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BMD-2 vs BMD-4M: how to tell them apart

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BMD-2, infantry fighting vehicle from Soviet Union

BMD-2

Infantry fighting vehicle, Soviet Union. In service since 1985

What gives it away

Tiny airborne tracked vehicle with a pointed bow, five road wheels and a small one-man turret with a 30 mm cannon.

Used by

Russia, Ukraine, Belarus

Photo: VoidWanderer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
BMD-4M, infantry fighting vehicle from Russia

BMD-4M

Infantry fighting vehicle, Russia. In service since 2016

What gives it away

Low airborne tracked vehicle with a BMP-3 style turret: 100 mm gun with a 30 mm cannon alongside.

Used by

Russia

Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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