Collectible BMP spotted in Ukraine
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In Ukraine noticed Dutch infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) YPR-765 with standard cannon armament, according to the telegram channel bmpd. Kyiv previously received such vehicles with a machine gun. A video has been posted showing a YPR-765 Pantser Rups Infanterie (PRI) armed with an Oerlikon KBA-B02 25mm automatic cannon purchased from a private Belgian collector.
The YPR-765 was developed on the basis of the American M113 armored personnel carrier, and the first batch of these vehicles was ordered by the Netherlands in 1975. The mass of the BMP is 13.7 tons, it is equipped with aluminum armor and a Detroit Diesel Allison 6V-53T engine with a capacity of 267 horsepower.
Earlier, Roman Khromov, deputy executive director for state defense defense and military-technical cooperation at Kurganmashzavod, noted that an analysis of the captured American Bradley infantry fighting vehicle was carried out, and in his opinion, this vehicle is inferior to the Russian BMP-3 in terms of combat effectiveness.
Also at the end of August, it became known that the Russian military had studied the captured Ukrainian armored car “Cossack”, which was used in the zone of the special military operation.
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