Global InformationBMPT Terminator information
| BMPT Terminator | |
|---|---|
 Tank support combat vehicle "Terminator-1" during the "Armiya 2020" exhibition | |
| Type | Fire Support Combat Vehicle (Tank support combat vehicle) Missile tank |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2011–present |
| Used by | Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Syria |
| Wars | Syrian Civil War[1] 2022 War in Ukraine
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| Production history | |
| Designer | Ural Transport Engineering Design Bureau |
| Designed | 1998–2002 |
| Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod |
| Produced | 2002–present |
| No. built | 23 built and 19 active as of December 2023 |
| Variants | BMPT-72 |
| Specifications (BMPT) | |
| Mass | 48 t (53 short tons; 47 long tons) |
| Length | 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)[a] 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)[b] |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[c] 3.44 m (11 ft 3 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Armor | Combination of composite armor, reactive armor and steel |
Main armament | 4× 130 mm Ataka-T GWS launchers 2× 30 mm 2A42 autocannons (850 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 2× 30 mm AG-17D or 2x AGS-30 grenade launchers (600 rounds) 1× 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun (2,000 rounds) |
| Engine | V-92S2 diesel engine 1,000 hp (736 kW) |
| Power/weight | 20.4 hp/tonne (15.0 kW/tonne) |
| Suspension | Torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | 406 mm (16.0 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 1,200 L (320 US gal) |
Operational range | ≥550 km (340 mi) |
| Maximum speed | ≥60 km/h (37 mph) |
The BMPT "Terminator" (Боевая машина поддержки танков - Tank Support Fighting Vehicle)[3] is an armored fighting vehicle (AFV), designed and manufactured by the Russian company Uralvagonzavod. This vehicle was designed for supporting tanks and other AFVs in urban areas. The BMPT is unofficially named the "Terminator" by the manufacturers. It is heavily armed and armored to survive in urban combat. The AFV is armed with four 9M120 Ataka missile launchers, two 30 mm 2A42 autocannons, two AG-17D grenade launchers, and one coaxial 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun.
The BMPT is built on the chassis of the widely used T-72 main battle tank. The BMPT was designed based on combat experience gained during the Soviet–Afghan War and the First Chechen War. Multiple prototypes of a tank support combat vehicle were created prior to the design of the current BMPT. The Object 199 "Ramka" was the prototype later to be designated the modern BMPT with the official producer being Uralvagonzavod. By late 2013, the only operator of the BMPT was Kazakhstan.
A small number were delivered to the Russian Ground Forces for evaluation beginning in 2005. The Russian Defence Ministry finally ordered the BMPT in August 2017.[citation needed] Deliveries of more than 10 vehicles were begun in early 2018. On 1 December 2021, the first BMPT company of nine combat vehicles was introduced into one of the tank regiments of the tank division of the Central Military District.[4] The version, unofficially dubbed the "Terminator-3", incorporates the chassis, hulls, and components of the T-14 Armata tank.[5]
Examples of an "upgraded" version of the BMPT-72 are participating in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, first observed during the battle of Sieverodonetsk in Ukraine.[6][2]
- ^ "BMPT Terminator near Salamiyah, eastern Hama - Album on Imgur". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Ukraine war: Russia moving the 'Terminator' around city ahead of expected assault, says military expert". Sky News. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "BMPT Tank Support Combat Vehicle - Army Technology". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018.
- ^ "The first full-time company BMPT Terminator was formed in the tank division of the Central Military District". Mil.ru (in Russian). 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ First BMPT tank support vehicle delivered in 2018 to Russian army Archived 21 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine - Armyrecognition.com, 17 January 2018
- ^ "Putin unleashes Terminator tanks". The Independent. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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