Expert compared the capabilities of the Russian and American BMP.

meeting of the Russian BMP-3 and American "Bradley" on the battlefield is very likely - Russian war machine is armed with a dozen countries, including the middle East. The possible outcome of the collision of these two systems on the battlefield, predicted the Russian military expert, Colonel Volodymyr Grytsenko, reports TC Star.

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According to him, "Bradley" inferior BMP-3 in mobility. The fact that the American machine, whose armor is reinforced by additional dynamic protection, weighs about 30 tons, and the engine power 550 HP (since 1986 the engine power was increased to 600 HP). Because overweight "Bradley" can't swim, which is critical for mechanized units and reduces their mobility. Russian machine weighs 19 tons and is equipped with engine capacity of 660 HP, it is smaller, able to overcome water obstacles.

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According to the expert, both machines are about the same protection, so, BMP-3 in the frontal projection is not struck in the forehead when firing armor-piercing rounds of 30-mm cannons from a distance of 300 meters. When using dynamic protection of the Russian armored vehicle can withstand shots from RPG-7. < / br>

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However, the expert did not mention that when hanging DZ "Cactus" BMP-3 deprived of the opportunity to swim. the
Also note that the level of protection Bradley still higher: in the frontal projection after modernization in 1988, the thickness of the armor reached equivalent (mm steel) in 110-130 mm In the end, American BMP is not affected armour-piercing fin-stabilized projectiles 30-mm cannons A and A when shooting from a distance of 100 meters

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Speaking of weapons, the expert noted the superiority of Russian machines, which is equipped with a 100-mm rifled gun - launcher and twin 30-mm rifled gun, while American machine has against this background, a modest 25-mm automatic gun and external launcher missiles TOW II".

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This factor was decisive in the subsequent evaluation of two BMP Volodymyr Grytsenko, which gave preference to the Russian machine with more serious armament of the latter.

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