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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
BMD-1larger figure on 2 of 3
FV105 Sultan
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Length
Single source5.41 m (17.7 ft)[source]
Length
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| Specification | BMD-1 | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1969–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | See Service history and Combat history[source] | — |
| Designer | Volgograd Tractor Plant |
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4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1965–1969[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1987[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | welded aluminium alloy 26–33 mm gun mantlet 6-23 mm turret 15 mm lower hull 10 mm rest of the hull[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 "Grom" smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14M / 9M111M / 9M113 ATGMs (3 rounds)[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun (2,000 rounds) 2x 7.62 mm PKT hull machine gun (4,000 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 32.1 hp/tonne (24 kW/tonne) 18.1 hp/tonne (13.5 kW/tonne) (loaded with equipment)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | hydraulic independent torsion-bar[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 L (79 US gal)[source] | — |
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