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BArmoured vehicles
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BMD-3larger figure on 4 of 5
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Length
Single source6 metres (20 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-3 | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1990 – present[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Factory[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
| No. built | 137[source] |
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 1 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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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| Variants | BMD-4 , 2S25 Sprut-SD[source] | — |
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| Armor | Turret: Steel Hull: Aluminium alloy[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] | FN MAG on pintle mount[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] | — |
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| Power/weight | 34 hp/ton[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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