Combat Mission Units: BMP-3

Everything you wanted to know about the BMP-3, the BMP-3M, BMP-3K, BRM3-K, Krizanthema Tank Destroyer, plus the BMP-3M Variants with ERA, Shtora and ARENA.

Mods wise, its the usual mix of Vinnart's Unit Icons, Waclaw's HQS Sound Mod and Veins effects.

Conceived and written before the real conflict began in 2014, Combat Mission: Black Sea is a military simulation depicting a fictional 2017 conflict between NATO and Russia in Ukraine. Command American, Ukrainian, or Russian ground forces in the increasingly sophisticated and deadly environment that is modern combined arms warfare.

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[burningphoneix]

About the UAE's deployment of BMP-3s to Yemen, it didn't seem to be a large number of them, perhaps only a brigade's worth, and they were used extensively at the very beginning of the campaign in Aden and the campaigns around it in 2015/early 2016. After that, it pretty much disappears from view. No known units lost. It could be that the performance wasn't satisfactory but most likely the initial campaigns were the only ones that had decent flat ground to drive them around in. After that you get mountainous terrain and its never fun to move armored forces in mountains with ATGMs in every nook and cranny waiting for you.

[muhammadtjokroaminoto]

3:36 is the reason that the Indonesian Marine Corps uses their BMP-3F as an Amphibious Light Tank rather than an IFV, its firepower and amphibious capability is really amazing

[jackiekennedy]

This is honestly my favourite series of videos on the citadel

[sullybiker]

Revisiting _CMBS_ Russian campaign I've become quite fond of it. It is very..explodey..as you point out, but there's little better for infantry support. Following Russian doctrine and using it closely with your squad, the big gun in particular is really handy on foxholes and tree lines.

To my amazement two keyhole 'bumpies' (as my son calls them) made short work of a T-84 that charged through a tree line in front of them. At about 300yds they pounded it with 30mm, knocking it out by the end of the turn. I think they did so much system damage in the first bursts it could not shoot back. They stand their ground, too. They won't just back away immediately.

On the other hand if you spit at it, it explodes with enough force to level a street.

[gunnersabottank]

I just played a Black Sea match using BMP-3Ms and, despite what was mentioned in this video, were absolutely all over those GLATGMS, using them for every Bradley they could get a solution on. So, I think, as someone else mentioned here, that there may have been some changes to the tacAI logic that makes the AI way more willing to use the AT 10. Perhaps there was a patch or something that changed the logic there, as this video was probably accurate when published.

For reference, it was a quick battle, moderate fog, with about 700m engagement range. AT 10s were being pulled from magazines and the BMPs were visibly steering the shots, so I'm certain it was missiles and not just well aimed 100mm shots.

It didn't stop the BMPs from exploding all over the place though. ATGMs or not, damn things are as fragile as a wet paper towel.

[rinzler]

This is a really well done video, not just for the game but like in terms of actually understanding how the systems work! Excellent overview!

[insectus]

These indepth looks at specific units are my favourite, and a great help at understanding everything thats going on under the hood.

[fandovec]

I am looking forward to T-54/55/62 guide.

[rocketmancmbn]

Very nice overwiev. Great looking tracking shots of ATGMs.

[capthawkeye]

BMP-3 was always going to be a hard sell to any soldier who doesn't want to sit in a 19 ton bomb carrying a full load of 100mm and 30mm rounds behind only 35mm of armor. The BMP-2 has at least a modest chance of avoiding a brew up when hit-which is an often-unmentioned reason why it was preferred over its predecessor the BMP-1. The BMP-3 brings back the first vehicle worst traits and has unsurprisingly been avoided by many foreign buyers.

[benjaminrush]

What an awesome upgrade in competing with the Bradley. Thank you.

[sergiocv]

2:58 Just one note, it has also fought in the recent 2 Karabakh war on the azeri side. Unfortunetly there isnt too much information, neither too many videos about its use in the war (possibly because of its relativily speaking limited use, due the total dominance of the turkish and israeli drones in the war); althought there is atleast one BMP3 confirmed destroyed and I am sure that if one starts digging, some videos of it fighting should surface.

[gnarlyification]

Nice work Hap. I do believe that was the Gagrina Ave Checkpoint map..!

[martinleifnymark]

Why is there no HEAT round for this vehicle?

[arikcarmi]

Can you make more videos like this? Very interesting and helpful 😊👍

[nks]

Bradley was immune the syrian Bmp-2 probably because they were modeled with full caliber 30mm AP rounds, which both the Bradley and the Bmp-3 can(should) resist at normal combat ranges. APDS ammo makes swiss cheese from any cold-war era IFV though.

Also the Bmp-3 not being able to penetrate the side of an abrams while being able to penetrate a heavily angled 80mm plate just screams bullshit to me.

[nicholasshaler]

2:47

Turns out invading your neighbor forces you to turn to designs with fleshed out manufacturing processes and designs. Who knew?

[michelthater]

Thank you so much for this. Very well done!

[katamariroller]

The BMP-3 has firing ports?

What are they, the Navy?

[whyme]

In-game, how can you engage over a wall as you demonstrated here with the air burst? Shown at about 6:12.

Or were you engaging spotted infantry?