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Soviet BRDM-2 AT-3 Sagger
Launcher, Part 1
Picture 1:
The Soviet
BRDM-2
was the
immediate
successor of
the smaller
BRDM-1
armored car,
and was first
seen in 1
It is
equipped
with a
centralized
tire pressure
control,
retractable
ventral
wheels on
nd lakes.
The typical power plant inside all the BRDM-2 vehicles is a rear-mounted V-8 gasoline engine of
around 140hp at 3400rpm. Typically, the armament consists of a 14.5mm heavy machine gun and
coaxial 7.62mm machine gun mounted in a short, flat-topped turret. Inside, most BRDM-2s are
equipped with infrared night driving periscopes, an NBC air filtration system, and a
scout/reconnaissance navigation system.
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each side, and a hydrojet propulsion unit at the rear for limited crossing of slow rivers a
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retractable launching rack and guidance system as an Anti-Tank Guided Weapon (ATGW) sys
The missile rack is located under a flat roof panel that elevates for firing, and contains six 9M14 or
9M14M or 914P (NATO designation AT-3/Sagger), with eight reload missiles carried inside. This
is the same missile system used in the BMP-1 that we have seen elsewhere in AFV INTERIORS,
and you may already be familiar with the missile and guidance system. Most of the BRDM-2s that
are configured this way are known as 9P122 or 9P133 launchers, depending primarily on the
sighting system used.
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ur study vehicle is one of the variations built on the BRDM-2 chassis and hull and utilizes a
Picture 2:
This type of
BRDM-2
conversion
ATGW
vehicle was
used in
Soviet/Russia
n motor rif
divisi
which they
supplemente
d towed anti-
tank guns in
the divisional
anti-
battalions.
They also
equiped the
regimental
anti-tank
companies
and battali
anti-tank
platoons in motor rifle regiments. In tank divisions, they usually were used in the anti-tank
company of the motor-rifle regiment. Iraq bought many of these vehicles during the 1980's, and a
good number of them were knocked out and/or captured by Coalition Forces during Operation
Desert Storm in 1991.
tank
on
Most of the photos we will be using were provided by Mr. David Speaks and were taken at the
This particular BRDM-2 AT-3/Sagger
launch vehicle (a 9P133 type, actually called "Raketnaya samochodno-puskovaya ustanovka 9P133)
still contains most of the original interior equipment and therefore makes it a very interesting study
vehicle. I have personally wondered about the interior configuration of these vehicles; Mr. Speak's
photos will provide us both with an opportunity to take a fairly complete tour of the interior.
Picture 3:
As you may recall
from our earlier
BRDM-2
explorations, the f
of the vehicle has
seats for driver on th
left and comman
on the right. The AT
3 launch vehicle i
also set up this same
way, but the
commander in the
ront
e
der
-
s
le
ons, in
right seat is also the missile operator, so his position is configured a bit differently than in the
normal BRDM-2 recon/scout car. Both driver and missile operator have a number of periscopes
around their roof at their positions, and the view out from the driver's side is fairly good, even when
the front windshield is covered and protected by its armored flap (shown open here). Notice the
closed firing port on this side of the hull, and the two vents near the port, one of which is covered
by a dome. The dome protects the inlet for the NBC air filtration system; the other pipe is a bilge
water exit, the bilge pump used during amphibious operations. Let's climb up and take a look down
through those open hatches.
Picture 4:
From this vantage
point you can see
how the driver's
periscopes ring his
hatch opening,
providing good
visibility forward and
to his left. The hatch
has a simple ring
handled latch and
although it is not
spring assisted, there
is a hold open device
at the back edge of
the opening. Down
below you can see t
radio sitting on a
shelf on the bulkhead
separating the front
compartment from
the central missile compartment.
Picture 5:
You may also have
noticed that the
commander's side of
the vehicle is a bit
different from what
we have seen on
regularly configured
scout BRDM-2
vehicles. The
commander's
windshield has been
replaced by a support
for the Sagger
ATGW sight system
which is mounted in
he
such a way that there is a clear sight view forward and to the right of the vehicle. Also note that
there are two side vision periscopes for the commander/gunner up by his hatch opening, and a pistol
port on the hull side, barely visible at the far left edge of the photo.
Picture 6:
If we open the cover
protecting the
targeting optics by
turning the handle
inside the vehicle, we
have this view of the
empty sight window.
The shape of this
armored sight cover,
and the rounded
armored support
under the sight,
provides us with the
identification of this
vehicle as a 9P113.
The 9P112 missile
vehicle was very
similar, but had a
slightly different
configuration here.
The sight support was more rounded and did not take up the entire window space, allowing a small
window to remain on this side of the front of the vehicle. To the best of my knowledge, both these
vehicle types could fire the same missile types, 9M14, 9M14M or 9M14P. Although the
construction of these vehicles was restricted to the Soviet Union, they were provided to a number of
other countries, including Algeria, East Germany, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Libya, Morocco,
Nicaragua, Poland, Romania, Syria, and Yugoslavia.
So, let's climb up onto the hull now and slide down through the driver's hatch into his seat.
Picture 7:
These are the basic
driving controls for
the BRDM-2-- this is
the same layout we
have seen before for
the BRDM-2. The
large dusty
instrument panel
dominates the space
below the thick
windshield, and the
floor under the panel
shows the locations
of the clutch, brake and accelerator pedals. The steering wheel is black and reminiscent of a truck
steering wheel. The primary gearshift lever is the larger one on our right, and a bit of the forward
winch drum with cable is visible at the far right.
To the left of the instrument panel is a small heating duct that normally would connect to the nozzle
you see near the windshield, angled to provide heat onto the glass. But it has become disconnected
from the hose that you see is hanging below the nozzle. The tire pressure regulator/vent is just to the
left of the panel and duct; it is the round thing with black dial with white lettering and indicator
needle. The tire pressure regulator can adjust all the tires' air pressure for the best resulting traction
on roads, dirt, or sand, by a flick of the regulator switch.
Picture 8:
The view looking down to the floor shows the three foot pedals more clearly, as well as a bit of the
floor where the driver's seat would be, if it was not missing. To our right can be seen the long power
take-off driveshaft for the winch drum, the shaft originating from a gearbox by the engine at the
back of the vehicle. The main gearshift lever is the long straight rod next to the winch driveshaft,
and the smaller shifter just in front I believe opens the top of the hull for missile firing. Off to the
far upper-right are two small pedals that the missile operator uses to control the winch drum
rotation.
The two levers on the floor to our left include the left shift lever used for the hi/low gearbox
(road/off road), and the shift lever on the right used to engage front wheel drive.
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