BMD-1 Soviet airborne amphibious infantry combat vehicle (part 1)
"..The BMD airborne amphibious infantry combat vehicle (AAICV) superficially resembles the BMP, although it is considerably smaller. The BMD-1 can be air dropped by parachute, and features a suspension that "squats" to fit into aircraft. It is a full-tracked amphibious vehicle with a BMP-type turret. Like the BMP, its main armament is a 73-mm smoothbore gun with a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun mounted on the right side of the main gun and a SAGGER ATGM launcher mounted over the gun. The BMD, however, also has two additional 7.62-mm machine guns, one mounted in each of the front bow corners. The bow is much shorter than that of the BMP, and the upper part of the hull is shaped differently. It also differs from the BMP in having only five evenly spaced road wheels with four support rollers, and in having no rear exit doors. The driver's hatch and vision blocks are centered below the main gun. On either side of the driver, there is an additional hatch. The troop compartment has overhead armor cover and only one firing port on each side and one in the rear from which the mounted infantrymen can fire their personal weapons. The BMD has a hydro-pneumatic suspension with a variable height capability. The vehicle is powered by a rear-mounted, 240 hp, six-cylinder, water-cooled, diesel engines and is propelled in water by two waterjets in the rear.
The air-droppable BMD is considerably smaller and lighter than the BMP but has roughly the same capabilities. It is used in airborne divisions as an infantry combat vehicle. Its turret armor (maximum 25 mm) is thicker than that of the' BMP, but its hull is thinner (maximum 15 mm). An internal NBC filtration system provides protection for the three-man crew and four combat troops. Two squad members, including the squad leader, ride in the two hatch positions on each side of the driver, while the remaining three occupy the compartment between the turret and engine. The BMD is believed to have a maximum speed of 60 to 80 km/h on land and 10 km/h in water, with a land cruising range of 320 km.
Since the BMD has the same turret as the BMP, the turret armaments probably have the same limitations, except that the BMD does not have a dead space in its traverse. The passenger space is somewhat cramped, and the airborne soldiers must dismount over the sides of the vehicles, since there is no rear door.
The BMD was first seen in the Dvina exercise in the USSR in 1970 and was not seen again until the November 1973 Moscow Red Square parade. Since then, the BMD has replaced the airborne assault gun ASU-57 in the Soviet airborne forces, substantially increasing the firepower and maneuverability of the airborne division.
Although originally thought to be a light tank, the BMD may more properly be considered the airborne equivalent of the BMP infantry combat vehicle. However, except for the turret and main armament, it is an entirely new design and not a modified BMP. Excluding the obsolescent ASU-57, the BMD, at approximately 7.5 metric tons, was the lightest tracked combat vehicle in the Soviet Army..."
Liked the part when it peeked from behind a hill, fired the gun and hid back :)
Great video, film I haven't seem before. USA never even tried to prototype anything like the BMD. Thanks, good work.
I really liked learning about the very specific vehicle types fielded by the former USSR during my time in the Army. The only thing we have remotely tried was the M551 Sheridan which is a real tank, but air delivered. Nowhere near the mobility of this thing, however. The 2A28 Grom cannon it has is remarkably effective even today in conflicts like the Syrian Civil War. Thanks yolkhere!
Горжусь что служил в ВДВ! От Каунаса до Тульской дивизии !
Best in action video of the BMD-1! I need to buy a 1/35 scale kit now.....! 😃
That was a great compilation, well done!
Wow! Terrific b/w and color footage!
"Who put a fucking armoured vehicle in the plane!?! THAT would explain why our climb was so slow. Throw it out the back door!"
Good job...👍
The Russian Air Borne troops or VDV are being currently re-fitted with BMD-4 which has coaxial 100mm gun with 30mm gun complex & 7.6mm machine gun.
Nice machine
Super bojové vozidlo .
What is the name of the first song before ?
Super Panzer 👍👍👍👍
The US 82nd Airborne needs a vehicle like the BMD series. After having to deal with the horrid Sheridan up until the mid 90s they've had nothing to compare to the Russians BMDs. But at the same time the US army doesn't really find large scale airborne operation as a viable military tactic in Future wars. Mostly because of advancements in SAMs, Aircraft and other military fields rendering an actual Airborne operation on a large scale not practical.
There is a reason that Russia has these and there is tactics to deploy these FULLY mechanized formations. Most of what you are saying is wrong. After 15 years in the military I can just say that a large formation of mechanized airborntroops can give you an upperhand. The soviets did this during the 60:s and 70:s were they deployed formations at airports and could fully control these and thanks to the mechanized elements the enemy couldnt do a thing. Secondly you would mutch faster regroup and take other objectives and even have the capability to fight more armored foes then if you hadent have this capability. The russian VDV has BMD in several versions inkluding 2S9Nona 120mm mortar, 2S25 Sprut-SD tankdestroyer (same weapon as T72/80/early T90:s have) 2S36 Zauralets-D, 2S37 plus the newest 9K35 Strela-10, D30 122mm Howitzer
Andreas I don’t think you read my comment fully. But I did say the 82nd needs these. I was also saying that when my comment was written the 82nd didn’t have their LAV-25s back yet. I was saying that the US needs these kinds of vehicles because the US airborne forces lack mechanized capabilities and was saying that the reasoning behind the lack of such vehicles was the Army’s then current doctrine about QRFs and lack of apparent vision of needing large scale mechanized airborne forces.
So What's The First Music On This Video Yolkhere? Sounds Good, I Mean The 1:20 one
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Is Descant Combat Vehicle, not infantry!
4:14 - what's that music? Скажите название.
Осип Швейкович His Boy Elroy - Ghosts (original mix)
yolkhere thanks!
yolkhere What's the first song? Thank you!
yolkhere pls, what is first song? xD
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the mechanized airborne, learn from operation market garden
The USSR had a lot of great engineers, unfortunately these equipments are showing their old age against western rivals.
only one country can DO that :-)
Бешеная диванка на четверых)
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