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{{short description|Spanish armoured personnel carrier}}
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[[Image:Spanish Army BMR-600 DF-SD-04-06607.JPEG|250px|thumb|right|Spanish Army BMR-PPs.]]
[[Image:Spanish Army BMR-600 DF-SD-04-06607.JPEG|250px|thumb|right|Spanish Army BMR-PPs.]]
[[Image:Final Demo - Amphib landing DVIDS302549.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Peruvian Marines on BMR.]]
The '''Pegaso 3560 BMR''' is a 6x6 wheeled [[armoured personnel carrier]] produced in [[Spain]] by [[Enasa]] since 1979.
The '''Pegaso 3560 BMR''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[acronym]] of "Blindado Medio sobre Ruedas", "Medium Armored on Wheels") is a 6x6 wheeled [[armoured personnel carrier]] produced in [[Spain]] by [[Enasa]] since 1979.


== Technical characteristics ==
Originally powered by a Pegaso 9157/8 306 hp diesel engine, it has an automatic gearbox, torque converter, independent suspension in all six wheels and amphibious capability. It can also be transported by air. It has received different kind of weapons throughout its life and there is also a field ambulance version. As part of its optional amphibious equipment, it has two [[hydrojets]] for travel through water.
Originally powered by a Pegaso 9157/8 306 hp diesel engine, it has an automatic gearbox, torque converter, independent suspension in all six wheels and amphibious capability. It can also be transported by air. It has received different kind of weapons throughout its life and there is also a field ambulance version. As part of its optional amphibious equipment, it has two [[hydrojets]] for travel through water.


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The Spanish Army BMRs (or '''BMR-600''') have been instrumental in the performance of Spanish forces in international interventions in [[Yugoslav wars|Yugoslavia]], [[Operation Enduring Freedom|Afghanistan]], [[Coalition Provisional Authority|Iraq]] and [[Lebanon]]. In the last few years, all of them had their original Pegaso engines replaced by new 310 hp [[Scania AB|Scania]] DS9 61A 24S engines, as part of the '''"BMR 2"''' programme. Furthermore, the vehicles were fitted with additional passive armour and an air conditioning unit. They are now known as '''BMR M1'''.
The Spanish Army BMRs (or '''BMR-600''') have been instrumental in the performance of Spanish forces in international interventions in [[Yugoslav wars|Yugoslavia]], [[Operation Enduring Freedom|Afghanistan]], [[Coalition Provisional Authority|Iraq]] and [[Lebanon]]. In the last few years, all of them had their original Pegaso engines replaced by new 310 hp [[Scania AB|Scania]] DS9 61A 24S engines, as part of the '''"BMR 2"''' programme. Furthermore, the vehicles were fitted with additional passive armour and an air conditioning unit. They are now known as '''BMR M1'''.

The Austrian [[Pandur I]] is based on the BMR-600.


== Variants ==
== Variants ==
[[File:Armored-Piranha.jpg|thumb|250px|[[VEC-M1|VEC]] is based on BMR.]]
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* '''BMR 3560.50 (BMR-PP)''' (''Porta Personal'') - Basic APC. Can be armed with machine guns .50cal M2HB, 7.62mm MG1A1 or an automatic grenade launcher 40mm LAG-40.
[[File:An Egyptian BMR-600 IFV during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG|thumb|250px|An Egyptian BMR-600 in 1991.]]
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** '''BMR EDEX''' (''Equipo de Desactivación de Explosivos'') - Version for EOD teams with higher roofline and equipped with special boxes to transport explosives.

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** '''BMR C/C MILAN''' - Tank hunter with MILAN [[ATGM]].
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* '''BMR 3560.50 (BMR-PP)''' (''Porta Personal'') - Basic [[Armoured Personnel Carrier]]. Can be armed with machine guns, .50cal [[M2HB]], 7.62mm [[MG1A1]] or an automatic grenade launcher 40mm [[LAG-40]].
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** '''BMR C/C TOW''' - Tank hunter with TOW [[ATGM]].
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** '''BMR EDEX''' (''Equipo de Desactivación de Explosivos'') - Version for [[Explosive Ordnance Disposal]] teams, with a higher roofline and special boxes to transport explosives.
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** '''BMR C/C MILAN''' - [[Tank destroyer]] with [[MILAN]] [[ATGM]].
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** '''BMR C/C TOW''' - Tank destroyer with [[BGM-71 TOW|TOW]] ATGM.
** '''BMR VCZ''' (''Véhiculo de Combate Zapadores) - Combat engineer vehicle with light bulldozer blade and winch.
** '''BMR VCZ''' (''Véhiculo de Combate Zapadores) - Combat engineer vehicle with light bulldozer blade and winch.
** '''BMR VRAC-NBQ''' (''Vehículo de Reconocimiento de Áreas Contaminadas'') - NBC reconnaissance vehicle.
** '''BMR VRAC-NBQ''' (''Vehículo de Reconocimiento de Áreas Contaminadas'') - [[Nuclear, Biological, Chemical]], reconnaissance vehicle.
** '''BMR GEL''' (''Guerra Electrónica'') - Version fitted with specialised equipment for electronic warfare.
** '''BMR GEL''' (''Guerra Electrónica'') - Version fitted with specialised equipment for electronic warfare.
* '''BMR 3560.51 (BMR-PC)''' (''Puesto de Control'') - Command post vehicle.
* '''BMR 3560.51 (BMR-PC)''' (''Puesto de Control'') - Command post vehicle.
* '''BMR 3560.53E (BMR-PM-81)''' (''Portamortero'') - Mortar platform with 81mm mortar LN M-86 and 100 rounds.
* '''BMR 3560.53E (BMR-PM-81)''' (''Portamortero'') - Mortar platform with 81 mm mortar [[LN M-86]] and 100 rounds.
* '''BMR 3560.54 (BMR AMB)''' (''Ambulancias blindadas '') - Ambulance.
* '''BMR 3560.54 (BMR AMB)''' (''Ambulancias blindadas '') - Ambulance.
* '''BMR 3560.55 (BMR-Recup)''' (''Recuperación'') - Light repair vehicle with crane, winch and tow bars.
* '''BMR 3560.55 (BMR-Recup)''' (''Recuperación'') - Light repair vehicle with crane, winch and tow bars.
* '''BMR 3560.56''' - Signals vehicle.
* '''BMR 3560.56''' - Signals vehicle.
* '''BMR 3560.57''' - Tank hunter with [[HOT (missile)|HOT]] [[Anti-tank missile|ATGM]]. Prototype.
* '''BMR 3560.57''' - Tank destroyer with [[HOT (missile)|HOT]] ATGM. Prototype.
* '''BMR 3560.59E (BMR-PM-120)''' (''Portamortero'') - Mortar carrier with 120mm mortar L-65.
* '''BMR 3560.59E (BMR-PM-120)''' (''Portamortero'') - Mortar carrier with 120 mm mortar [[L-65]].
* '''VMA''' (''Vehículo Mecanizado Anfibio'') - With improved amphibious capabilities. Prototype.
* '''VMA''' (''Vehículo Mecanizado Anfibio'') - With improved amphibious capabilities. Prototype.


== Operators ==
== Operators ==
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[[File:Pegaso BMR operators.png|thumb|300px|Map of Pegaso BMR operators in blue]]
[[File:Pegaso BMR operators.png|thumb|300px|Map of Pegaso BMR operators in blue]]


=== Current operators ===
* {{ESP}}: 682
* {{ESP}}: 682
* {{EGY}}: 260
* {{EGY}}: 260
* {{MEX}}: 7 with the [[Mexican Marines]].{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}
* {{MEX}}: 7 with the [[Mexican Marines]].{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}
* {{PER}}: 20 ([[Marines (military)|Marines]])
* {{PER}}: 24 ([[Marines (military)|Marines]])
* {{SAU}}: 140 sold to the [[Royal Saudi Navy]] in 1983 and 300 locally produced.<ref name="elpais">{{cite news |last1=González |first1=Miguel |title=Armas 'marca España' en la guerra de Yemen |url=https://elpais.com/politica/2016/10/08/actualidad/1475941722_950052.html |access-date=29 May 2021 |work=El País |date=8 Oct 2016 |location=Madrid |language=Spanish}}</ref>
* {{SAU}}: 200 with the [[Royal Saudi Navy]]
* {{flag|Morocco}}: 100
* {{flag|Morocco}}: 100
* {{UKR}}: 1 '''BMR VRAC''' (''Vehículo de Rescate en Áreas Catastróficas'') prototype vehicle<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.outono.net/elentir/2023/09/12/the-rare-prototype-of-the-spanish-bmr-armored-vehicle-that-appeared-in-ukraine/ |title=The rare prototype of the Spanish BMR armored vehicle that appeared in Ukraine |date=2023-09-12 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Counting Stars |last=}}</ref> and 2 prototype/pre-series BRM units converted into armoured ambulances<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.outono.net/elentir/2024/01/09/the-origin-of-the-two-bmr-armored-ambulances-that-spain-is-going-to-deliver-to-ukraine/ |title=The origin of the two BMR armored ambulances that Spain is going to deliver to Ukraine |date=2024-01-09 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Counting Stars}}</ref> have been donated to Ukraine.

=== Potential operators ===
* {{flag|Iraq}}: Unknown Number, but certain reports claiming interest shown by Iraqi MoD.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}=
=== Former operators ===
* {{flag|Somalia}} - Status unknown


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[VEC-M1|Pegaso VEC]] BMR 3562.03
* [[VEC-M1|Pegaso VEC]] BMR 3562.03

== References ==
{{ref-list}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:Reconnaissance vehicles]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance vehicles]]
[[Category:Wheeled military vehicles]]
[[Category:Wheeled military vehicles]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1970s]]
[[Category:Armoured personnel carriers of the Cold War]]

Latest revision as of 21:40, 11 October 2024

Spanish Army BMR-PPs.
Peruvian Marines on BMR.

The Pegaso 3560 BMR (Spanish acronym of "Blindado Medio sobre Ruedas", "Medium Armored on Wheels") is a 6x6 wheeled armoured personnel carrier produced in Spain by Enasa since 1979.

Technical characteristics

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Originally powered by a Pegaso 9157/8 306 hp diesel engine, it has an automatic gearbox, torque converter, independent suspension in all six wheels and amphibious capability. It can also be transported by air. It has received different kind of weapons throughout its life and there is also a field ambulance version. As part of its optional amphibious equipment, it has two hydrojets for travel through water.

Pegaso BMRs are used by Spanish, Egyptian, Saudi Arabian, Moroccan and Peruvian Armies.

The Spanish Army BMRs (or BMR-600) have been instrumental in the performance of Spanish forces in international interventions in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon. In the last few years, all of them had their original Pegaso engines replaced by new 310 hp Scania DS9 61A 24S engines, as part of the "BMR 2" programme. Furthermore, the vehicles were fitted with additional passive armour and an air conditioning unit. They are now known as BMR M1.

Variants

[edit]
VEC is based on BMR.
An Egyptian BMR-600 in 1991.
  • BMR 3560.50 (BMR-PP) (Porta Personal) - Basic Armoured Personnel Carrier. Can be armed with machine guns, .50cal M2HB, 7.62mm MG1A1 or an automatic grenade launcher 40mm LAG-40.
    • BMR EDEX (Equipo de Desactivación de Explosivos) - Version for Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams, with a higher roofline and special boxes to transport explosives.
    • BMR C/C MILAN - Tank destroyer with MILAN ATGM.
    • BMR C/C TOW - Tank destroyer with TOW ATGM.
    • BMR VCZ (Véhiculo de Combate Zapadores) - Combat engineer vehicle with light bulldozer blade and winch.
    • BMR VRAC-NBQ (Vehículo de Reconocimiento de Áreas Contaminadas) - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, reconnaissance vehicle.
    • BMR GEL (Guerra Electrónica) - Version fitted with specialised equipment for electronic warfare.
  • BMR 3560.51 (BMR-PC) (Puesto de Control) - Command post vehicle.
  • BMR 3560.53E (BMR-PM-81) (Portamortero) - Mortar platform with 81 mm mortar LN M-86 and 100 rounds.
  • BMR 3560.54 (BMR AMB) (Ambulancias blindadas ) - Ambulance.
  • BMR 3560.55 (BMR-Recup) (Recuperación) - Light repair vehicle with crane, winch and tow bars.
  • BMR 3560.56 - Signals vehicle.
  • BMR 3560.57 - Tank destroyer with HOT ATGM. Prototype.
  • BMR 3560.59E (BMR-PM-120) (Portamortero) - Mortar carrier with 120 mm mortar L-65.
  • VMA (Vehículo Mecanizado Anfibio) - With improved amphibious capabilities. Prototype.

Operators

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Map of Pegaso BMR operators in blue

See also

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References

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  1. ^ González, Miguel (8 Oct 2016). "Armas 'marca España' en la guerra de Yemen". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "The rare prototype of the Spanish BMR armored vehicle that appeared in Ukraine". Counting Stars. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  3. ^ "The origin of the two BMR armored ambulances that Spain is going to deliver to Ukraine". Counting Stars. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
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