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Cheap and cheerful: "Berezhok" modules from BMP-2 repurposed against drones

Drones are shot down by a 30-mm 2A42 automatic cannon

The B05Ya01 "Berezhok" combat module is capable of shooting down low-flying, slow-moving aerial targets. There have been cases where heavy "Baba Yaga" copters were shot down with its help, according to the "Vysokotochnye Kompleksy" holding.

B05Ya01 "Berezhok" Image source: Vitaly Kuzmin

The combat compartment's armament includes a 30-mm 2A42 automatic cannon, a 30-mm AG-30M automatic grenade launcher, a 7.62-mm PKTM machine gun, and two launchers for "Kornet" anti-tank guided missiles with 4 missiles.

The KUV also successfully combats unmanned boats and UAVs.
"Vysokotochnye Kompleksy"

Recall that the B05Ya01 "Berezhok" module is designed for deep modernization of BMP-1, BMP-2, and BTR-90.

With proper ingenuity, the "Berezhok" can even be installed on tanks. For example, the Algerian army distinguished itself by arming half-century-old Soviet T-62s with the module.

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