BMP-3 FIGHTING VEHICLE - SOVIET ARMY 1990

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. This vehicle didn’t enter series production but the chassis, with a new engine, was used for the next-generation infantry combat vehicle Obyekt 688. The BMP-3 was developed in the early 1980s and entered service with the Soviet army officially in 1987. It was shown for the first time in public during the 1990 May Parade and was given the NATO code ICV M1990/1. (Scale : 1/35e)