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Al-Fahdlarger figure on 2 of 2
BMP-1larger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source7.9 m (26 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Al-Fahd | BMP-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Saudi Arabia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1998-present[source] | 1966–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Service history[source] |
6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Lurking
Single sourceObstacle
Single sourceVaries by suspension setting Cruising
Single sourceVaries by suspension setting Cruising: 2.065 m (6.77 ft) Lurking: 1.81 m (5.9 ft) Obstacle: 2.26 m (7.4 ft)[source]
Height
Single sourceto turret top
Single source2.068 m (6 ft 9.4 in) 1.881 m (6 ft 2.1 in) to turret top
Maximum; Road
Single sourceMaximum; Amphibious
Single sourceMaximum; Cross-country
Single sourceRoad: 90 km/h (56 mph) Cross country: 65 km/h (40 mph) Amphibious: 8 km/h (5.0 mph)[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; AF-40-8-1
Single sourceOperational; AF-40-8-2
Single sourceAF-40-8-1: 800 km (500 mi) AF-40-8-2: 600 km (370 mi)[source]
Operational; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single sourceAF-40-8-1: Deutz 10-cylinder engine AF-40-8-2: Deutz 12-cylinder, air-cooled engine AF-40-8-1
Single sourceAF-40-8-2
Single sourceAF-40-8-1: Deutz 10-cylinder engine AF-40-8-2: Deutz 12-cylinder, air-cooled engine AF-40-8-1: 400 hp (300 kW) AF-40-8-2: 550 hp (410 kW)[source]
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Abdallah Al Faris Company for Heavy Industries[source] | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] |
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| Produced | 1998[source] | 1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)[source] |
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| No. built | 240[source] | More than 20,000 of all variants (Soviet Union) More than 3,000 of all variants (PRC) 18,000 (Czechoslovakia) ≈800 (India)[source] |
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| Variants | AF-40-8-1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) AF-40-8-2 Armoured Fighting/Reconnaissance Vehicle (AFRV)[source] | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] |
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| Passengers | 11 (AF-40-8-1 without turret)[source] | — |
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| Armour | Steel alloy with Kevlar spall liners[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Varies by customer requirements AF-40-8-1: Up to a 40 mm cannon AF-40-8-2: Up to a 105 mm low-recoil cannon[source] | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | Land: 5.5 t (6.1 short tons) Water: 2.2 t (2.4 short tons)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Zahnradfabrik Passau GmbH ZF 6WG-200 powered gearbox[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic adjustable suspension[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | Varies by suspension setting Cruising: 40.5 cm (15.9 in) Lurking: 15 cm (5.9 in) Obstacle: 60 cm (24 in)[source] | 370 mm (15 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 550 L (150 US gal)[source] | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] |
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| Wars | — | See Service history[source] |
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| Designer | — | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1961–1965[source] |
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| Armor | — | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Maximum; water
Single source65 km/h (40 mph) road 45 km/h (28 mph) off-road 7–8 km/h (4.3–5.0 mph) water[source]
600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road[source]