ChrisWerb Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 DogDodger over on tank-net.com posted this excellent article on the BMD-2. Enjoy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpow66m Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 good stuff,thnx 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikingo Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 very nice, thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Thanks for posting ChrisWerb Considering the BMD and BMP share the same fire control system maybe SB will get a playable version of the BMD-2 in the future I have always been interested in airborne assault operations. The soviets poured a lot of resources in to the airborne forces they could deploy thousands of troops very quickly And with AFV's like the BMD had great mobility. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirzayev Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 It certainly would be interesting to be inside a BMD while it is part of an airborne drop. How many people can say they parachuted inside of a vehicle? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisWerb Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 59 minutes ago, Mirzayev said: It certainly would be interesting to be inside a BMD while it is part of an airborne drop. How many people can say they parachuted inside of a vehicle? Or were dropped from an IL-76 into a lake at low altitude in a vehicle! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpow66m Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 can they do that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 3 minutes ago, mpow66m said: can they do that? Looked in to this before. Only the driver and gunner jump with the Vehicle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) 44 minutes ago, mpow66m said: can they do that? Yes (just the crew inside) with the vehicle deployed either by parachute or their version of LAPES. Also its one of those "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" (or have to) situations. Edited October 17, 2016 by Gibsonm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 At first when I heard of it I thought screw that no way would I descend inside a IFV by chute. But when you thing about it Paratroopers are extremely vulnerable to ground fire while descending you mite be better off inside the BMD It mite give you cover from small arms fire. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpow66m Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 no i mean into a river. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 5 minutes ago, mpow66m said: no i mean into a river. The BMD is amphibious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpow66m Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 yes i understand that but can they eject it from a plane into a river via a chute or LAPES.? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 4 minutes ago, mpow66m said: yes i understand that but can they eject it from a plane into a river via a chute or LAPES.? I think that would be pretty much up to chance. The parachutes aren't steerable (they are the basic cargo ones) and trying to line a LAPES run up with a river's course is going to take some pretty good flying. They may well have a DZ that borders a lake (I guess better than a forest or a swamp) and a vehicle(s) might ramdomly land there but I don't think they'd plan for it to land in a body of water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpow66m Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 OK,thnx.was just wondering if they were that crazy.lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssidiver Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Also parachutes get 'heavier' when in water and the platforms are heavy, even without vehicles rigged to them. I have seen a training vid of US soldiers drop in a jeep. But vehicles hit hard, and you don't really know where they will land, so I would not drop in a vehicle. Normally equipment and troops are dropped separately, at least everything I've seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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