Sword & Dagger: How to Play on BMP-3

In the late 1980s, after extensive experimentation, Soviet engineers equipped a prototype BMP-3 with a dual weapon configuration consisting of a 100-mm gun/launcher and a 30-mm 2A72 autocannon. While the 2A72 shared the caliber of the BMP-2’s gun, its simplified design and reduced rate of fire made it a better fit for light vehicles. Once the BMP-3 entered mass production, many of its innovative features sparked debates, but the dual weapon system definitely stood the test of time. By the late 1990s, China acquired the license for this successful design, and in the 2000s, Russian engineers developed the modern ‘Bakhcha-U’ combat module for a new generation of BMPs, with improved fire control systems.