Try to identify this armoured vehicle (for the best of identification)

[ArmyReco]

Hello Guys,

If you can identify this armoured vehicle, you are a king of recco people.

http://www.********************/forum/viewtopic.php?t=381

Greetings.

[XTC]

A russian BMP ?

[Greek soldier]

Nice camo!!! Seems like a BMP-1 armoured vehicle from the side.

[Lt.Havoc]

Ok, give me a thermal sight and I could tell you what it is. Its really good optical camo, you cant tell what it is really. I could only guess. Is it a BMP-1/2? It could also be a BMP-3.

[lekomin]

BMP-2 .. I think I can see a 30mm barrel at the lower picture :)

[Lt.Havoc]

You could be right with that. After I looked closer, it really seems to be the muzzel brake of the BMP-2.

[ArmyReco]

Hello,

You must check all details from the back and left side of the vehicle.

Greetings.

Alain

[gunman]

For me it's a BMP-2
Gunman

[Lt.Havoc]

Could it be a Russian SO-122 (2S1) 122mm Self-propelled Howitzer?

[lemmenZrecon]

I am for 100% sure it is a BMP-1.
Look at the antenna base at the rear left.

BMP-1 : antenna lelft rear.
BMP-2 : antenna on the turret.

[koolkat]

Romanian model 89 spg?

[Tracker 23A]

I am for 100% sure it is a BMP-1.
Look at the antenna base at the rear left.

BMP-1 : antenna lelft rear.
BMP-2 : antenna on the turret.

I don't see any antenna, not that you are wrong.

[ArmyReco]

Hello,

BMP-1:
If you see the base of the gun it's bigger , and i never see BMP-2 with wood log to the back side and to this position.

Greetings.

Alain

[Greek soldier]

Thus, I and lemmenZrecon are correct :) :) :)

[ShakesFIST]

You can also see the firing ports on the side...

[gunman]

Hello,

BMP-1:
If you see the base of the gun it's bigger , and i never see BMP-2 with wood log to the back side and to this position.

Greetings.

Alain

I agree with you about antenna to the left rear for the BMP-1 & wood log.
Look the picture in attachment, what is it?

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1080/image10oj.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image10oj.jpg)

Gunman

[gunman]

May be this one (BVP LOS from Czech Republic), Look antenna & wood log

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2928/bvploscze643kv.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bvploscze643kv.jpg)

Gunman

[lemmenZrecon]

+ bmp1 : ir spot between hatch driver and commander
bmp2 : ir spot on the right front on the turret

[gunman]

+ bmp1 : ir spot between hatch driver and commander
bmp2 : ir spot on the right front on the turret

Look this one


http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/3585/bvploscze5ch.th.jpg (http://img359.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bvploscze5ch.jpg)
Gunman

[calimero2]

Hello,
and i never see BMP-2 with wood log to the back side and to this position.


http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/5519/bmp2rus424pn.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bmp2rus424pn.jpg)

[ArmyReco]

Hello,

You confirm with this picture, to the BMP-1 the wood log is back of the hull, if you see this picture of BMP-2, the wood log is on the top of the rear of the hull.

Greetings.

Alain

[calimero2]

You confirm with this picture, to the BMP-1 the wood log is back of the hull, if you see this picture of BMP-2, the wood log is on the top of the rear of the hull.

Alain, the BMP-1 has its unditching beam also on top of the rear hull.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2308/bmp1prus258ol.th.jpg (http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bmp1prus258ol.jpg)

[ArmyReco]

Hello,

Nice to see the position.

Thanks.

Alain



Alain, the BMP-1 has its unditching beam also on top of the rear hull.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2308/bmp1prus258ol.th.jpg (http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bmp1prus258ol.jpg)