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BMC Kirpilarger figure on 2 of 2
BMP-1larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
long version; 4×4
Single source(short version; 4×4) and
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMC Kirpi | BMP-1 |
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| Type | Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | Active (in service)[source] | 1966–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Service history[source] |
6.0 m (short version; 4×4) and 7.075 m (long version; 4×4)[source]
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Syrian Civil War 2012 Syrian-Turkish border clashes Turkey-ISIL conflict 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Second Libyan Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | See Service history[source] |
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| Designer | BMC[source] | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] |
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| Designed | 2009 (first prototype)[source] | 1961–1965[source] |
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| Manufacturer | BMC[source] | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] |
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| Variants | 4×4 and 6×6[source] | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] |
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| Armor | STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a[source] | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] |
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| Main armament | 7.62 or 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] |
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| Transmission | Allison 3000 type 3000SP[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Leaf spring[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 345 mm[source] | 370 mm (15 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 310 liter[source] | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 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 | — | 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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| 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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