BMP-3

The BMP-3 is a modern, heavily armed, Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV); The letters "BMP" stand for Boyeva Mashina Pekhoty; literally, "Infantry Combat Vehicle". The vehicle entered Russian army service in 1987, where it was seen for the first time by the West in 1990. Today, the BMP-3 can be found in many variations, ranging from the basic IFV to a Kornet armed anti-tank vehicle. The BMP-3 carries a single 2A70 100mm gun/launcher, a 30mm 27A2 auto cannon and 3 7.62mm PKT machine guns. It has a crew of three, plus 7 troops.

Operators

 * Aurelian Army
 * Federal Erusian Land Forces
 * Japan Ground Self Defense Force
 * Leasath Army
 * Martinez Security

Notable Units

 * Davis Unit / Aurelian Army (ACX)
 * Victor Regiment / Aurelian Army (ACX)

Trivia
In Ace Combat: Joint Assault, the use of the BMP-3 by JGSDF forces is technically incorrect, the proper IFV would be the Type-89.