Makran IFV
Makran IFV | |
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7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun | |
Engine | diesel |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Maximum speed | Estimated between 44 and 80 km/h (Land) 11km/h (Water) |
The Makran IFV, an Iranian armoured personnel carrier (APC), is the highly modernized and upsized copy of the BTR-50 APC. The vehicle is produced and designed by the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization. It was unveiled in June 2020 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[1] The vehicle is named after the Makran coastal region, a region that stretches between Iran and Pakistan. While the Makran is technically an infantry fighting vehicle, it has a large troop compartment as it is based on the BTR-50, allowing it to dual function as an armoured personnel carrier.
History
Origins
During the period of the Shah,
Development
A tour of an
In June 2020, the vehicle was displayed for the first time, alongside an upgraded T-72M dubbed "Rakhsh" and a heavily upgraded BTR-60 dubbed "Heidar-7".[7][8][9]
Design
Design and upgrades
The Makran has been so heavily upgraded that one may not be able to notice the
Missile capabilities
Images[
Misconceptions
Some have claimed, be that incorrectly, that the Makran's turret is that of a BMP-2.[9] However the two differentiate in size, looks, capability, structure, and adaptability. The reasoning behind an unmanned turret is to increase crew survivability and adaptability, not to increase ammunition storage.[citation needed]
Operators
Current operators
See also
Vehicles of comparable role, performance and era
- USA M2 Bradley
: USA Bradley Fighting Vehicle - ESP/ AUT/ UK General Dynamics Ajax
- Soviet Union/ RUS BMP-3
: Russia Kurganets-25 - CHN ZBD-04
- JPN Type-89
- KOR K21
: KOR K200 KIFV - SGP Bionix AFV
- ITA Dardo IFV
- IND Abhay IFV
- GRE ELVO Kentaurus
- POL WPB Anders
- Tulpar IFV
- ESP/ Austria ASCOD
- SWE CV90
References
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- ^ Iran Makran Armored personnel carrier ( BMP) ایران نفربر آبی و خاکی مکران. ali javid. 2021-03-07. Archived from the original on 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2022-01-24 – via YouTube.
- ^ Iran's Makran IFV reupload. GrandBotBoi. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2022-01-24 – via YouTube.
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- ^ a b c Agency, Tasnim News (2020-06-27). "Iran: IRGC Unveils New Military Gear". Eurasia Review. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ a b c "Iran displays BTR-50 modified with BMP-2 turret". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ a b c "دستاورد جدید سپاه برای مقابله با دشمن را بشناسید + عکس". روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "FarsNews Agency IRGC Ground Force Unveils Several Defensive Equipment". www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ Patarames [@Pataramesh] (January 9, 2021). "An Israeli ATGM team loosing a Spike missile in the 2006 war with Hezbollah, lead to the Iranian Almaz, Diamond missile Beside the use as ATGM, it offers vulnerable, slow UCAVs a stand-off weapon to engage outside envelope of defensive assets, as well as increasing impact speed https://t.co/Dx6n8vODCS" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-01-24 – via Twitter.
- ^ "برجک ساخت سپاه، آچار فرانسه زره پوشهای نیروهای مسلح میشود/ گام به گام با تبدیل BTR-۵۰ روسی به "مکران" ایرانی+عکس". مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2021-03-29.