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The BRDM-2 is an armored scout car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union. This vehicle, like all other military equipment of Soviet design, has been exported extensively and is in use in at least 45 countries. It was intended to replace the earlier BRDM-1 with a vehicle that had improved amphibious capabilities and better armament. The BRDM-2 is driven by a 140 hp rear-mounted gasoline engine that also supplies power to a waterjet for amphibious travel. It has a crew of four, a driver, co-driver, commander, and gunner. The armament is the same as the BTR-60 armoured personnel carrier, a 14.5 mm machine gun with a 7.62 mm machine gun as a secondary weapon. The armament on the vehicle protects fully against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters.
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