BMP-1 amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle - Mother Armenia Memorial Complex (Yerevan, Armenia)
N 40° 11.708 E 044° 31.511
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The depicted Soviet BMP-1 amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicleyou can find at Mother Armenia Memorial Complex in Armenian capital Yerevan...
Waymark Code: WMJ3PN
Location: Armenia
Date Posted: 09/18/2013
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The depicted Soviet BMP-1 amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicleyou can find at Mother Armenia Memorial Complex in Armenian capital Yerevan.
The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty), meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). It was called the M-1967, BMP and BMP-76PB by NATO before its correct designation was known.
It was a revolutionary design combining the properties of an armored personnel carrier (APC) and a light tank. The Soviet military leadership saw any future wars as being conducted with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. A vehicle like the BMP would allow infantry to operate from the relative safety of its armored, radiation-shielded interior in contaminated areas and to fight alongside it in uncontaminated areas. It would increase infantry squad mobility, provide fire support to them, and also be able to fight alongside main battle tanks. [wiki]
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