What makes BMP-2 is frightening? Not because the design adopted tanks and weaponry. As an APC, BMP-2 has a provision of automatic cannon 2A42 main gun caliber 30 mm. In addition to potent hit targets on the ground, 30 mm cannon is very effective for beating targets in the air, like the helicopters and low-speed aircraft. As an illustration, 30 mm cannon can spew BMP-2 200 - 300/550 rounds per minute. BMP-2 can carry 340 High Explosive ammunition caliber 30 mm.
More sophisticated, equipped stabililizer 30 mm cannon that can shoot targets accurately at a speed of 35 km per hour. Corner of the dome can be quickly spun 360 degrees, and the barrel elevation angle up to 74 degrees. All of this makes for a reliable BMP-2 helicopters struck targets. For the Marine Corps put this tank on the air pertahahan artillery regiment (Arhanud), although BMP-2 is actually more fitting is in units of cavalry, the article BMP-2 had no radar tracking of air targets.
Frightening impression BMP-2 increased with the provision of anti-tank missiles AT-5 Spandrel placed on the upper side of the dome. As an additional weapon, no coaxial machine gun 7.62 mm caliber ammunition in 2000 the number of bullets. Tank transport personnel can carry 7-8 personnel with the number 3 person crew.
Amphibious tanks rather than the past, BMP-2 has greatness able to swim without elaborate preparation. Indeed unique, there is no provision of water jet or a propeller to swim, the energy to wade through the water comes from the rotation direction of the chain. Glance similar to the pattern in the V-150 armored army, which produced the swimming ability of the direction of motion wheel.
With high mobility, no doubt very popular BMP-2 is used in many countries. This tank combat experience is worldwide, ranging from snow to desert terrain proved to be devoured this tank. BMP-2 began to be used by the Soviet Union in 1982. Some of the world conflicts involving tanks include the war in Afghanistan, Iraq-Iran war, the Gulf war in 1991, the civil war in Georgia and Russian military operations in Chechnya.
Since a decade of presence in the country, BMP-2 has been plunged into the field of conflict, for example securing racial conflict in Maluku and GPK GAM crackdown. Quite often against GAM, BMP-2 did help direct hit to the opposite camp. In the ASEAN region, which has the only Vietnamese tanks of this type, large enough that 600 units. Some of Russia's allies a chance to memprokusi this tank, such as India and Ukuraina. With all kesangarannya, is not wrong if BMP-2 Marines can be equated with the APC flagship U.S. Army, M2 Bradley.