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I am curious after sliding the round out how does the crew get the fins extended? The one getting pushed out of the reloading hatch, in the video, has the fins folded down (or not attached??). Anyone know how they manage that trick?

Merrick

Looking at this picture of a AT3 (for sale at a snip of 250 euros!!), the fins are clearly folded. I'd think that the crew member who sticks out his hand to put the missile onto the rail would most likely have to manually expand the fins or there could be some wire that is pulled allowing the fins to spring load into position but that is just guesswork on my part

BMP-1
(The original design carries a single anti tank missile on the barrel, the 9M14 Malyutka (NATO designation AT-3 Sagger). This was capable of a range of 3000m and defeating any tank at the time of introduction.

Reloading is slow, through a special rectangular hatch in the front of the turret. Four reloads are carried.

The gunner connects the wires to the missile and leans out to place the missile on the rack. The BMP gunner is unique because he is armed with a stick, to fold the fins of the missile out before firing.

The BMP gunner is unique because he is armed with a stick, to fold the fins of the missile out before firing.

A stick....well that's[:D].....does the BMP1 have a mesh around the inside of the turret or those "dark gaps no one knows where they go". You can almost hear the radio traffic when the gunner is asked why he's not firing missiles at the rapidly approaching NATO tanks [:D]

But sir I can't, I broke my stick