BWP-2000
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| BWP-2000 | |
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 BWP-2000 |
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| Type | Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Poland |
| Wars | none |
| Production history | |
| Designed | early 1990s |
| Produced | early 1990s |
| Number built | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 30 tonnes |
| Crew | 3 (+8 passengers) |
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| Primary armament |
60 mm autocannon |
| Secondary armament |
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, 12.7 mm anti-aircraft heavy machine gun |
| Engine | V-46-6 12-cylinder diesel 780 hp (582 kW) |
| Power/weight | 26 hp/tonne (19.4 kW/t) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Operational range |
500 km |
| Speed | 70 km/h |
BWP-2000 (BWP stands for Bojowy Wóz Piechoty - Infantry Fighting Vehicle) is a prototype of Polish IFV developed in the early 1990s but it was canceled in 1995.
It is armed with 60 mm autocannon and two machine guns: 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and 12.7 mm anti-aircraft heavy machine gun. The 60 mm autocannon can be replaced by a variety of guns from 25 mm autocannons to 105 mm guns. The engine comes from the T-72.
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