How amphibious are the BMP-1 and BMP-2 really? What are the problems in real life and what are its capabilities on paper. Is it really buoyant or more like a watery grave? For this we look at statements by a German combat engineer currently serving in the Ukraine War (https://twitter.com/ButtjerFreimann) and we also look at original manuals of the BMP. Disclosure in 2018, 2019 & 2020 I was invited by the Panzermuseum Munster. https://www.youtube.com/c/DasPanzermuseum/videos »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« Handbuch für mot.Schützen II Schützenpanzer. 1. Auflage, Militärverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik: Berlin, German Democratic Republic. Zaloga, Steven J.: BMP Infantry Fighting Vehicle 1967-1994. Osprey Publishing: Oxford, UK, 1997. Blume, Peter: SPz Marder. Der Schützenpanzer der Bundeswehr - Geschichte, Einsatz, Technik. Tankograd Publishing: Erlangen, Germany, 2007. Buttjer Freimann: https://twitter.com/ButtjerFreimann https://thesovietarmourblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/bmp-2.html https://thesovietarmourblog.blogspot.com/2022/10/mt-lb.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpoint_theory https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpunkt-Theorie https://www.danubecommission.org/dc/de/die-donauschifffahrt/540-2/ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe#Flie%C3%9Fgeschwindigkeit https://www.nps.gov/miss/riverfacts.htm #BMP #amphibious #ifv 00:00 Intro 00:37 The Manual 02:25 Technical Data 04:18 Components to allow amphibious Employment 06:03 Reality Check 07:08 Condition of the Water, Recon & Preparation 08:31 Unlocking the BMP Perk Tree? 09:29 Conclusion