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- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
Briefly: A top-rank light armored vehicle in the Soviet line, armed with a 100mm gun and a 30mm autocannon!
In the late 70s, the Kurganmashzavod factory started developing a new infantry fighting vehicle to replace the BMP-1. The vehicle got a new experimental light tank chassis. The first models were supposed to be equipped with a 30mm cannon as its primary weapon, as well as grenade launchers, machine guns, and ATGM launchers. The military considered the vehicle’s armament to be insufficient and said that it offered no real advantage over the BMP-1. In order to correct the situation, the Tula-based engineers suggested a new turret with the following armament: a rifled 100mm semi automatic cannon (also an ATGM launcher), a 30mm automatic cannon, and a PKT machine gun.
The vehicle successfully underwent testing in this state, and in 1987, was accepted into the Soviet Army with the designation BMP-3. Since then, this combat vehicle has been used by the Russian Army and over ten other countries, with especially large quantities being purchased by the United Arab Emirates where the vehicle was chosen over the Bradley and Warrior. The BMP-3 is constantly being upgraded and is still considered one of the best combat vehicles of its class in the world.
BMP-3, light tank, USSR, rank VII
Pros
- Excellent pairing of a 100mm gun with ATGMs and a 30mm cannon with a high rate of fire.
- It can travel over water
- Pretty decent mobility
Cons
- Weak HEAT protection
- 100mm cannon that fires shells with considerable projectile drop
In War Thunder, the BMP-3 will be available at rank VII in the USSR/Russian armoured vehicle research line. The vehicle’s combat role in War Thunder is active scouting, including across aquatic obstacles, since it is amphibious and able to fire while moving over water. The BMP-3 has a crew of five. Its armour is shrapnel-resistant, and it can withstand frontal hits of armour-piercing tracer rounds of 30mm calibre. The vehicle is quite mobile – it has a power-to-weight ratio of 25 horsepower per ton and a maximum speed of 72 km/h.
Its 100mm primary cannon can fire HEF rounds and – even more valuable in War Thunder – laser-guided anti-tank missiles with armour-piercing characteristics of up to 750 mm on a normal impact. This cannon has a feature that’s worth considering: the complex ballistics of its shells and rather low ATGM flight speed. In other words, on the one hand, we don’t have any fast kinetic or guided HEAT rounds, but on the other hand, you can fire behind cover, and the ATGMs are a little easier to control. The 30mm automatic cannon paired with the primary gun has high-explosive incendiary, tracer, armour-piercing, and APCR shells that can take down enemy helicopters and light tanks.
The BMP-3 in War Thunder fills the niche of the top-ranking light tank in the Soviet line. Vehicles of this class can’t compete with tanks in terms of survivability, but they cost fewer Spawn Points and are more mobile. The BMP-3 is a splendid addition to a top-ranking setup for Arcade mode or combined battles. The BMP-3’s ace in the hole is its amphibious nature, as well as its successful combination of high-calibre gun with ATGMs and fast 30mm cannon. Soviet tank commanders have needed a vehicle like the BMP-3 in top-ranking battles for a long time now, and with the release of update 1.93, the higher ranks of the Soviet ground forces will become more varied in terms of vehicles.
We can’t wait for the update to be released and we are currently preparing more, awesome new vehicle announcements for War Thunder 1.93. Thanks for playing!
The War Thunder Team
Comments (367)
Make WW2 great again!
And we'll make post-war pay for it!
Ouiche, Help me, my sides hurt xdxdxdxdxdd
We want WW2 vehicles more than modern powercreep.
have you asked us all?
SaekoB, yes, he did
so can we plez have some ww2 stuff now?
Yes, Sd. Kfz 251/22 please <3
StormyWaters, we have enough pak-40s in the game
ya, BMP 1 and 2 are not enough. germany only have the beagle tank. when does the marder 1a3 comes?
Puma IFV with a 30mm and Spike LR, as Prem Tank the Marder 105mm and the Wiesel with HOT ATGMs. thx Gaijin
GermanLMG, lets please have an actual light vehicle line, I don't care if I have to research from BR 1 and up for them. For germany, I'm sure you could put half a dozen light vehicles from 5.0-10.0 and you'd still have dozen more left over. There's a lot of premium potential.
Because 1 and 2 weren't ruining things enough
1 and 2 are great vehicles to use and easy to counter act, if you know how to deal with them!
Tubby_Vermin, Yeah, I bet a lot of 6.3 vehicles can counter a mouse guided ATGM from 1,5km away. Dwight: ''Absorb the blow''
Very nicee. This will be deadly with the double gun. I look forward to using it.
what is also nice is seeing not so many negative comments as usual :P
Esavian, My negative comments are reserved for when an actual negative comment is deserved. Like the Premium Cent Devblog. There are more premium cents than regular cents that required a negative comment. THis though.. not at all. Been looking for to this beast for a bit.
Mirage III when?
Any Mirage would be cool. Fingers are crossed for a future blog
We're working on something, but i don't think it'll be ready for this update. Still ;)
please tell me that you well add more WW2 tanks for Germany
Nope.....ww2 stuff is easy to research they add high tier stuff so that your wallet plays with you as well .
KADARAEL, I am free to play, and I am researching a rank 6 American jet after a year and a half, from the p26 to the a5 sabre, now im getting the f2 and I didn't exactly grind either, if I was trying, I could have done it in like 6 months, don't need to become wallet warrior to play and grind, just need to get a few kills each match. (I would say you need skill but I have gotten to top tier almost and im not exactly umm a skilled player...…. ;(
Can the WW2 guys stop spamming ''muh WW2'' on every non WW2 dev blog? About 90% of the game's content is WW2 and early Post-War, until 2017 it was 100% WW2 and early Post War, just let the new born tiers and departments to get developed too.
maybe people want ww2 stuff because its more fun and way more balanced then what top tier is right now
can we stop this "sToP CoMpLaInInG" moaning when someone simply commenting he just expected something else?
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH GAIJIN! You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this. Make it float though this time ;)
It should float.
Ouiche, So should the Object 685 but still doesn't :/