BMP3 - GREEK CYPRIOT NATIONAL GUARD

Description

The BMP-3 is a Soviet amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2, which entered service with the Soviet army in 1987 and was first observed by the West in 1990. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, literally "Infantry Combat Vehicle"). The design of the BMP-3 can be traced back to the Obyekt 685 light tank prototype with 100 mm gun 2A48-1 from 1975. The Cypriot National Guard also known as the "Greek Cypriot National Guard" or simply as "National Guard", is the combined arms military force of the Republic of Cyprus. This force consists of Air, Land, Sea and Special Forces elements, and is highly integrated with its first and second line reserves, as well as supporting civilian agencies and paramilitary forces. Greece currently maintains a garrison in the Republic of Cyprus under the designation ELDYK or Hellenic Forces in Cyprus , but this is not officially part of the Cyprus military and primarily serves as a NATO regimental-level influence for training and support of the National Guard. (Scale : 1/35e)