The use of an uninhabited 57-mm AU-220M combat module on the BMP-3 significantly increases the safety of the crew and landing troops, and also makes it more comfortable for people to stay behind the armor.
The internal layout of such a modernized infantry fighting vehicle is demonstrated in a video dedicated to the anniversary of the Nizhny Novgorod Central Research Institute "Burevestnik".
For the first time, such a model of armored vehicles was presented to the general public in 2015 at an exhibition in Nizhny Tagil.
The BRM-3K armored reconnaissance vehicle has already been shown at the II International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2016".
This artillery installation has a high firepower, it is able to fight both with a variety of land, sea, and air targets. The maximum vertical firing range is 7,500 m, horizontal-14,500 meters.
The rate of fire is 80 rounds per minute. The ammunition package includes just 80 shells, as well as 2000 cartridges for a 7.62 mm machine gun. Installation of anti-tank guided missiles is provided.
The effectiveness of the use of these weapons is ensured by the presence of a modern multi-channel fire control system.
Currently, variants of such installations are used on the ZAK-57 self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivation-Air Defense" and the T-15 heavy BMP created on the unified Armata platform.
Recently, it was reported about the appearance of the AU-220M on the KCR-60M missile boats of the Indonesian Navy.
Alexey Moiseev
