Shipunov 2A42
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The Shipunov 2A42 is a Soviet 30 mm autocannon. It is built by the Tulamashzavod Joint Stock Company and named after A. G. Shipunov.
2А42 on the Mil Mi-28N helicopter
Czechoslovak-built BMP-2 in service with the Czech army in Afghanistan, September 2010.
Turret of Belarusian-made Volat V2 APC, 2021.
BMPT Terminator
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The BMPT Terminator, in June 2026 given the official byname Spiridon, is an armored fighting vehicle, designed and manufactured by the Russian company Uralvagonzavod. This vehicle was designed for sup
Shipunov 2A42
…various manufacturers. The design bureau for the 30 mm 2A42 cannon is the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. The 2A42 autocannon has also been used on the BMPT and Bumerang-BM, and on unmanned remote controlled weapon station turrets on the new Russian infantry fighting vehicles including the Kurganets-25…
Tank support combat vehicle "Terminator-2" during the "Armiya 2020" exhibition
During the Battle of Grozny (1994–95), it was evident that infantry fighting vehicles, like the BMP-2 (pictured), did not have sufficient protection for urban combat.
The commander's panoramic sight (located on the roof) gives the BMPT hunter-killer capabilities by continuously scanning targets for the gunner.