| notes | "The 2S25 Sprut-SD (Russian: 2С25 «Спрут-СД»; 2S25 "Kraken-SD") is a self-propelled tank destroyer or light tank developed and manufactured by the Russian defence company, Volgograd Tractor Plant joint stock company, to meet the requirements of the VDV.[2] In mid-2001, the Volgograd tractor plant revealed that the development of the 2S25 had lasted several years.
The Sprut-SD is designed to defeat tanks, hard-skinned material and enemy manpower by airborne and amphibious landing forces, as well as by specially designated units of ground forces. Its main armament, the 2A75, is capable of firing APFSDS, HE-Frag, HEAT and ATGM ammunition. This allows the 2S25 to be as powerful as a main battle tank and as maneuverable and amphibious as airborne infantry combat vehicles. The 2S25 can be used by units of ground forces and naval infantry as a light amphibious tank. Currently, the only operators of the 2S25 are the Russian airborne troops with 24 of these vehicles in service. The Republic of Korea and the Indian military have expressed interest in acquiring the 2S25 Sprut-SD.
The 2S25 is based on the chassis of the BMD-3 Infantry fighting vehicle, which is also produced by the Volgograd tractor factory and is in service with the Russian airborne troops. Notable distinctions from the BMD-3 are the armament, the fire control system and the addition of two wheels to each side of the vehicle; which increases the number to seven on each side. The crew is located at the front of the chassis. The turret and ammunition occupies the middle of the vehicle, while the engine-transmission compartment is towards the rear. The driver has a hatch on the front deck; the commander and gunner have hatches on the turret deck. In the stowed position, the commander sits to the right of the driver, while the gunner sits to the left. Each crew member has available built-in roof observant instruments with the day and night channels. Standard equipment includes an electronic NBC protection system to ensure survivability of the crew in case of nuclear fallout.
The 2S25 Sprut-SD is equipped with a two-man turret armed with a 125 mm anti-tank gun. The gun is fitted with an autoloader, which ensures the high rate of fire of 6−8 rounds per minute with both conventional projectiles and rounds with guided missiles. It is completely stabilized in the vertical and horizontal planes and conducts fire with the same 125 mm separate case ammunition loadings that are used for the 2A46 smoothbore tank gun. With the fire control system featuring this stabilization of the elevation and azimuth, it also includes a laser rangefinder and a ballistic computer that provides ever-changing data about the target. The two-plane stabilization of the commander's sight is aligned with the laser sight for aiming the 125 mm shells onto the laser rangefinder.
The main armament of the 2S25 is a 125 mm smoothbore 2A75 tank gun, which is a derivative of the 125 mm 2A46 tank gun installed on Russian main battle tanks. The angles of elevation and depression for the anti-tank gun are +15° and −5° respectively. When aimed towards the stern of the vehicle, the elevation and depression of the gun changes to +17° and −3° respectively. Given the need to install a gun to a substantially lighter chassis, designers created a new recoil device with a new ejector and thermal insulation jacket; it lacks a muzzle brake. The 2A75's ammunition includes laser guided missiles like the 9M119 Svir, which have a maximum range of 4 km, for defeating armored targets. Reloading the main gun is completed by means of a horizontal autoloader mounted behind the turret. It can carry 40 rounds for the main armament, with 22 ready to use in the autoloader. In case the autoloader is no longer intact, manual loading is possible at the cost of a substantially longer reload time. A coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun mounted to the left side of the main armament serves as the secondary armament of the 2S25; equipped with one tape of 2000 rounds." |
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| properties | | name | "Alternative Designation" |
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| value | "2S25 Sprut-SD" |
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| name | "Date of Introduction" |
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| value | "1980s" |
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| name | "Proliferation" |
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| value | "Russian airborne troops – 24 vehicles were in service during 2009 with further orders being cancelled in 2010. In 2013, the Russian airborne troops ordered a new 125 mm self-propelled gun to the replace 2S25; based on the BMD-4 chassis with a 2A46M-5 125 mm gun." |
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| value | "self-propelled tank destroyer or light tank" |
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| value | "9.77 m (32 ft 1 in) (gun forward)
7.08 m (23 ft 3 in) (chassis)" |
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| value | "2.72 m" |
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| properties | | name | "Engine Name" |
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| value | "2V-06-2S" |
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| value | "water cooled diesel engine" |
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| name | "Engine Power" |
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| value | "510" |
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| value | "500" |
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| value | "10" |
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| value | "" |
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| name | "Communications" |
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| sections | | name | "TBR-121" |
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| properties | | name | "VHF Transceiver" |
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| value | "Yes" |
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| name | "VHF Range" |
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| value | "1 to 50" |
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| units | "km" |
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| value | "Widely" |
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| name | "Digital Data" |
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| value | "Yes, Full" |
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| name | "Control" |
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| value | "Self-Adaptive Control (Including Automatic Antenna Tuner)" |
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| value | "Yes" |
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| value | "Yes" |
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| value | "Very similar in capabilities to the US SINCGARS ASIP" |
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| name | "Tank Commander's Weapon System" |
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| sections | | name | "System" |
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| value | "" |
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| name | "Sustain Rate of Fire" |
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| name | "Sustain Rate of Fire" |
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| name | "Fire Control" |
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| value | "" |
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| name | "Thermal Sight Tank Commander" |
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| value | "" |
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| value | "" |
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| units | "km" |
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| value | "" |
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| name | "Protection" |
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| value | "" |
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| name | "Applique Armor" |
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| value | "" |
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| name | "Explosive Reactive Armor" |
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| name | "Active Protection System" |
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| name | "Mine Clearing" |
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| value | "" |
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| name | "Self-Entrenching Blade" |
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| value | "" |
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| name | "NBC Protection" |
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| value | "" |
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