BWP - 2000 BWP - 2000 ( BWP stands for Bojowy Wóz Piechoty - Infantry Fighting Vehicle ) is a prototype Polish IFV developed from early 1990s to 1999 but eventually canceled . Development . The origin of the Polish BWP - 2000 is the MT - S tracked transporter developed jointly by Poland , Soviet Union and East Germany in late 1980s . That vehicle was mainly developed by the Soviet OKB - 40 design bureau in Mytischi and by the Polish OBRUM ( Ośrodek Badawczo - Rozwojowy Urządzeń Mechnicznych - Institute of Research and Development of Mechanical Devices ) from Gliwice . The OBRUM developed the BWP - 2000 with help from Polish experts on IFVs . Poland is gradually replacing the former Soviet designs with Western - type systems . Two prototypes were made and in 1997 one of them was fitted with a fully developed and tested Italian Oto Melara T60 / 70A turret . This turret was developed as a private venture by Oto Melara and as of mid - 2005 it has remained in prototype stage . By mid - 2005 , there were no plans for the Polish BWP - 2000 IFV to enter production for the Polish Army . The main priority of the Polish Army is the introduction of the KTO Rosomak and BWP - 1M " Puma " . If the BWP - 2000 ever enters production it is going to be produced by Bumar łabędy . In December 2009 Polish Minister of Defence Bogdan Klich announced that BWP - 1M " Puma " modernization program has been canceled due to both tested OWS not standing up to the requirements . Currently Polish Land Forces are considering a new multipurpose platform UPG - NG ( " Universalne Podwozie Gąsienicowe - Nowej Generacji " which stands for " Universal Tracked Chassis - of New Generation " ) as the replacement for the aging BMP - 1 fleet as well as the basis for new light / medium tank with 120 mm unmanned turret and autoloader . The platform is currently under development by OBRUM and could be put into full scale production by 2015 . Its potential competitor is a licensed build CV90 offered by BUMAR Group . Description . The BWP - 2000 has a typical IFV layout . The steering compartment with the driver ' s station is located on the left hand side of the front of the hull . The engine compartment is located on the right hand side of the front of the hull . The fighting compartment is located along with the turret in middle of the hull . The troop compartment is located in back . The vehicle has a three men crew consisting of a driver , a gunner and a commander . The vehicle uses a number of chassis components from the MT - S transporter . The chassis was called Kalina . The hull made entirely out of welded steel . It protects the vehicle against APFSDS - T projectiles of up to 35 mm in calibre over the frontal arc . The roof and sides protect it against 12 . 7 mm rounds fired from a range of 100 m . The other parts of the armour protect it against 7 . 62 mm rounds from any distance and angle . Both the hull and the turret can be fitted with additional passive of explosive reactive armour . The driver has a single - piece hatch cover that lifts and opens to the right ( like in the BWP - 1 ) . In front of the driver ' s hatch is located a wide - angle periscope which can be replaced by a passive night vision device for use during night conditions . The power pack an air inlet / outlet louvres in the roof and the exhaust outlet on the right hand side . The turret is the Italian Oto Melara T60 / 70A which is normally armed with a stabilized 60 mm rifled autocannon , a 7 . 62 mm coaxial machine gun and 12 . 7 mm anti - aircraft heavy machine gun . Inside the turret are the stations of both the gunner and the commander . The 60 mm autocannon can be replaced by a variety of guns from 25 mm autocannons to 105 mm guns . The turret is equipped with two clusters of four electrically operated smoke grenade launchers on each side . The troop compartment can transport up to eight fully equipped soldiers . Like in the BWP - 1 the troops enter and leave the vehicle through the rear of the vehicle but in BWP - 2000 they do this via a power - operated ramp . The engine comes from the T - 72 .