BPM-97
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The BPM-97 (Boyevaya Pogranichnaya Mashina - "Battle Vehicle of the Border Guard") or Выстрел (en. Gunshot) is the Russian military designation for the KAMAZ 43269 Vystrel 4×4 wheeled mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle. It is produced fitted with several different turrets like the one of the BTR-80A. The vehicle is based on the KAMAZ-43269 and was designed for the Russian Border Guards. The latest model has bulletproof side windows and no gun turret. It has been ordered by Kazakhstan and by the National Guard of Russia, the Federal Prison Service and EMERCOM.
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BPM-97 | |
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Type | Armored personnel carrier, MRAP |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1999–present |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War Syrian Civil War[1] |
Production history | |
Designer | Andrei Nikolaev |
Designed | 1997 |
Manufacturer | KAMAZ |
Produced | 1999–present |
No. built | 150±[2] |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 10.5 metric tonnes |
Length | 5.3 m[3] |
Width | 1.9 m[3] |
Height | 2.3 m (1.83 m without armament) |
Crew | 2 + 8 – 12 passengers [3] 2 + 6 passengers (BTR-40B) |
Armor | 12.7–25 mm |
Main armament | 14.5mm KPVT machine gun (optional) 12.7mm Kord machine gun (optional) |
Secondary armament | 30mm AGS-17 grenade launcher (optional) |
Engine | KAMAZ 740.10-20 V8 diesel[3] 240 hp [3] |
Suspension | 4×4 wheel, leaf spring |
Ground clearance | 400 mm[3] |
Fuel capacity | 270 L[3] |
Operational range | 1100 km on roads |
Maximum speed | 90 km/h[3] |
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