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BMD-3larger figure on 2 of 4
BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6 metres (20 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-3 | 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 | 1990 – present[source] | 1966–present[source] |
| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Factory[source] | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details. |
6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source70 km/h (43 mph) off-road: 45 km/h (28 mph) water: 10 km/h (6.2 mph)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| No. built | 137[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 | BMD-4 , 2S25 Sprut-SD[source] | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] |
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| Armor | Turret: Steel Hull: Aluminium alloy[source] | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] |
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| Main armament | 2A42 30mm autocannon with coaxial 7.62mm PK machine gun , 9K11 or 9M111 ATGMs from turret mounted launcher[source] | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Bow-mounted AGS-17 Plamya 30 mm automatic grenade launcher and 5.45-mm RPK machine-gun[source] | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 34 hp/ton[source] | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydroneumatic with variable height control, 130–530 mm (5.1–20.9 in)[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Service history[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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| 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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| Ground clearance | — | 370 mm (15 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Maximum; road
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]