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Anita VanderMolen, U.S. Army · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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BAE Caimanlarger figure on 2 of 3
BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
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[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; 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]
Operational; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single source600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road[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.
Configuration
| Specification | BAE Caiman | BMP-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MRAP[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United States / United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2007–present[source] | 1966–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Service history[source] |
| Wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Second Libyan Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)[source] | See Service history[source] |
| Designer | BAE Systems Platforms & Services Armor Holdings Stewart & Stevenson[source] | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] |
| Manufacturer | BAE Systems Platforms & Services[source] | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] |
| No. built | 1,000+[source] | More than 20,000 of all variants (Soviet Union) More than 3,000 of all variants (PRC) 18,000 (Czechoslovakia) ≈800 (India)[source] |
| Designed | — | 1961–1965[source] |
| Produced | — | 1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)[source] |
| Variants | — | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] |
| Armor | — | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] |
| Main armament | — | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] |
| Secondary armament | — | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] |
| Power/weight | — | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] |
| Suspension | — | torsion bar[source] |
| Ground clearance | — | 370 mm (15 in)[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |