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BMP: Amphibious or a Watery Grave?

How amphibious are the BMP-1 and BMP-2 really? What are the problems in real life and what are its capabilities on paper. Is it really buoyant or more like a watery grave? For this we look at statements by a German combat engineer currently serving in the Ukraine War (https://twitter.com/ButtjerFreimann) and we also look at original manuals of the BMP. Disclosure in 2018, 2019 & 2020 I was invited by the Panzermuseum Munster. https://www.youtube.com/c/DasPanzermuseum/videos »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« Handbuch für mot.Schützen II Schützenpanzer. 1. Auflage, Militärverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik: Berlin, German Democratic Republic. Zaloga, Steven J.: BMP Infantry Fighting Vehicle 1967-1994. Osprey Publishing: Oxford, UK, 1997. Blume, Peter: SPz Marder. Der Schützenpanzer der Bundeswehr - Geschichte, Einsatz, Technik. Tankograd Publishing: Erlangen, Germany, 2007. Buttjer Freimann: https://twitter.com/ButtjerFreimann https://thesovietarmourblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/bmp-2.html https://thesovietarmourblog.blogspot.com/2022/10/mt-lb.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpoint_theory https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpunkt-Theorie https://www.danubecommission.org/dc/de/die-donauschifffahrt/540-2/ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe#Flie%C3%9Fgeschwindigkeit https://www.nps.gov/miss/riverfacts.htm #BMP #amphibious #ifv 00:00 Intro 00:37 The Manual 02:25 Technical Data 04:18 Components to allow amphibious Employment 06:03 Reality Check 07:08 Condition of the Water, Recon & Preparation 08:31 Unlocking the BMP Perk Tree? 09:29 Conclusion

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Kalimero

From my personal experience people with high "Class Consciousness" had empty heads. Maybe that increase floatability...

Raul Ramos

This is a fantastic video, that had me chocking with laughter a couple of times. While my limited experience on the public servants matched your outline, my experience on this whole fording and swimming issue is more extensive. My plain point of view is that is 50% kids with toys 50% fantasy. The army lays requirements but these are very sparse and such tests will only be performed under controlled conditions on testing grounds where everything is available, vehicles are new, no one shoots at you... The army themselves are left to assure all the procedures and logistics. A small operation, without proper planing and preparation is a no go, so you cannot reliably do it... A larger operation is a huge hassle. In my opinion the most designed for vehicles where the funnies and performed in a very constrained frame. Now imagine the design compromises of a modern vehicle: yeah, it has to Ford and swimm. Engineers want conditions so defined that flexibility is out of the question. Reality is, as you mention, much more complex