750 km
Speed, Maximum Road
95 km/h
Speed, Average Cross
INA
Speed Maximum Swim
10 km/h
Fording Depth
Amphibious
Drive
4x4 with 4 auxiliary wheels
Communications
Radios
Configuration 1
Two R-123 and one R-107
Configuration 2
One R-105M, one R-108M and one R-130M
Protection
Frontal Armor
10 mm
Applique Armor
NA
Active Protection System
NA
NBC Protection
Collective
Smoke Equipment
NA
Details
Country of Origin
Russia
Category
Land
Land
Filter Label
B
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
5.7 m
Width
2.75 m
Height
2.3 m
Weight
7000 kg
Operators (58)
Russia
United States
Germany
Israel
Ukraine
Poland
India
North Korea
Pakistan
Czech Republic
Serbia
Belarus
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
Georgia
Guinea
Hungary
Indonesia
Iraq
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Libya
Lithuania
Madagascar
Maldives
Mali
Mongolia
Myanmar
Namibia
North Macedonia
Palestine
Peru
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Turkmenistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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