The first prototypes of the BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicle were created in 1962. Serial production began in 1963 and lasted until 1989. It ended with the release of about 7,000 cars. BRDM-2 was equipped with one GAZ-41 engine with a capacity of 140 hp. The main armament of the machine: 14.5-mm machine gun KPWT. and PKT machine gun caliber: 7.62 mm. The BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicle was developed as a successor to the BRDM-1. Its development was carried out by the KB of the GAZ automobile plant. BRDM-2 differs from its predecessor mainly in the use of a much more powerful engine and increased buoyancy. It also has significantly improved vehicle ergonomics by moving the engine compartment to the rear of the body and the crew compartment to the front of the vehicle. Armor that still does not protect the crew from artillery shrapnel or machine gun shells. 12.7 mm. RPK (guided anti-tank missiles) type 9M17 Falanga or 9M113 Competition were also installed on special variants of the RDM-2. The BRDM-2 machine was widely used by the army, and was also exported to the countries of the Warsaw Pact (including Poland!) and third world countries.
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