PROBABLE BMP M-1981 APC AYBAK SOVIET BIVOUAC, AFGHANISTAN

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 7, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROBABLE BMP M-1981 APC
AYBAK SOVIET BIVOUAC, AFGHANISTAN
NPIC/PEG (2/83)
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF PROBABLE BMP
M-1981 ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APC) WITH A SOVIET
SPECIAL-PURPOSE UNIT.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: A BMP APC-EQUIPPED COMPANY OF A SOVIET
SPECIAL-PPUR SE UNIT AT AYBAK SOVIET BIVOUAC HAS BEEN EQUIPPED
WITH PROBABLE BMP M-1981 APC. PROBABLE BMP M-1981 APC HAVE
PREVIOUSLY BEEN IDENTIFIED ONLY IN THE AIRBORNE BATTALIONS OF
THE INDEPENDENT MOTORIZED RIFLE BRIGADES AT JALALABAD SOVIET
iuyomr a-= AND KANDAHAR SOVIET MRR BIVOUAC 25X1
AND IN THE RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION AT 25X1
SHINDAND DEPLOYMENT AREA 25X1
(SWN) THE BMP M-1981 APC IS A VARIANT OF THE STANDARD BMP APC
IN WHICH A 30MM CANNON REPLACES THE 73MM GUN. THE SMALLER
CALIBER, HIGHER RATE OF FIRE, AND INCREASED ELEVATION OF THE
30MM CANNON OF THE BMP M-1981 APC MAKE IT A MORE EFFECTIVE
WEAPON AGAINST THE INSURGENTS IN AFGHANISTAN.
(SWN) AYBAK IS APPROXIMATELY 30 NM SOUTH OF THE
USSR-AFGHANISTAN BORDER IN NORTH-CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN.
3. COORDINATES 36-26-30N 067-54-40E
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
SECRET
25X1
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