The original was taken from a colleague of altyn73 in the "Basurman" replenishment.
According to TASS, a batch of upgraded BRM-1K combat reconnaissance vehicles, which received a combat compartment, was delivered to the Ministry of Defense by Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, part of Rostec). As the company reported on Tuesday, the machines have reached the level of efficiency of modern infantry fighting vehicles."The Rubtsovsky branch of JSC Uralvagonzavod Scientific and Production Corporation <...>, within the framework of the state contract, carried out major repairs with the modernization of commander combat reconnaissance vehicles BRM-1K. <...> The basic combat compartment of the vehicle was replaced with a unified one, the engine, communications equipment and on-board electronics were replaced. The car was equipped with navigation equipment, reconnaissance equipment and surveillance devices," the report says.
The modernization is aimed at improving the effectiveness of tactical reconnaissance by expanding the technical characteristics and firepower of vehicles designed for reconnaissance on the battlefield. The equipment has passed all types of running and firing tests under the supervision of representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the UVZ noted. The upgraded combat reconnaissance command vehicle BRM-1K was created on the basis of the BMP-1. It has on-board protection against large-caliber machine guns, small-caliber automatic guns and shell fragments, is able to force water obstacles.
In 2021, the 35th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 69th cover Brigade received one battalion set of BMP-1AM "Basurmanin" vehicles. Deliveries were made to replace the BMP-1 vehicles that are in service with brigades. By the end of 2022, it is planned to completely re-equip the 69th cover Brigade.
During the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, the BMP-1AM "Basurmanin" vehicles are actively used by Russian troops.
Combat vehicle BMP-1AM "Basurmanin" of the 69th brigade of the cover during the SVO. 22.04.2022
On May 30, 2022, in the report of the Vesti-Primorye TV channel, the BMP-3 vehicles of the 155th Marine Brigade from this year's new delivery lit up.
