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BMD-2larger figure on 1 of 4
BMP-1larger figure on 3 of 4
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Gun forward
Single sourceHull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-2 | BMP-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | 1966–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Service history[source] |
5.91 m (Gun forward) 5.40 m (Hull)[source]
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
with suspension lowered
Single sourcewith suspension raised
Single source1.97 m with suspension raised 1.62 m with suspension lowered[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; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source80 km/h (road) 40 km/h (cross country) 10 km/h (swimming)[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 liter diesel at 2,600 rpm
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 liter diesel 241 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 rpm[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.
| Wars | See Service history[source] | See Service history[source] |
|---|
| Designed | 1981–1985[source] | 1961–1965[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] |
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| Produced | 1985–1991? (out of production)[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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| Variants | See Variants[source] | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] |
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| Armor | Welded aluminium alloy 7 mm turret 15 mm hull front 10 mm rest of the hull[source] | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] |
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| Main armament | 30 mm 2A42 autocannon (300 rounds (180 AP and 120 HE)) 9M111 / 9M113 ATGMs[source] | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun 7.62 mm PKT hull tank machine gun 2,940 rounds[source] | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 21 hp/tonne (15.7 kW/tonne)[source] | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion-bar[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm[source] | 370 mm (15 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 l[source] | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[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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| 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]