BMPT BMP-T Terminator 1

Tank Fire Support Tracked Armored Vehicle - Russia

The BMP-T/BMPT also nicknamed Terminator 1 is a fire support vehicle designed and manufactured by the Russian main battle tanks (MBT) manufacturer Uralvagonzavod. The vehicle was presented for the first time to the public in 2008 during the Russian Expo Arms exhibition in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. A small number of vehicles were delivered to the Russian Ground Forces for evaluation beginning in 2005. The BMP-T fire support vehicle is used to provide fire support to tank and motorized riflemen units and to detect and eliminate low-observable and scattered targets (primarily, enemy manpower equipped with small arms and anti-tank weapons) on the battlefield. It features an armament suite that allows destructing of heavy-protected platforms (tanks and tank-based vehicles), fortifications, and aerial targets. However, the detection of low-observable targets and their well-timed elimination are the primary tasks set before the BMP-T fire support vehicle. BMPT can be used in tank formations or separately. A tank unit equipped with BMP-Ts features advanced efficiency, as the enemy`s well-protected vehicles and fortifications are destroyed by MBTs, while manpower, anti-tank-systems, and soft-skin vehicles by BMP-Ts. The separate usage of fire support vehicles envisages dismounted troops' combat efficiency-boosting, conveys securing and escorting, and eliminating of terrorists. The BMP-T`s crew composition and its disposal in the vehicle, observing and sighting systems, and the armament suite provides well-timed detection and elimination of targets on the move in poor visibility conditions by day and night. The vehicle can quickly detect and eliminate three different targets in simultaneous mode, owing to three operators. The commander manages the targeting process and he can conduct firing in dual control mode also. 

Variants:

- BMPT-72: In September 2013, Uralvagonzavod unveiled the latest armored fighting vehicle at the Russian Arms Expo 2013 exhibition in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. The layout of the chassis is similar, but the BMPT-72 is fitted with a new turret. The two automatic grenade launchers fitted on the previous version are removed.
- BMPT Model 2017: This version is based on the tracked chassis of the BMPT presented in 2008 but fitted with armament mounted on the BMPT-72.