WBCS Preliminary Examination 2023 — General Studies · Question 164 of 200

Answer: (C) Russia

The BMPT "Terminator" (Boyevaya Mashina Podderzhki Tankov, i.e. tank support fighting vehicle) is a Russian armoured vehicle built by Uralvagonzavod on a T-72/T-90 tank chassis. It carries twin 30 mm autocannon, Ataka anti-tank missiles and grenade launchers, and is designed to protect tanks from infantry in urban combat; it was in the news when Russia deployed it in the Ukraine war in 2022. Other well-known systems: Russia's T-14 Armata and S-400, Israel's Merkava tank and Iron Dome, the US M1 Abrams, China's Type 99, and India's Arjun tank.