Infantry fighting vehicle Object 680

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BMP Infantry fighting vehicle Object 680 (USSR), the only sample

Designed in 1972. Prototype released. Not in service. Not used in battles.

Kubinka tank museum Infantry fighting vehicle Object 680

Infantry fighting vehicle Object 680, USSR, Kubinka tank museum

The performance characteristics

weight – 13 tons
The number of crew (landing) – 3 (7) people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6735 x 2940 x 2450 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 30 mm., Ammunition – 500 shots
machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 rounds
Armor Protection – Bulletproof
Engine power – 300 horsepower
Maximum speed – 65 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 550 km.
The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 7 km / h

Design features

Base – BMP-1.

General layout: the power plant is located in front, the landing compartment – in the back.

Armament – a 30-mm gun and a 7.62-mm machine gun are located on the roof of a 2 man turret.
Protection – welded hull and turret, from armor plates; The case has side niches.
Chassis – six-cylinder engine, liquid-cooled diesel; mechanical transmission, consisting of a multi-disk main clutch of dry friction, a five-speed gearbox, two planetary two-stage turning mechanisms and two final drives; crawler mover with hydrodynamic lattice.