It is heavily armed and armored to survive in urban combat. The AFV is armed with four 9M120 Ataka missile launchers, two 30 mm 2A42 autocannons, two AG-17D grenade launchers, and one coaxial 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun. The BMPT is built on the chassis of the widely used T-72 main battle tank.

May 7, 2022 · T-62 tanks in service in the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and their 2020 conversion using BMP-2M “Berezhok” turrets.

May 29, 2023 · The BMPT-62 combines a T-62’s 33-ton hull—with its 580-horsepower diesel engine and 100 millimeters of armor—with the turret and 30-millimeter autocannon of a BMP-2 fighting vehicle.

Jul 9, 2022 · The Algerian People's National Army (ANP) recently paraded Soviet-made T-62 tanks that it has converted into fire-support vehicles during the parade marking the 60th anniversary of the country's independence on 5 July.

May 24, 2022 · According to a picture published on the "Secretdifa3 Akram Kharief" Twitter account on July 3, 2022, Algeria has developed a new combat vehicle base on a Soviet-made T-62 MBT (Main Battle Tank) fitted with a BMP-2 IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) Berezhok turret, which is called BMPT-62.

Jun 7, 2023 · Ukrainian troops have captured at least 45 Russian T-62s and hundreds of BMP-2s. With $46,000 in donations funneled through the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation, technicians converted at...

May 26, 2016 · One of the BMPT’s secondary armament is one 7.62 PKTM machine gun that is situated between the two autocannons, with an aiming range of 1500 meters, muzzle velocity of 850 m/s, and a theoretical rate of fire of 700-800 rounds per minute.

Aug 15, 2023 · In the midst of the ongoing conflict, Ukraine has unveiled its answer to Russia's renowned BMPT Terminator: the BMPT-62, consisting of a Soviet-made T-62 tank chassis fitted with a BMP-2 IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) turret.

Jan 30, 2023 · The T-62’s were already out of service and the turret upgrades are common to the BMP-2’s they’re also upgrading. So it’d likely just be a bulk order of turrets and then mating them to the T-62 hulls.

May 8, 2023 · A captured Russian T-62 tank from the Army Forces of Ukraine [AFU] will be revived by fitting a turret from a BMP-2 armored personnel carrier. A photo of the ongoing renovation was shared on social networks.