Friday, November 21, 2008

2A72

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
KBP

Applications
BMD-3
BMP-3
BMP-3F
BMP-3M
BRM-3K

Description: The 2A72 is a 30mm automatic cannon developed by KBP to provide fire support in the battlefield. The 2A72 cannon is intended for infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), self-propelled gun systems, reconnaissance vehicles and armored personnel carriers (APCs).

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 30 mm

Weights: Weight 84 kg (185 lb)

Performance: Muzzle Velocity 960 mps (Mach 2.89)

Other: Max Rate of Fire 400 rounds per minute

2A72 - Contracts, Orders & Sales
30mm cannon 2A72; items: 2; transferred from Russia to Kazakhstan in 2004
Items: 2

Operators

see operators map

Cyprus

Kuwait

Russia

South Korea

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

Internet Resources
kbptula.ru

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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