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[edit] Weight appears to be incorrect

I believe that the weight is incorrect.

If you look at http://community.webshots.com/photo/228961166/338310278ShxjmX you can see it's tiny. Various other sources report it's weight at 7,500kg - 13.3 tonnes would make it nearly as heavy as a BMP-1

Sources that report the it as 7,500kg.

Megapixie 1 July 2005 08:43 (UTC)

Further, the article is flawed in a number of ways- for one, it claimed that the BMD-2 has the BMP-2 turret, which is false, it merely incorporates the same armament of the BMP-2, I have since fixed that. More of a problem however is the assertion that the BMD-3 is a variant of the BMD-2- it has no relation to the original BMD chassis. Previously I amended the BMD-3M to BMD-4 to reflect the current nomenclature, but I think a new BMD-3 article is required, or, failing that, a new section in the existing article. A source for the claim that the army is considering using the GAZ-3931 to replace the BMD is also required- the adoption of the BMD-4 and its continuing procurement, together with the new BTR-DZ and variants to replace the BTR-D variants currently in service, indicate that no such plan is in the offing. Basically, the article is in need of serious amendment ... Beryoza 06:46, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pallet or no Pallet?

In the article it says that the BMD is packed on a special pallet for air delivery, but in this video on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8tHiZ03U6c) about the BMD-1 it appears that it is not on any pallet when it is parachuted out of the plane. Can someone please explain to me why that is? Wikiphyte 16:02, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

If you look at the video at 1:30 and 4:29, you can see the pallet structure under the tracks of the BMD as it drops. The I've only seen textual descriptions of the pallet structure, but I'm guessing that's what it is. Megapixie 01:15, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Ahhh I see. To me it looked like the tracks were riding on what I could only guess as being rollers. Oh well, thanks for pointing it out.:)Wikiphyte 12:08, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BMD-2 Article

There isn't a separate one (it redirects to BMD-1). But in the see-also section, there is a link to it. I don't know if it should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.42.51.106 (talk) 07:55, 12 April 2008 (UTC)