whats the diffrence between the bmp-3 and the bmd-4?

[oogaboogaboi]

i must say that i don't have either of these vehicles yet, but i was just curious, does one not have spike missiles? or does one not have a lock onto aircraft feature?

[spartakisteqc]

They're very close, but they have some differences. They have the same weapon systems and neither of them have a fire & forget missile. Their missiles are beam riding. But, the BMP-3 has an engine with about 50 more hp and has somewhat heavier armor protection, but not in a very marked way.

However, the BMD-4 has much faster turret traverse, is 5 tons lighter, has a transmission that allows it to go 70km/h forward AND in reverse (BMP-3 is 70km/h forward and 20km/h in reverse). So I would say that the BMD-4 is much superior overall, but is also quite expensive on the Gaijin Market.

[BlueRanger]

bmd4 allows u to lock on to aircraft and is really the only big difference i can see to make it slightly worth it

[Barry Cabbage]

Functional differences for WT's purposes?

They both have the same weapon systems but.

BMD is Faster both forwards but also in reverse, it can lock into air targets, has less ATGM's and has a better turret traverse speed.

BMP is slower, very slightly better protected frontally and has more of the ATGM's but cannot lock onto air targets.

Ultimately BMD is [IMO] better as the speed just makes all the difference as you can get into really good positions insanely quick.

[elsimate]

Don't forget that BMD reloads ATGMs a lot faster than BMP.